Evening star., 1917-06-03

nelShtS OF the Ieton ana the CaSQuo,
south of Moronvilliers, in the Cham
pagne. All the efforts have been char
acterized by the greatest obstinacy, the
| assaulting waves retiring only when
their ranks were SO thinned by French
three-inch shells and machine gun fire
that they could no longer hold to-
gether
French Official Report.
The official communication issued by
| the war Office tonight reads:
Both artilleries were especially
active during the afternoon in the re-
gion north of Laffaux, In the neighbor-
hood of Hurtebise and the California
and Craonne plateaus. There was no
important event on the rest of the
front.
From April up to the present the
French and British troops % on the - west e
ern front exceeded $4,000, of whom
more than 1000 were officers. Included
IN the enormous material taken from
the enemy during the same time were
446 heavy and field cannon, 1000 ma
| chine guns and a considerable number
of trench guns.
German Aeros Shot Down.
June 1 five German airplanes fell in
flames or crashed to the earth after en-
gagements with our pilots. According
TO late reports two other German ma
chimes were brought down. one May 81,
the other May 80. Adjt. Fonck has
brought down five German machines up
| to today.
Belgian communication-"Las night
We captured German listening post
north OF Steenstraete. Today the usual
artillery actions occurred. principally
ofn 10
Teutons Are Decimated.
The most violent Of the recent Ger
man attacks was one upon the Casque
and the Teton. which are the most ad-
sector, commanding a view of the en-
tire Moronvilliers region. The fighting
went on all day. The first column Of
troops that-advanced was decimated by
fering heavy losses. got into some of
the advanced trenches on the Teton.
The three-inch rifles and machine guns
OF the French quickly decimated this
adtaeking az e ioros and bsyoneta account-
AT nightfan two more colpmns ye-
turned to the attack Both wSlS br6RSff
up before they reached the French
trenches.
Hand-to-Hand Fighting.
Four columns were sent in quick sue
Casque on the night of May 80. They
came on stubbornly in spite Of heavy
punishment by the French guns until
| some fractions got to the French
trenches. where furious hand to hand
fighting occurred. The French bayonets
drove the Germans back each time, ex-
cept at one point. where they held on
until morning, when they were driven
out. The parapets OF the French
ments were thick with German dead
| after this futile effort.
British Repulse Enemy.
from British headquarters In France
| tonight reads:
"An enemy party which attacked one
Of our posts last night south of Oppy
was repulsed with loss. Artillery ac-
tivity continued during the day on both
sides at dinerent points along our front.
Our airplanes were active again
yesterday. much valuable work being
accomplished. In the air fighting one
German machine was brought down;
six others were driven down out of
control. Three Of our airplanes are
missing"
| German Official Report.
BERLIN. June 2. via London.-The
! official statement reads:
Western theater: Army group OF
| Crown Prince Rupprecht: The artillery
fighting activity in the Wytschaete
bend increased as it did on the preced-
ing days.
"On the Arras front the firing was
| intense, especially near Lens and on the
north bank of the River Scarpe. Dur
ing reconnoitering engagements our
1 ttrS @A&o o~hv
Der of prisoners. some of whom were
Portuguese.
ARMY group of the German crown
| prince: Near Allemant, northeast OF
Soissons. Hanoverian regiment and q
Westphalian regiment, effectively sup
ported by detachments of experienced
storming troops and artillery, mine
throwers and airmen. carried out an
attack with complete success. BY q
surprise assault the French position
1000 meters and held against repeated
counter attacks. Three officers and It's
men were taken prisoners and numer-
Gus machine guns and mine throwers
| were captured.
Along the Aisne in the Champagne,
on both banks of tho suippes and east
Of the Meuse. firing activity was lively
at times.
Army group of Duke AIbrscht:
! Tn the month Of May 2s7 Officers
including one general. and 1880 rank
and file were taken prisoner. Thres
guns, 211 machine guns. 434 quick-Ioad- :
ing guns and eighteen mine throwers
were brought in as booty on the west
front"
German Aeros Faulty;
Troops in Many Raids;
Prisoners Endangered
From stan Correspondent Of ths Associated Press
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
| FRANCE. via IsQndon lima 4-WA m