The sun., 1917-06-12
V0NHINDENBURG
SMASHED AGAIN
ON MILE FRONT
British Infantry of Gen.
Plumer's Army Storms
Trench System.
SEVEN GUNS ARE TAKEN
New Success Gained Near La
POterie Farm West
Of WarnetOn.
SEVEN GUNS ARE TAKEN

LONDON, June 11.-von Hindenburg
was smashed again to-day on the battle
field that saw his heavy defeat ofThurs-
day British infantry Of Gen. Plumers
army stormed whole German trench
system. front line and support trenches,
on a mile front beyond Messines. Be-
sides prisoners. the British captured
seven German field guns.
This attack was made in the morning
and after consolidating the new ground
the troops went ahead further during
the day. The new success was gained
near La Poterie Farm, OH the slope west
OF Wsrneton. leading down TO the valley
of the Lys. the boundary Of France and
Belgium. Berlin says the British at
tackled the farm itself last evening in
vain.
Heavy Fighting Expected.
Though this was the only serious Of
fensive movement to-day on the whole
western front, there were further indica- l.
tions that heavy fighting may be ex-
pected north Of Lens in the near future
On the whole front between Lens and
Armentiercs British raiding parties were
out last night. dashing into the German
trenches and bringing information back
to their own lines Raids we're carried
out near La Bassee, Vermelles and
Armentieres, and Berlin says German
guns stopped other attempts on the
same stretch Of the front Berlin re-
ports heavy firing on the Belgian coast
A bombardment in this section was an
nounced by the French War Office last
| night.
On the French front, save for an
abortive German surprise attack west
| Of Cerny. the only notable event has
been very active artillery Are near Mon,
Carnillet. In Champagne The official
statements follow:
British Night Statement-Our prog
ress southeast OF Messines was con-
tinued. Early this morning We cap
tured the enemy's trench system in
the neighborhood Of La Poterie farm,
on front Of about a mile. and during
the day our troops gained further
ground in this area.
In addition to some prisoners seven
German held guns have been captured
by us to-day as a result OF these oper-
ations.
British Day Statement-There was
considerable artillery activity on both
sides during the night east OF Epehy.
Bodies OF hostile troops assembling in
this area were dispersed by our fire.
We made a successful raid last night
southwest OF La Bassee.
French Night Statement-Two en-
emy surprise attacks on our small
posts near Courcy met with no sue
cess. There WAS intermittent can
nonading over the greater part OF the
front. but in the region OF Mont Car
nillet both artilleries were very active
Belgian Statement-There was
lively artillery action last night in the
direction OF Het Sas. and to-day near
Ramscapelle and Het Sss.
Artillery IL Active.
| French Day Statement-There was
rather unusual activity of the artil-
| lery on both sides north of the Somme
and in the region OF Cerny. To the
, west of this village the enemy at
! tempted a new surprise attack and
was repulsed. Patrol encounters oc-
CURED near Hill 30+ and in the
/ Woevre. The night was calm on the
remainder of the front.
German Day Statement-In the sec
! tor of the dunes near Nieuport and
east of Ypres the firing activity yes
terday increased considerably in in
tensity from time to time. The firing
also increased toward evening in the
battle area east of Wytschaete and
| Messines.
After a vigorous surprise lombard
ment at night British companies ad-
vanced against our lines west OF
! Hollebeke and Vambeke They were
, repulsed South OF the Douve British
attacks during the evening against
the pottery west of Warneton failed.
! On both sides of La Bassee Canal and
on the southern bank of Scarpe our
destructive hre near Festubert. Loos
and Monchy prevented British attacks