The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-24
CANADIANS CUT
GAP IN LINE
Attack at Night Wearing
Gas Masks, Gain 500 Yds.
on a 700-Yd. Front
CROWN PRINCE
FAILS AGAIN
Repulsed with Heavy Loss in
Vain Assaults ON French
Positions Near Craonne

With the British Armies in the Field,
July 24.--Wearing gas masks and NOV
ing like spectres in the night, Canadian
troops early yesterday morning pene-
trated the German lines to depth of
500 yards on a 700.yard front east of
Avion.
Up to o'clock yesterday morning, 80
German prisoners had been counted Of
the bunch sent to the rear by the Cana
dams. The score of enemy dead and
wounded must have been many times
| this.
The Canadians stormed their way
through the byways of a brick field. 1t
was tough going, for the Germans fought
desperately, but they could not stem the
Maple Leaf boys fury. The battle ex-
tended further and further back, until it
swarmed over an embankment. Beyond
the Germans stopped to reform their
lines and prepare for counter attack.
The breathing space gave the Cana
dams time to blow up innumerable dug
outs with which the slope was honey
combed. There was not time enough to
call the Germans out of these caves and
make them prisoners. because the enemy
beyond was starting the attack. SO
most of them persisted in the storms of
grenades hurled down the dugouts.
1t was spectacular local attack of
the kind with which the British forces
have been keeping the boche nervous for
the last few weeks.
London, Ju ly24.--Extensive raiding
operations were reported by Field Mar !
shall Haig yesterday.
South of Avion successful local OPP |
Grafton Sunday night reached all objec-
tives. Many prisoners were taken, 81 /
having been brought in when the British
commanders report was filed. The raid
ers suffered little loss.
South OF Havrincourt and in the
of Bullecourt and Holle-
beke, we raided the enemy and took ad-
ditional prisoners" the statement said,
Dugouts were bombed southeast of Loos
and in the neighborhood of Lombaert-
zyde hostile raiders were repulsed."
The successful raiding operations re-
ported about Avion by Field Marshal
Haig yesterday were carried out by Ca
1adians.
Paris, July o4.-Extremely violent at
acks were again launched by the Ger
mans against the French lines about
Jraonne Sunday night.
The war office yesterday announced
hat the enemy penetrated French first
Inc positions on Craonne plateau. Lat
n they were driven out by strong coun-
er-attacks, except from positions held
N small portion of California plateau.
The fighting lasted until late in the
light, the official statement said. The I
iermans returned to the attack after
eing driven from the trenches first cap. |
ured, but were unable to dislodge the
'rench forces.
The official statement follows;
German attacks accompanied by vio-
INT commandments continued Sunday T.
light on plateaux in front of Craonne.
IN the Casemate plateau the enemy in .,
ew efforts of extreme violence succeed /.
1 in penetrating our first line. An inn .
rebate and vigorous French counter .
tack resulted in the preservation Of .
My small portion of this line. !
'On the California plateau, the fight :
~ was not ended until late at night. !
/ spite of all their efforts, the Germans q
ere unable to dislodge us from the
atesu. Our troops repulsed ali attacks a
rected upon our supporting trench, v
hich we occupy in its eatirety. b
"There was intermittent cannonading h
various points on the 'front.'