Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-10
HALE NARROWLY
(. ESCAPES SHELLS
United States Senator-EIect
Has Lively Time on West
ern Battle Front.
FRENCH MAKE ATTACKS

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| WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, February 10, via London, 2:''
p.m.-Senator-elect Hale of Maine. VINO
| has been visiting the British front 1or
the past several days, had a lively eN-
perience from German shell fire yester-
| day He had expressed keen desire 10
see the ruins of Ypres. and his automo-
bile was lust rounding Dead Mans Cor
ner into the Belgian city when shrek
| ing 59-inch shell burst a few lensths
| behind.
A few yards farther along the auto
mobile became stalled. When 1t was
! found the car would not bulge, the party
sprinted for shelter, as seVefai i''o'
shells broke over them. 49,.
! Although little is left OF 1pres pu'
piles of bricks and stone, the toMn .,.
mains a favorite artillery target TOT tie
Germans the bombardment being heavier
| on some days. however, than on others.
| Senator-elect Hale happened 10 sIIihe ne
/ one of the livelier days. 1t IS neeuie.S
to say the exploration trip was shoi /
| ened. ao,
| hoping to make satisfactory arrahse
| ments there for his homeward journey;
| He is anxious to reach the IN
States in time to take his seat IN even.
|
been deeply impressed by his tisi1 !
| here and will take into the Senate Nielo
| frst-hand Impressions of modern war
fare.
French in Surprise Attacks.
PARIS. February 10. els p.m.-The
| following official report was given out
| here today:
I'VE made surprise attacks last night
on enemy posts west of Auberive and
| in the sectors of Bezange and Parroy
and took prisoners. There was violent
artillery fighting last night on the
front between Vacherauville and eau
rieres wood (Verdun 'front.', but no IN
fantry action. ,
"A German airplane was brought
! down yesterday near Regnlevilie-en-
| Haye by the fire of our special cannon.
Last night one of our aviatorS set
forth to drop bombs on the railway
station and barracks at Karlsruhe Gin
Germany about fifty miles from the
French border). His objectives were
attained. He set forth in a French ma
chine at 1850 pm. and returned at 2:l0
o'clock this morning, his mission hav-
| ing been accomplished. German avia-
tors dropped bombs this morning in the
region of Dunkirk, and last night, and
again this morning. on Amiens. There
were no victims at Dunkirk. One
also were dropped on Nancy and In the
region of Pont st. Vincent. One civil
ian was killed and four were wounded.
Activity Near Rheims.
The communication issued by the war
Office last night says:
'Tn the region east of Rheims we sue
ceeded in a surprise attack and brought
back some prisoners. Our batteries eff
caciouSly shelled enemy organizations in
the sector of Hill 1854 (Verdun sector). An
ammunition depot was blown up. On the
! remainder of the front Intermittent can
nonading Is reported to have taken place
'It is confirmed that one of our pilots
on the 7th instant brought down Ger
| man airplane near Cerny les Rucy
| (Aisne). During the night of the 7th-8th
instant our aviators dropped bombs on
| military works and the depot at Berns-
dorf and also on the station at Fribourg-
Iin-Bresgau (Grand Duchy of Baden).'
| Belgian communications: Patrols have
been active on the Belgian front During
the night artillery duels took place at
| various points along the front, especially
south of Nieuport."
British in Successful Raids.
| LONDON, February 10-TEe official
communication from British headquarters
in France issued by the war Office last
| night reads:
I'VE carried out successful raids this
morning and last night east of YER
melles and southeast of Ypres A large
| number of the enemy's dug-outs were
destroyed and several prisoners were
taken. A hostile attempt to approach
| the night. after heavy preliminary
| bombardn1ent of our trenches was
caughi by our barage in No Mans
Land and easily repulsed. Thirty
nr{on NJ,
| were taken by us in the last twenty
four hours at different points along the
| front.
Our artillery performed much sue
| cessful counter-battery work and
| caused two explosions in the enemy's
lines. Yesterday evening an enemy
| working party in the neighborhood OF
the Butte de Warlencourt was dis
persed by our fire."
Heavy Fighting in Ancre Valley.
BERLIN. Thursday. February 8, by
wireless to Sayville, February 10
Heavy fighting is under way in the
Ancre valley. The Overseas News
Agency says there have been severe
artillery and infantry engagements for
several days, and that the British have
attained small successes north of the
Ancre at the cost of heavy losses.
! nc NllldBc OI SITdnQCOuTI, the news
agency says, was evacuated by the
Germans on Monday, after having been
| made useless for defensive purposes.
and it was not until three days later
that the British discovered the village
| had been evacuated.
Attack Broken Up.
BERLIN. February 10, by wireless to
Sayville.-The German artillery on the
Verdun front broke up in its incipiency
an attempted attack by the French on
Hill 3o1 yesterday, army headquarters
announced today. minor attack by
the French on Pepper Ridge, north Of
Verdun. was repulSed. There were
| lively artillery activity and numerous
raiding operations at many points
along the front. The statement reads:
western front: With the army of
! Field Marshal Duke Albrecht of Wuert-
temburg. on the Ypres and Wytschaete
| fronts, and with the army group of
Crown Prince Rupprecht. in the Artois,
as well as between the Ancre and the
| there cd