Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
ATTACKING IN FORCE
ON NARROW FRONTS
Crown Prince Scores Some Gains
Against Frenoh-British
Gain in Raids.
By the Associated Press.

Gain in Raids.
By the Associated Press.
The German Crown Prince Is engas-
ed in a series OF attacks on the French
Of the Chemin des Danes where the
fortress of Laon. which a further
French advance would menace.
These attacks have been launched In
force on narrow fronts at various
points. At one or two places they met
with some success, notably near Froid-
mont farm. where on Friday consid-
cradle salient in the French line fell
into German hands.
Paris Reports Artillery Actions.
PARIS. June 2s-The official COM
munication issued by the war Office
tonight reads:
''On the Chemin- des- Danes the artil-
lery action continued throughout the
day. notably in the sector south and
southeast of Filain and in the region
OF Craonne and Chevreux. There was
no infantry action.
The Germans continued to lombard
Rheims today; 1900 shells fell In the
town.
Belgian communication: Quite lively
artillery fighting occurred near Dix
!
Steenstraete-Het Sascone'
British Succeed In Raid.
LONDON. June 23-"our troops raid
ed the enemy's positions north Of Cav
relle last night and captured several
prisoners" says today's official state
ment on the Franco Belgian front
operations.
"A number of other prisoners were
taken by us in successful local
operation in the ne.ghborhood of War
neton. A German raiding party was
repulsed northeast of Ypres."
German Official Report.
BERLIN. June 20. British admiralty,
per wireless Press. via London-The
text of the communication of today
reads:
Western theater. army group of
Prince Rupprecht: On the Flanders
front and in Artois raids occurred in the
morning. Artillery activity was lively
in the afternoon in the neighborhood of
the coast from Bixschoote to Armen-
there's and between Loos and Bullecourt.
AS was the case last night, British
accommodating detachments were re-
pulsed at several points shortly before
daybreak today.
Army group of the crown prince:
Early yesterday. after brief but vio-
lent and effective artillery fire and an
attack by mine-t throwing attachments
OF several lower Saxon regiments. a
French position. southeast of Filain. in
the Chemin des Danes section, was
captured by storm. Our troops MAIN
tanned possession on a front of about
one and one-half kilometers and to a
depth Of 200 meters. notwithstanding
three violent counter attacks, in which
the enemy suffered heavy losses. Flee
ing occupants of the trenches were
caught under our fire and we brought
back 300 prisoners.
French Deliver Attacks.
I'm the morning the French attacked
to the west of Mont Carnillet and in the
evening Vauxaillon. without obtaining
any success. East of Craonne and on
both banks Of the Meuse our reconnoi-
tering parties brought back prisoners.
Army group of Grand Duke AL
brecht: French accommodating troops
were repulsed north Of St Mihiel and
east of the Moselle. Since June Is TWEEN
ty-three enemy airplanes have been
| brought down during aerial battles and
five by our defensive firing from the
ground. Four captive balloons of the
enemy also were brought down"
Germans Garry Out "Feelers."
BY the Associated Press.
GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE. June %
There are signs on many parts Of the
French front that the Germans are either
nervous concerning the French inten-
tons or are preparing an offensive. A
series of "feelers" has been carried out
by Field Marshal Won Hindenburg at
various points, principally around the
Laon plateau. One of the chief of
| in the French line at vauxaillon,
where the German shock" units tenn
porarily ousted the French from a short
trench system on the slopes of Monkey
mountain, on which 1t was important
that both armies should possess obser-
vatories.
French counter attacks Immediately
regained all the ground lost except
salient measuring few yards. in which
the German position is most precarious.
On this occasion the German shock
troops advanced in their shirt sleeves
without packs, after a terrific bonn
bardment, in which every yard of the
adjacent ground was searched by
shells.
German Artillery Blind.
The German "shockers" as soon az
they succeeded in their determined and
courageous EFFORT turned over the
trenches they had gained to the 18th
German Infantry Division. which. how
upon for q defensive effort The cor
respondent visited the entire position in
this sector today and found the French
firmly eStaouShed, while tho Germans
on the other side of the hill were de-
prived OF observatories and thus their
artillery was blind.
Another lively affair occurred in the
vicinity of Mont Carnillet, where the
Germans and French attacked almost
simultaneously, the former with the OBJ
5ect of recovering prominent points
they had lost some weeks ago and
the latter with the intention. of getting
freer elbow room.
Kill More Than 200 Teutons.
AS 1t happened. a unit consisting of
only sixty-two French grenadiers and
portable machine gunners, occupied the
position coveted by the Germans and
not only drove Off the attacking forces,
but pursued them and captured a con-
siderable length of German trenches
and in doing SO killed more than zoo
Germans.
On the observation-disclosures also the
Germans launched yesterday a number
OF attacks. some Of which resulted in
most desperate engagements. In the
neighborhood OF La Royere farm the
ground was covered with German bodies.
while the only success the Germans
achieved was to gain possession Of a
short section or front French trench
INCREASED FIGHTING
ON EASTERN FRONT