New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-08
GERMANS FAIL
TO PROP WEDGE
AT ST. MIHIEL
Capture Trenches at Tip,
but Are RepulSed at
Other Points.
FRENCH WIN BACK
LIE PRETRE GROUND
DeSultOry Combat North of
YpreS Gives No Hint of
Calais Drive.

London, July In an attempt TO
strengthen the sides Of the wedge
whose tip rests on 81. Mihiel the Ger
mans launched new offensive last
night along a front stretching from the
hill which commands the Mouse south
Of ALLY TO the a-Nache," in the
forest Of Apremont This was an at
tempt 70 regain ground lost to the
French in April, when an effort was
made 10 dslodge the wedge.
The Kaiser's troops won some
trenches at the tip Of the wedge, &C
cording 20 French accounts, but were
repulSed with heavy losses at other
8 points. Berlin claims the storming Of
enemy positions along a l,50O-yard
front and the capture of 500 French.
r. Paris admits the Germans penetrated
- the first line along a 700-yard front,
but denies other gains.
The attack in the Woevre region Is
the only evidence thus far of the much
hcralded German onslaught in the
west. Fighting continues north Of
Ypres, where Berlin asserts the retak-
ing Of the trenches lost to the British
Yesterday. but ii is so desultory that
it has nothing Of the character Of a
move in the reported drive on Calais.
Arras Is in Flames.
Arras is in flames and the cathedral
has been burned as a result of the
German bombardment. Between Arras
8 and the sea artillery duelS continue.
- The bombardment continued all night.
Paris reports the checking of two Ger
man attacks against he railway sta
tion al Souchez.
s, Between the Meuse and the MOselle
Berlin tells of 'lvely fighting The
French claim that 200 yards of trenches
have been retaken IN the western part
Of the forest of lie Pretre. Using
grenades. the French drove the Ger
mans from positions they won on Mon
day On the heights Of the Mouse
Paris reports continued repulses Of
German attacks.
The German official communication
says: North Of Ypres British troops
yesterday invaded one German trench,
but were elected in the evening.
West Of Souchez two enemy night
- attacks were repulsed.
-r Lively Fighting Along MOselle.
Between the Meuse and the Mo
selle rivers there was lively fighting.
There also was some activity TO the
southwest Of Les EparEes, where the
enemy continued his efforts to win
back the positions recently lost. At
the first attack the French got into
part of the German line OF defence.
counter attack won back all the
trenches with the exception Of one
piece Of 100 yards The enemy aban
doned one machine gun.
1.-TWO more charges made by the
enemy. as well as am attack on Tran
chez. failed completely.
Half way between ALLY and Apre-
mont the Germans attacked and
stormod the enemy positions along
front of 1900 yards and captured 800
French
"Near CroiX-des- Carnes, in the for
est of lie Pretre. the enemy made an
exceptionally violent counter attack,
which was repulsed.
Trench Stormed in NOsges.
"On Sudcl. in the Vosges. an enemy
trench wa stoImcd and rendered use
less for defence purposes.
an the Champagne southwest of
Suippes. a German aviator shelled sue
cessfully an enemy training camp"
The French Official statement says;
quite spirited artillery actions have
taken place In the region 20 the north
OF Arras and iu the section Of Querne-
vieres On the heights Of the Mouse
there was a violent bombardment of
our positions at Les Eparges.
ON the region 90 the north Of Arras
the bombardment continued all last
night Two German attacks, neither
one in force. against The railroad sta
tion al Souchez were repulscd.
con the heights Of the Meuse. az
about 9 o'clock last night. a fresh Ger
man attack directed against our posi-
tions on the southern side Of the ra-
vine os Souvaux was checked by the
FIRE from our bal$icades. At the same
time the Germans delivered an attack
70 the west of this ravine, but here
also they were rcpulsed.
New Offensive on st. Mihiel
"To the southeast of St Mihiel the
enemy, after a bombardment of great
violence, took the offensive last night
along a front stretching from the hill
which commands the right bank OF the
Mouse 10 the south Of Ally as far as
the locality known as the Cows Head
La Tete-a-Nachel, in the forest Of
Apremont. At one single point in the
Vaux Ferry region they were success
ful in penetrating our first line along
front of about 700 yards At all
other points they were rcpulsed with
heavy losses.
an the western part of the forest
of lie Prctre. by the use OF Crcnadcs
we have retakcn more than 200 yards
of trenches.
ON the eastern part Of the lie Pretrc
Forest we checked a fresh German at
tack. which was preceded by the throw
ing OF flaming liquids
MAD HOpCE nICKEp