Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-03
REPEATED ATTACKS
Of GERMANS FAIL
Violent Fighting RACES
Through Night on Aisne
Front.
CANADIANS IN BIG GAIN

By the Associated Press
PARIS. July 3.-The Germans made
repeated attacks last night on the
Aisne front on both sides of the Allies
Palsy road The most violent fighting
continued throughout the night. To-
days official announcement says the
Germans were thrown back each time
and finally abandoned the effort this
morning. The statement follows:
After a renewed bombardment the
Germans at about $50 o'clock yester-
day evening began a series of violent
attacks on the trenches we had recap
tured on both sides of the Ailles-Paissy
road. Very severe fighting continued
throughout the night: resulting in a
maintained all our positions.
Two Attacks Repulsed.
Two attacks on small French posts
further west were repulsed with ease.
"On the left bank of the Meuse (Ver-
dun 'front.' the artillery fighting be-
came very violent toward the middle
Of the night in the sector between Hill
5O4 and Avocourt wood. At about 2:30
o'clock this morning the Germans at
tackled on front Of SEQ meters at the
vain assaults were broken up by our
fire and the enemy, unable to approach
our lines. did not renew the effort.
I'm raid on German lines in Cham
payne we blew up a blockhouse of the
enemy. There is nothing to report
from the remainder of the front.
Germans Show Lack of Push.
By the Associated Press.
FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE. July
LACK of push has characterized all
the German attacks recently along the
stretching a Of I'd If
scissors to Verdun. Evidently the en-
emy, after his recent defeat in the
Champagne, feels the need of local sue
cesses in order to encourage the men,
who, according to prisoners, are greatly
depressed.
1t is comparatively easy for them to
concentrate many heavy guns at any
given point and thus drive the French
out Of small sectors Hitherto. however
whenever the Germans attacked with
their specially selected troops they did
not penetrate to any depth, all their
attempts to do SO meeting with the
most energetic resistance and usually
being followed by French counter at
tacks costing the German occupants OF
the demolished positions great losses.
Canadians Advance.
CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. July 3.-On the sector of the
front to the west and south of Meri.
court curing lne iaSl Two nights OuI
outposts have been advanced almost q
thousand yards along a front of owe,
mile and half. virtually without op.
position from the enemy. There had
been on this part of the plain a wide
stretch Of mo mans land" between thu
trench systems of the opposing armies
Encounters between patrols occasion.
ally have taken place out there, but the
territory was not effectively occupied
either by the enemy or ourselves.
To the west of Lens. in the sector
north of the River Souchez, where there
had been an almost continuous artillery
duel since Thursday, varied by infantry
thrusts and counter thrusts, affairs have
settled down bit. The cannonadine
has become less violent.
The Dominion day sports were most
successful. There were base ball and
foot ball games. tuC-of-war contests
and foot races between teams repre-
senting the various divisions. A show
in the open drew great audience.