Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-27
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Germans Report New Enemy
Attack at Hill 3O4 on
verdun Front.
MANY AERos SHOT DOWN

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, January 81. by wireless to
Sayville. N. Y.-A new attack was made
by the French on the Verdun front near
Hill 304. early this morning. the war
Office reports. The attack broke down
lows:
Western front, army of Grand Duke
Albrecht of Wurttemberg: Southwest
of Dixmude a Belgian outpost of ten
men was captured without loss to the
captors.
Army group Of Crown Prince Rup-
precht: South of La Bassee canal sew
eral advances by British detachments.
prepared for by artillery fire, failed.
Southeast of Chilly (Somme 'front.'.
French troops advancing against our
trench were repulsed. Our own recon
noitering parties found near BarleuX
the French first line empty.
sanguinarily Repulsed.
army group of the German crown
prince: A fruitless night attack by the
French against the positions on Hill
3O4. captured by us, was followed dur
ing the morning hours by further at
tack, which likewise broke down san
guinarily.
Near Manheuilles, in the Woevre and
on Combres heights and in the bend of
the Meuse west of st. Mihiel, reconnolter.
ing parties entered French trenches ano
took therefrom about twenty prisoners.
Raiding detachments of Hanoverian Re
serve Infantry Regiment, No. 10, dfstin-
guished themselves on this occasion as
on preceding days"
German. Works Shelled.
PARIS, January 81, 12:40 p.m.-Vigor-
Gus artillery fighting occurred last night
on the verdun front in the region OF
Eparges and Hill 304. German defense
works were subjected to an intense fire
the war office communication Of today
reports.
Five German airplanes were brought
down. The communication follows:
"On the left bank of the River MeuSe
our artillery has directed a destructive
fire upon the German forces in the sec
tor Of Hill 304. At Eparges the artillery
firing was fairly spirited. A surprise at
tack on the part of the enemy in this
attempt upon minor positions at Mas
siges, in the Champagne district, was
easily repulsed.
THE ntght passed quietly on the re.
mainder Of the front.
eRnemysAsrus Breught Down.
During the day of January 26 French
scouting airplanes delivered a number
Of aerial attacks, during which five air
planes of the enemy were brought
down. Two of these machines fell in
the region of verdun. one north OF
Gincrey and the other near Monfal-
cone; two others were brought down
at Trosly-Breuil, near Carlepont. in the
Disc, and fifth machine, attacked by
Lieut.. .Guynemer, was compelled to
land within our lines near Doullens
and the aviators were made prisoner
.'It has been confirmed that during
the day of January % the enemy air
plane attacked by Lieut.. Guynemer was
court These two recent victories bring
to thirty the number of German air
planes which Guynemer has vanquished
up to the present time.
Two French airplanes January %
bombarded the railroad station and GER
tain military factories at Ham. Fire
and heavy explosions resulted from this
attack"
Ground Retaken, Paris Claims.
The war office communication issued
last night says:
According to recent reports, the at
tack carried out yesterday by the en-
envy on the left bank of the Meuse was
especially violent. Several German reg
iments took part in the fighting. which
at some points was in the nature OF
hand-to-hand combats.
."This morning through violent
counter attack in the region of Hill
304 our troops recaptured most of the
elements into which the enemy hat
penetrated.
British Destroy Aeros.
LONDON. January 27.-British troops
have carried out successful raids east
of Loos and northeast Of Vermelles, or
the French front, says the official state
ment issued from British headquarters
last night. An aerial fight five Ger
man airplanes were destroyed and five
others were damaged. The statement
follows:
enemy positions east of Loos were
raided by us at daybreak this morn
ing. The enemy suffered many casual
ties and number OF his dugouts were
bombed and destroyed. We captured
eighteen prisoners. We also entered the
enemy's trenches northeast of Vermelles.
early this morning and again took several
prisoners.
We bombarded the enemys positions
north of the Somme during the day with
good results. Elsewhere the artillery ac-
tiyity was normal
Yesterday our airplanes successfully
bombed a number of places behind the
enemy's lines There were many air
fights, in the course of which five Ger
man machines were destroyed and five
others were driven down and damaged
One of our airplanes is missing"
To Induce Boys to Uphold Law.
CHICAGO. January 27.-Fifty-one po-
licemen assigned to the Chicago Juvenile