New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
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German Soldiers Fail to Win Prizes in Attack to Celebrate
Founding of Empire Paris Eye
Witness Reports.
OF ENGLAND.

trenches. They left hundreds Of dead
end many wounded. Our loss was iory
killed.
There was three days battle az
Berry-a-B ac. beginning with Dom
bardment on January 20, when ue1
moralized our trenches and permitted
a successful attack by the infantry.
The enemy installed himself lu our ad-
vance trenches and resisted our
counter attacks on January q from =
o'clock until II, when we recaptured
one trench and took number OF prs,
cners. The other trench was held until
the 23d. when an attack by single
company OF French infantry succeeded.
The enemy left twenty prisoners M
our hands. but engaged in an artillery
action lasting four hours. MS was
followed by a counter attack by the
German infantry, which was repulSed
v.th heavy loss.
I'm the region Of Perthes the Ger
mans tried desperately TO reconquef
the positions they had lost, but We
maintained our position and MADE
further gains. The Germans gained
about 100 yards OF our advanced
trenches. but we gained more than
that ,
I'm lie Pretre Wood. northwest Of
pont-a- }lousSon. we have gained I'M
nortant successes i'm spite OF the TACT
that part of the ground has since been
lost. The entire forest two months ago
was in the hands Of the Germans. root
bv foot we have conquered nearly the
whole OF Il.
Argonne Fighting Severe.
."The lighting in this region has been
particularly severe. In one instance.
on January Il. we captured several o.
the enemy's works IN counter alIacN'
An entire German company was taheh'
including several officers. On the ION
we gained 500 yards OF the enemy 5
trenches, while on the 18th we MADE an
advance OF 100 yards beyond these
trenches. We picked up dead ana
wounded in sufficient numbers TO i"uI-
cate that the enemy's losses IN these
engagements were more thah DS'-
talon. c.-. L.,.o
"Sipce the 18th the Germans have
continually attacked this point desper-,
atoly but have regained only third
of the ground lost. ,
ain he Vosges. Hartmann-Weller-
kopf was held by two sections IN the
beginning NtCllpH HHlinN 49,
mem. Later these were reinforced by
three companies. Here our chausseur5
made a heroic stand. but TINS force
was obliged 10 succor the small guar
at the summit, which was turlously at
tackled by important forces OF the en-
emy. In a heavy snowstorm and los
and unable TO see more than ten yards
ahead of them, this small detachment
knowing that the guard had only BOG
cartridges. set out on January ~ over
the rocky declivity, which was Cd
structcd by thickets, TO save their com
rades.
"Two companies tried 10 reach the
enemy's left: two others marched tow
ard the right. but the Germans were
strongly organized and the advance
was slow. The men, slipping on the
ice and falling back on accessory de
fences, fought all day. From the
summit the guard heard the firing
and in the evening their trumpets
sounded salute. Our men continued
10 gain ground on the 2lst- up tht
slope. but slowly. The chausseurs still
held out. Assault after assault wa'
delivered Two officers fell at the heaC
of their men, but in spite Of ice anc
barbed wire the force advanced. A
night nothing more was heard iron
the summit and the handful OF valiant
defenders succumbed before heln, a.
rived. The relieving party now com
mands the summit of the heights. pre-
venting any offensive movement by th'
enemy