New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-24
REPORT GERMANS
MASSING TROOPS
AT ST. MIHlEL
London Experts Think
New Thrust at Yer
dun Is Likely.

1o,8or. July 28.-The Germans are
..sssirr troops al St. Nihiel 70 launch
rev drive az Nerdun, according TO un-
eEcisl reoorts received here. The Of
sr;sI communications 30 not give any
lint Of such d concentration, but the
r,il;.arv experts consider II likely IN
Jew o. the Crown Princes recent at
.o,~n. 10 weaken the French hold on
VercuD.
Severe lighting continues IN the Ar
come and IN the NosGes, but no gains
- consequence were reported to-day.
The Germans tried 20 win hack ground
.hev lost on the heights OF Netzerai.
Although they penetrated the French
lines d, one point. Paris reports,
counter attack drove them out Inc
Trerch claim they have gained foot
hold in the trenches in lie Pretre For
es-. which they lost recently. The bonn
harduent Of Pont-a-MouSson is report
cd by both sides.
The official statement issued by the
French War Office tonight says:
To-day u was comparatively quiet
along the whole front.
In Artols there was the usual artil-
levy activity or both sides.
Some shells were fired on the sub
urbs Of scissors and on Rheims.
Between the Disc and the Aisne, IN
the region Of Quennevlerres, and on the
plateau Of Nouvron, on the rght BANK
Of the Aisne near Soupir, and on the
Champagne front several artillery ac-
tlOnS also were reported.
I'm the ArgOnne there was rife and
cun firing in the region of Bagatelle,
MI cd
Yesterday in selling part Of an enemy
french. thus strengthening the front to
our advantage.
Point a MoussOn BOmbarded.
"Pont-a-Mousson was intermittently
bombarded during the night
In the region Of Arracourt q strong
hostile recommending force supported
by artillery was turned back by our
infantry and artillery.
IN the Nosges an attempted German
attack against our positions southwark
OF the Faye WAS easily repulsed.
The positions we had won TO the
east Of Metzeral, on the crest Of the
L.nge and BarrenkOpf, were subjected
20 a very violent bombardment. The
enemy momentarIly succeeded in pene-
,ratinC part Of our lines, but was driv-
en- out by an energetic counter attack
on our part.
an the forest Of lie Pr6tre in the
course Of last night we regained foot
rg in the line Of trenches previously
lost Two German counter attacks
were repulsed with considerable losses
10 the enemy.
cone of our flying squadrons en-
rloyed on bombardment duties yester-
Il. fytr.. TerlN
shells on the railway station at Con-
fans. in Jarrisy and forced two Ger
man aeroplanes 20 aliCht IN their lines"
lie Pretre Attack Fails.
The communication given out by the
Berlin War Once says:
The nightly hand grenade attacks
Of the enemy north and northwest of
Souchez were repulsed. In the Cham
payne district we successfully blew up
several mines and occupied the borders
OF the openings thus made.
an the forest of lie Pretre a French
nigh, attack failed. In the Vosges
fighting is proceeding. An attack by
the enemy against the Lingekopf- Bar
renkopf line north of Munster was re-
pulsed after severe fighting at close
quarters before and in the positions Of
the Bavarars and MeCklenburg chas-
selrs. We captured two officers and
sIX'y-four Alpine troops.
A French attack against Reich
Ackerkopf also was unsuccessful Near
Me,zera. we elected the French from
their Idvanced positions, which, ac-
cord.ng to our plan, we evacuated in
order 20 avoid losses.
As a reprisal for the repeated bonn
bardment Of Thiaucourt and other
places between the Meuse and the Mo-
se..e cur artillery yesterday lombard
ed Pont-a-Mousson.
Our airmen dropped bombs on the
railway triangle at ST. Hlaire, in
Champagne, and forced the sirmen Of
'hc enemy 20 retreat The barracks at
Gerardmer also were bombarded. In
an aerial fight over Contains we de-
stroycd a battle aeroplane of the
enemy"