Evening star., 1917-05-17
GERMAN DEAD PILED
BEFORE ENEMY LINES
Furious Teutonic Attacks Wither
Under British and French
Fire.

most furious and sustained counter at
Of the British artillery, and the sapping
of the Hindenburg line goes on slowly.
but without halt.
The tremendous efforts made by Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg to stem the
tide of victory, which was steadily set
ting against him, have given the battle
OF Arras an appearance of ebb and flow,
but the net result is that the most vio-
lent efforts of the Germans to regain
the initiative have failed.
Won Hindenburg apparently used
every ounce of strength at his COM
mand to wrest from the British the viii
lagos of Roeux and Bullecourt, and the
outcome is summed UP in the almost
monotonous repetition by the British
war office of the statement: Our
troops made progress in the Hinden-
burg line"
Progress at Bullecourt.
LONDON. May II. 1850 pm.-The
British have made further progress in
the village of Bullecourt and have
reached the western edge of the hamlet,
according to an official statement is
sued by the British war Office this
morning.
Exceptionally heavy losses" were in.
hicted on the German troops, which
yesterday were sent against the British
between Gavrelle and Scarpe river ac-
cording to the official report from Brit
ish headquarters in France. The Brit
ism advanced posts were forced back
oy the Germans, but the latter were
driven out of the ground they had
gained almost Immediately.
The launching of German infantry
attack against Roeux yesterday morn
ing in great strength, with the evil
dent hope OF recapturing the position,
is reported by the Reuter- correspond
ent at British headquarters in France
Mown Down in swaths.
when the feld-gray waves swept
forward from the direction of Plouvain
they were met by a whirIwind of ma
chine gun and rifle fire, as well as ar
tillery fire." writes the correspondent.
Ihey were mown down in swaths, but
continued to advance despite their
picked troops were being employed.
SO far as I have been able to learn,
they succeeded in gaining the now ia
nous chemical works and forcing an
entry there. Fierce hand-to-hand
fighting developed. but the Germans
We're thrown back in counter attack
and we restored all our positions. be-
sides infiicting- terrible, punishment
upon the enemy"
French Check Six Assaults.
PARIS. May 17.-Six assaults by the
Germans on the French lines have
been repulsed with heavy losses, ac-
by the war Office today. Three at
tacks were made north of Moulin de
Laffaux and three northeast Of Braye
en- Layonnois. The statement follows
emy attacks in the region north OF
Moulin de Laffaux. All of the German
efforts to recapture the ground gained
by US were repulsed. The fighting
which was very severe at certain
points. resulted to our advantage ev-
losses. More prisoners were taken.
Northwest of Braye-en-Laonnois
three German detachments made at.
tacks. The enemy made several at
sector between La Royere farm and
Epine de Chevregny. He suffered seri.
GUS losses from our barrage and OBJ
tained no result.
TN the Champagne there was patrol
fighting in the region of Mount Carnil-
let. We took prisoners. There is moth
ing to report from the remainder OF
the front"
Yesterdays Fierce Fighting.
The text of last nights statement
reads:
'The Germans today continued their
attacks in the region to the north and
northwest of Moulin de Laffaux as far
as the railroad between Scissors and
Laon. Despite the Importance Of the
enemy effectives and the violence OF
the assaults our troops inflicted a san.
culinary check on their adversaries. Al
several points, where our line tempo.
rari1y gave way, we carried out bril-.
liant counter attacks. which enabled us
to regain the lost ground.
The Germans suffered heavy losses in
endeavoring to arrest our progress by
new attempts, which were broken by
our barrages and the fire of our ma.
chine guns. About one hundred un.
wounded prisoners remained in our
hands. as well as a number of wounded
Germans. who were carried away b,
our ambulances.
The artillery fighting continued VIC.
lently along the whole front Of attack
In the sector of Craonne lively artilIer,
actions also occurred
May is our pilots brought dowr
three German airplanes."