Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-28
PETA|N HOLDS ON
TO VERDUN GAINS
Attempts by Germans to Re-
take Lost Positions Are
Beaten Off.
BRITISH DRIVE IN BELGIUM

Gen. Pctain Is holding all his gains of
s the great Verdun offensive movement In
the face OF formidable counter attacks
which the crown prince has been
launching
The French commander reports the
repulse last nixht of strong assaults on
newly won positions in this sector He
announces also the capture OF loo
prisoners in the fighting yesterday,
when the French lines were carried for
ward two-thirds of a mile on two
and-a-half-mIle front, to the outskirts
OF Beaumont village
Germans Attack on Aisne.
Possibly as a diversion. the Germans
have resumed their attacks in the
Aisne region. where for many days in
July and early August they met with
repeated checks in desperate attempts
to drive the French from the valuable
ground on the observation-disclosures won
in the spring offensive. The renewal
success. the breaking up of the crown
princes thrusts being announced today
by the Paris war office.
Astride Important Road.
By t:c Associated Press.
The British are continuing their sys-
tenatic smashing OF aviation and other
bases behind the German front in Bel
giun. The dropping of large number
of bombs by naval airrnen on the air
drome of ST. Denis Western is an
nounced today. An advance along a
front of 1000 yards is reported today.
LONDON. August 2S.-As the result
of a British attack on the Flanders
front yesterday the British lines have
been advanced along n front of more
than 1000 yards astride the st. Julien
Poeloapelle road. the war Office an
nounced today.
German attempts last night TO drive
back the British from their positions
In the Inverness copse on the Ypres-
Menin road were frustrated. and prisoners
were taken from the attacking forces.
The statements reads:
'As the result Of our attack yester-
day we have advanced our line. after
heavy lighting. on front of more
than 1000 yards astride the st. Julien
Poeicapelle road and are esta ablished
in further positions of the German
tH1ru system IT iris area
Early last night the enemy twice at
tackled our positions in the Inverness
copse. on the ypres-Menin road On
both occasions he was repulsed. we Sc
curing few prisoners.
Penetrate German Trenches
PARIS. August eS-The, French Of
fcial~report on the progress of hostili-
ties, given out this afternoon, refers
70 artillery activity on the California
plateau and says that French troops
penetrated German trenches at Butte
de Souafn and took some prisoners near
Arracourt. There was considerable ar
tillery activity on the verdun front
The text follows:
What promised to be a night of yio-
lent bonbardme1t of our lines in the
region of the California plateau and
Chevreux was checked by the fire of
our artillery The enemy found il i'm
possible to deliver an attack We pene-
trated certain German trenches at Butte
de Souain and dispersed accommodating
parties of the enemy al Mont Muret and
oners.
.'on the Eerdur front there was con-
siderable artillery activity near Ayo-
court wood and in the beaumont sector
Two surprise attacks by the enemy on
small French posts near Vaux and LIE
Palameux resulted in complete failure.
The night passed quietly on the re-
mainder of the front"
French Gallantry at Verdun.
GRAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Sunday
August 2s-The galiantry of the
French troops before yerdun carried
them forward again today, when they
attacked between Mornont farm and
La Chaume wood. and advanced anoth
er thousand yards, capturing nearly a
thousand prisoners. The territory 10
the south Of Beaumont heights and
woods almost TO the village of Beau
mont fell into their bands, notvith
standing the most severe German coun
ter attacks. which came under a yipor
Gus fire from the French artillery
The first attacl, in the center was
checked for a time. but the resistance
NJ numerous nests Of machine guns was
overcome by the wonderful dash OF the
french troops. who would not be de-
eied. The German artillery, which
teens to be weakening. has bombarded
Geavily OF late before retiring under
pressure. but the firing has been wild
and h'ue harm has been done
Says British Gains Were Small.
BERLIN. August 2s. via London
The British made only insignificant
gains northeast Of Frezenberg in their
attacks on the Flanders front yester
cay. army headquarters announced to-
Uay.
Fighting in Open Is Takinu