Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-23
GERMANS KEEPING UP
| A TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE
Hurl Violent Attacks Against
French Lines, But Are Unable
to Hold Gains.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 2s.-Continuing their
violent attacks in the Aisne front. the
Germans last night stormed French
trenches on the Classmates plateau. the
war office announces. On the cantor
ME plateau the French maintained
their supporting trenches. The state
ment follows:
German attacks. accompanied by
violent bombardments. continued last
night on the plateaus in front OF era
onne. On the Classmates plateau the
enemy, in new efforts of extreme vio-
lence, succeeded in penetrating our
first line. An immediate and vigorous
French counter attack resulted in the
preservation of only small portion
Of this line. On the California plateau
at night. In spite OF all their efforts
the Germans were unable to dislodge
us from the plateau. Our troops re-
pulsed all attacks directed upon our
supporting trench, which we occupy in
its entirety"
Local Success for British.
LONDON. July pa successful
local operation was carried out by us
last night south of Avion." says today s
war office report on the Franco Bel sian
front operation. Our troops reached
captured a number of prisoners, of
whom fifty-one have already been
brought in.
I'VE also raided the enemy's positions
during the night south Of Havrincourt
and in the neighborhood of Bullecourt
and Hollebeke. Additional prisoners
were secured by us and number of
the enemy were killed and his dugouts
bombed.
Hostile raiding parties were repuls-
ed southeast of Loos and in the neigh
borhood of LombaertZyde."
Daring Raid by Canadians.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. July 23.-The Canadians
carried out a daring and highly sue
cessful raid early this morning on Ger
man trenches southeast of Avion. After
heavy artillery preparation the raid
ing party forced its way to the second
line Of German defenses along front
Of 700 yards. where 1T made determined
assaults on strongly fortified German
dugouts along the Avion- Merincourt
railway; According to latest reports
untenable. Final details are not yet
available. but at least sixty prisoners,
including an officer. were brought back
Wy were th asht Canadians whose casualties
This section Of the German line is
one of the most difficult and danger
Gus to fight over. for behind the first
line trenches are numerous brickyards
through which it is necessary for as
saulting troops to force their way.
When the British reached the first line
trenches the Germans turned heavy
artillery fire upon them. employing large
gas shells.
Germans Caught in Trap.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN
FRANCE. July 22.-The fifth division
Of the German guard, in it's furious at
tack on the eastern end Of the Chemin
des-Dames. on the Aisne front. during
Thursday night and Friday morning
gained nothing but death trap in the
shape of a trench 500 or 900 yards
long on the northern side of the cres
between Classmates and California pla
teaux. above Craonne. The objective
Of the Germans. to obtain possession
of observation points. was defeated
totally. Today hundreds Of German
bodies lie on the ground, and the Ger
mans who supposedly are holding the
trench cannot advance or retreat.
The cannonade today was most in
tense. and the French. who are in {
position to observe all movements o.
the enemy. smothered with shells sew
eral attempts of the Germans to as
semble troops in this vicinity for further
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