Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-09
FRENCH HALT FOE
ON A|SNE front
Cruel Losses Suffered by Ger
mans in the Region of
Pantheon.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 9.-Another attack In
strong force was made by the Germans
last night on the Aisne front, in the region
Of the Observation-Disclosures, near Pantheon.
The war Office announces that the attack
was without success.
In a brilliant counter offensive the
French recaptured a major part Of the
trenches occupied by the Germans yester-
day between Pantheon and Froidmont
farm. The announcement follows:
I'm the region south of Filain the ar
tillery fighting reached point Of great
violence. At midnight the Germans made
a strong attack on Pantheon. 1t was re-
pulsed brilliantly.
Between Bovettes and Chevregny ridge
our troops made counter attack on the
trenches which the enemy occupied on the
preceding day. After a very lively battle,
In which our troops displayed admirable
dash, the energetic resistance Of the
enemy was broken. He was elected from
our first line on a front Of about 1900
meters This brilliant success enabled us
to regain a major part Of the positions
obtained by the enemy in his powerful
attack yesterday between Pantheon and
Froidmont farm
Germans Suffer Cruel Losses.
According to information now at
hand. this attack was made with troops
belonging to three different divisions.
which were reinforced by special units
of shock troops. pioneers and detach-
ments of flame throwers, In all twelve
battalions of fresh troops. whose atti-
tude in the course Of the action is
worthy of praise. The infiiction of
cruel losses on the Germans is con-
f1rmed by prisoners.
I'm the Champagne we repulsed at
tacks on our small posts along the road
between st. Hilaire and St. souplet. On
the left bank of the Meuse (Verdun
front) we repulsed two enemy attacks
on salient which we captured yester-
day west of Dead Man hill. In the
forest we took prisoners"
The Germans launched violent attack
on the Aisne front Saturday night, as in
the case cf their recent attempt to. recap
in-des-Dames, met with determined resist
ance from the French and suffered very
heavy. losses The attack was delivered
asev hsck
sector between Bovettes and Froidmont
farm. where they were able to hold part of
the first line French positions carried at
the beginning Of the battle.
the French scored brilliant success.
Three strongly organized salients were
captured and held against counter attacks.
Germans Claim Big Success.
BERLIN. July 9. via London.-French
trenches on front Of 3k kilYneters
tabout two miles) on the Aisne front
have been captured by the Germans. who
took 500 prisoners, the war office an
nounced today.
A French assault on the Aisne front
Saturday night broke down with heavy
losses. the war office reports. The repuIse
Of British attack east of Ypres and Of
French advances in the Champagne and
on the Verdun front also is announced.
The statement follows:
ARMY group of Prince Rupprecht:
On the coast. in the Ypres and Wyt-
schaete sectors, near Lens and between
the Somme and the Disc there were ar
tillery duels Of varying intensity A
British reconnoitering advance east of
Ypres broke down. Our recoHnoiterfng
detachments took prisoners northwest
and west Of st. Quentin.
army group Of the German crown
prince: After strong artillery fire, which
lasted all day. the French advanced in
considerable force in the evening for
an attack west Of Cerny. The assault
broke down with heavy losses under
our hre and in hand grenade encoun-
ters. During the night several attacks
on our tTeuCleS BOutn OF La BOVelIe
farm and southwest of Allies failed.
Our shock troops made a successful
surprise attack against an enemy field
post at Mennejean farm. south Of the
Laon-Soissons road.
I'm the western Champagne yester-
day Saturday morning a further at
tack by the French at Mont Carnillet
was repulsed.
''On the left bank of the Meuse (ver-
dun 'front.' the artillery fire increased
in the evening to great intensity. In
the night the French made strong at
tacks on Hill 3o4 and the western
slope OF Dead Man hill They were
repulsed. Fighting is proceeding in
some trench sections.
Army group of Duke Albrecht: Aside
from an occasional revival of artillery
fire on the Lorraine plain and a suc-
cessful forefeld encounter on the
Rhone canal there were no events Of
Importance"
British Raid Succeeds.
LONDON. July 9. - rIn a successful
raid by us last night southeast of Hardi-
including one Officer says today's Of
ficial announcement. "A hostile raiding
party was repulsed early this morning
southeast of Loos."
quarters in France last night reads:
Yesterday the enemy again displayed
the greatest activity in air fighting which
continued throughout the day. Hostile
aircraft worked in large formations,
which were frequently broken up by our
pilots.
''Our airrnen carried out number Of
successful raids in the course Of which
| the enemy's airdromes. depots and troops
| were attacked with bombs and machine
gun fire, and considerable damage caused
, Six enemy machines were brought down
in combats and more were driven down
out Of control. Eight Of our machines are
| missing.
Except for artillery activity on both
sides at several points along the front
| there is nothing further to report"
TREASURY Department
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