New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-11
DRIVES
FAIL AT THREE
POINTS In WEST
Strategic Position Held by
Belgians on User Re-
SiStS Attack.
FRENCH CAPTURE
A LOOKOUT POST
Berlin Reports Taking by Storm
Projecting Enemy Trench in
Champagne District.

Paris, July 10.-Trench warfare con-
tinues necessarily along the line be-
tween Belgium and Alsace, but the Off
cial statements issued by the War Of
flee to-day do not indicate any change
in the situation. German attacks and
counter attacks were repulsed near
Souchez, between Perthes and Beause-
jour and on the User. A sudden attack
on a German lookout post in Cham
payne was successful, the enemy occu-
pants being killed or dispersed.
The following official communication
was issued by the War Office tonight:
THE Belgian troops repulsed last
night an enemy attack on a point of
support on the right bank of the User
in front of tine House of the Ferry
man Can important strategic point.)
con our front an artillery action
against the works OF the enemy before
Fricourt, in the region of Albert, gave
US good results. There has been only
cannonading on the Aisne front.
Germans Shell Sampigny.
"A sudden attack by us has made US
masters in Champagne of q German
lookout post, the occupants Of which
were killed or dispersed.
an the region of the Meuse the
bombardment of the enemy was di-
rected particularly against Sampigny.
"An inventory of the material taken
by us on July at Fontenelle estab-
fishes the fact that the enemy left in
on. hands one cannon. four machine
guns, two bomb throwers, a very great
number of rifles, large quantity of
an oxygen apparatus de-
signed as prOtectant against asphyXi-
ating gases and a depot of grenades
and cartridges Of different types.
There has been no activity by the
enemy in the region of the Vosges."
Fighting in THE Labyrinth"
The statement issued earlier in the
day was as follows:
ain the region to the north of Arras
certain attempts at attack on the part
Of the Germans last night directed
against our positions on the road from
Angres to Souchez were repulsed. At
the Labyrinth there was fighting last
night with hand grenades, but without
making a change in the front line OF
che side or the other.
an the Champagne district, along the
front between Perthes and Beausejour,
between Hill No. 1856 and the fort,
German attack was met by the fire of
our infantry and artillery and dispersed
with perceptible losses.
"In Lorraine the enemy, numbering
battalion, attacked our positions near
Leintrey, but they were repulsed.
There is nothing to report other
wise for the night with the exception
Of certain artillery engagements, nota-
bly in the Forest of Apremont; in the
Forest of lie Pretre, and at Fontenelle,
where the enemy did not deliver any
counter attack, but contented them
selves with directing artillery ire on
two different occasions against the po-
sitions they had lost.
"A recount of the prisoners made in
the combat of July s gives a total OF
ISL. including q officers.
French aviatOTs yesterday lombard
ed the railroad stations at Arnaville
and Bayonville, as well as the military
barracks at Norroy. Twenty-Five shells
and 1000 steel arrows were thrown
down"
Berlin via London), July 10.-The
German Army Headquarters Stan to-
day gave out the following:
military activity was only slight
along the entire western front through
out the day. Three French attacks at
Launois, on the southern slope OF HILL
631, near Bah-de- Sapt, broke down un-
der our artillery fire.
During the night projecting
French trench was taken by storm IN
the Champagne district, northeast OF
the Beausejour Farm. Joining this
trench to the east, we undertook lew
successful mining explosions.
Between Ally and Apremont isolat-
ed fighting at close quarters took place.
an the Forest of lie Pretre we I'M
proved our new positions by making an
advance.
"Since the fourth Of July 1913 pris-
oners, including 81 officers, were taken
and three cannon, twelve machine guns
and eighteen mine throwers were capt
lred in the battles between the Meuse
and the Moselle.
"A+ Iientrev east of Luneville, night