New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-12
GERMANS MOVED
DOWN in ARCONNE
Advance in Mass on Long
Front to Take Trench
at Marie ThercSe.
CIVILIANS BEGIN
EXODUS IN ALSACE
Most Violent Artillery Engage
ment of Campaign on Ger
man Soil Is Cause.

Paris. Feb. 1.-THE Germans have
been repulsed. with great loss, IN a
fierce attack on French positions IN
tho Forest Of Argonne. Advancing IN
mass on front Of more than 300 yards
against earthworks at Marie Therese,
they were moved down by artillery
and rifle fire. According TO to-nights
official report, they left a great num-
Der Of dead on the field.
German civilians have begun an er-
odus from Muelhausen, Colmar and
Strassburg, rs the result OF VIC lent
artillery engagement in Alsace which
began yesterday, according TO an I'M
official dispatch from Geneva.
Military activity in upper Alsace is
especially apparent in the Larg VALLEY
and in the districts OF Pfetterhausen
and Rechesy, close to the Swiss from
tier.
German Ruse Fooled.
Two hundred German volunteers, COW
ering their uniforms with sheets so
they would not make such excellent
targets when outlined against the
snow, crept up to the barbed wire en-
tanglements in front Of the French
discovered until they were about 10 cut
the wire. Then French machine guns
opened fire and the Germans were
forced to retire, leaving half their
number in killed and wounded.
The capture Of the hill of Notre
Dame de Lorette by the French has
been announced. The hill, which dom
mates the entire region, has been
tierceIy disputed for weeks.
A position captured by the British
close TO NiOlaines station was one OF
considerable Importance, as il over
looks La Bassee. The Germans mad
several attempts to recapture it, but
the British troops held strongly forti.
fed lines and repulsed these attacks
with heavy slaughter.
Germans Leave Many Dead.
Following is the official communica-
ton given out by the War Office to-
night:
The enemy has strongly bombarded
Newport and the banks of the User,
but has not succeeded in doing any
material damage. Our artillery has re-
sponded effectively.
"In the Argonne. in the region Of
Bagatelle, after violent struggle with
lance and bombs. which continued
throughout the morning, =. German at
tack was delivered at | o'clock in the
afternoon against the earthworks OF
Marie ThereSe. II was carried out in
line by columns Of four along five iun-
dred metres of the front, but was
broken down by our artillery and in
fantry fire. The enemy left on the
ground very great number of dead.
'ln the Nosges, TO the south of the
Chateau de Lusse, north of the Col de
Sainte Marie, we succeeded by a sud
den attack in occupying one of the Ger
man trenches.
ION several parts Of the front there
have been spirited artillery engage
ments."
French Withstand Attacks.
The War Office report issued earlier
to-day says
along all the front yesterday as far
as Champagne there were artillery ex-
changes In the northern region there
were several aeroplane expeditions on
our part, as we'll as on the part OF the
enemy. The projectles dropped by the
aeroplanes Of the enemy within our
lines did no damage.
an Champagne a German attack
against our position in the forest tC
the north OF Mesnil-les-H urlus, re-
Gently occupied by US, was repulsed.
ain the Argonne the fighting in the
vicinity Of the Marie Therese earth
works has been very violent. Accord
ing TO the latest reports received here
the German forces amount TO about
one brigade. We have maintained al
cur positions. The losses of the enemy
are considerable and ours are serious
an the Vosges there has been 8
thick fog and abundant snow. II wa:
during a very dark night that there
occurred the infantry engagement re
ported yesterday at La Fonteuc!le, II
the Ban e-Sapt. The Germans had a.
least two battalions of troops present
After having ceded some ground oul
troops recaptured everything they
gave up. This was during the day OF
February 10, and il was accomplished
by a series of counter attacks"
Berlin. Feb. II. (By Wireless 20 Lon.
don. At the War Office to-day the
following statement was issued:
IAN attack in the Argonne resulted
in a gain of ground for US. Six officers
307 men, two machine guns and 81,
small cannon were captured. In the
Central and Southern Vosges We alsC
gained few small local successes"
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GERMAN SUBMARINES
BATTERED BY STORM