The sun., 1917-06-20
PREPARE TO RENEW
DRIVE IN FLANDERS
Allies Hammer German Posi-
tiOns on Belgian Front
With Big Guns. -
FRENCH REPULSE ENEMY
Paris Announces Recently
Captured Trenches Are
Held Against Attacks.

LONDON, June ia determined
counter attack by the Germans on the
positions between Mont Blond and Mont
Carnillet, which the French captured
yesterday, caused the heaviest artillery
fighting Of the day on the western front.
The attack was broken UP under the
French fire and, in addition to suffer-
ing other heavy losses, the assailants
left prisoners. The French also repulsed
assaults on small posts north of st.
Quentin and In the neighborhood Of the
Calonne trench. Heavy artillery duels
are In progress around Craonne.
Though the reports touching upon the
actual situation in northern France and
Belgium are fragmentary indications
seem to point to an early resumption Of
activity on a grand scale. The Belgian
communication tells Of usual" artillery
actions. which were especially violent
last night near Steenstraete, Het Sas
and the Ferryman's House.
Parties OF British troops destroyed
several enemy dugouts last night in
raids OF positions southeast of lie Ver-
guier and in the vicinity of the Ba-
paume-Cambrai road. The German re-
port asserts that British troops wero
expelled from trenches east of Monchy.
WHICH tucy Ifdu nelu SINCE June IL.
or the operations in the Champagne
Berlin admits the penetration of a pro-
Jecting part Of the German positions
yesterday. but adds that an effort by
the French to extend their advances last
evening resulted In failure, with severe
losses to the assailants.
british Raid Lines.
The ofYicial statements follow:
British (Day)-Parties of our
troops raided the enemy's positions
last night southeast OF lie Verguier
and in the neighborhood of the Ba-
paume-Cambrai road. Several of the
enemy were killed and his dugouts
were destroyed. We captured eleven
prisoners.
French might )-There Is no event
of importance to report with the ex-
ception OF great artillery activity on
both sides in the neighborhood Of
Craonne.
BelNian communicable on--The usual
artillery actions occurred. They were
particularly intense during the night
before the Ferrymans House, Steen-
straete and Het Sas.
French (Day)-In tho Champagne
there was violent artillery fighting be-
tween Mont Blond and Mont Car
nillet. A strong German counter at
tack on the positions we captured
yesterday in this region broke up
under our fire. The enemy suffered
serious LOSSES and left q number Of
prisoners In our hands.
German attacks on small posts north
of St. Quentin and near the Calonne
trench were repuleed. Patrol en-
counters occurred in Parroy forest
We took prisoners, OF whom one II an
officer.
Battling In Flanders.
German (Night)-In Flanders and
Champagne the fighting activity has
been revived at several points. Other
wise there Is nothing new TO report"
German (Day)-Army o: Crown
Prince Rupprecht: Artillery duels
continue with varying intensity. Yes
terday they were especially lively be-
| tween Boesinghe and Frelinghien
East Of Monchy our thrusting troops
threw the English out of some trenches
which had remained in the hands Of
| the enemy after the battle Of June IA.
Army Of the German Crown Prince:
The French again attempted at night
fall to recapture trenches which we
| took from them recently northwest of
| the Hurtebise Farm. Their twice re-
peated assault was repulsed.
In Champagne the enemy penetrated
yesterday morning, after strong artil-
! lery preparation into a projecting part
| of our positions. An advance delivered
in the evening to extend his captures
failed. with heavy losses to the enemy.