Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
|QUST THE FRENCH
| FROM HIGH RIDGE
NEAR DOUAUM0NT
Germans Continuing Their
Determined Attacks to the
East of the Meuse.
CAPTURE FIELD WORK
WEST OF FORT VAUx
Fierce Mining Operations Are Con.
tinued Along British Front
in Flanders.
RECENT FIGHT BLOODY ONE
Great Heroism Displayed by Cana
dams in Resisting Teutons in
-
the Ypres Salient.
CAPTURE FIELD WORK
WEST OF FORT VAUx
RECENT FIGHT BLOODY ONE
Great Heroism Displayed by Cana
dams in Resisting Teutons in
IL the Ypres Salient.

LONDON, June 10.-Germans nave eA-
tended their gains in the battle for
verdun to the east of the Mouse, ac-
cording to latest Berlin adyices. The
German Official statement says:
ron the west bank of the Mouse We
continued effectively to shell enemy
batteries and trenches.
East of the river we are continuing
the attack. In stubborn fighting the
enemy was driven out of several posi-
lions on a high ridge southwest of Fort
Douaumont, in Chapitre wood. and on
Fumin ridge.
."West of Fort Vaux Bavarian chas-
seurs and East Prussian infantry
stormed a strong enemy field work
which fell into our hands with more
than 500 men and twenty-five machine
guns.
The total number of prisoners taken
since June s is twenty-eight omcers
and more than $500 men.
,"On Hartmans Weilerkopf, upper
Alsace, a German patrol took sew
sral French prisoners from enemy
trenches"
French oMcial Report.
The official French communication,
issued by the war ONCE tonight, reads:
s"In Belgium the destructive shelllng
by our admiral of the German organl-
xations in the sector of the dunes
caused two fires, followed by ex-
plosions.
f"North of verdun the artillery action
was maintained very actively on both
sides of the Meuse, but there was no
infantry action during the day. Our
batteries took under their fire enemy
columns north of the village of Douau-
mont
In the vosges south of the Col De
Ste Marie. German groups winch at
tempted to approach our lines after
violent bombardment were driven back
into their trenches by our machine gun
ire
Heavy Artillery. Actions.
The British official statement. issued
IT midnight. says:
The chief center of activity has
been about Ypres. where there has
been a heavy artillery bombardment.
Our trenches north of the Ypres-
Cominez railway were heavily shelled
fror, 1 to o'clock this Saturday
afternoon, and hostile artillery has
been active throughout the day
against our positions west of HODGE.
There have been no infantry actions
In this region.
Our artillery bombarded enemy pc,
sfons about La Boisselle, Arras and
Loos. In the region of Souchez and
AnEres our trenches have been shelled
heavily by artillery and trench NOR
tars. There has been some mining
ac&ivity on both sides at the Honezol-
leru redOubt and the QuarrleS.
Aeros lombard Trenches.
I'VE exploded a mine at Cuinchy.
considerably damaging the enemy
trenches. We sprang two mines south
causing slight damage to our trenches.
but damaging their trenches also. Fol-
lowing these explosions, hostile aero
planes dropped bombs ineffectively on
our trenches.
Further reports regarding the raid
by. the Gloucesters regiment south of
Neuvechapelle. indicate that consider
able loss was inflicted on the enemy
and that much damage was done his
trenches by a detachment of royal en-
gineers, who accompanied the raiders"
Bloody Battle Fought.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Thursday. June 8, via Lon
don. June 1o.-Talks with officers who
nave been relieved of duty in 'front.'
line trenches show that the battle in
which the Canadians were engaged on
June 2 and was the bloodiest on both
sides that has been fought on the Brit
- Nsnt since the battle Of Loos.
The Germans attacked in larger force
than was at first supposed. evidently
having decided to use their Verdun
tactics to push in the Ypres salient.
Five hours of artillery nre from guns
Of every caiibre and from trench NOR
tars-croesfire well as frontal fire
being directed at the salient angle
where q. watery subsoil makes dug
outs mpossible-utterly levelled the
trenches a some points. Against the
German curtains of FIRE the British
guns sent their curtain of FIRE.
Prepared for Big Advance.
The German infantry which survived
the British FIRE rushed into the brea ches
after the bomba rdment had ceased
They had full packs with blankets,
each carried a mask of rum and one of
coffee, a pocket electric fashiisht and
fun rations. evidently having prepared
for 4 big advance. When they pressed