Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-12 | Page 1 | German Infantry Fails in Attack near Vaux

GERMAN INFANTRY FAILS IN ATTACK AIM A IT ACK NEAR V AUX PARIS June i 12 German German infantry in- in in in- fantry faury attacked French positions west vest of Fort Vaux on the Verdun front last night The assault failed entirely the tile official report of today sa says s 's The Germans continued I their heavy bombardment In the r re region rl- rl gion Ilon north of Souville and forts West Vest of tho the Meuse there was wasa a heavy artillery action in the vicinity of Chattancourt The text of the statement says West of Soissons our artillery has destroyed works of the enemy and brought about an explosion within his mines On the left bank of the Meuse there has been bombardment In the region of Chattancourt On the right bank the artillery fighting has been heen intense north of and Last night nigh an attack on our trenches west of oC Fort Vaux was completely completely completely com com- repulsed BERLIN June 12 The The German statement sa says s 's Western front In the Champagne north of oj Perthes German reconnoitering reconnoiter- reconnoiter ing detachments penetrated French po positions positions positions po- po and after a short fight took three officers and more than men prisoner captured four machine guns and returned to their own trenches in accordance with our plans On both oth sides of tho the Meuse Verdun Ver Yer- er- er dun front tho the artillery artler was aa active The situation is unchanged