The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-25
French Forge Ahead III
Big Battle tn Alsace
Official Report Says Troops of Republic Have Reached
Barbed Wire Entanglements on Hartmans- -
weller Kopf, Objective of Fighting

by the Germans in the Iegiol lo.tu
of Zillebeko and a lively fusilladr r,,,
the chateau OF Ehrenharg, hut .,
infantry attacks were made A Gov
shells fell on Arras. There was l.,..
rifle fire north of that town In 10
region OF Albert the enemy irr..
many bombs on La ioissellc bui ,...
artillery forced the enemy 10 .H
firing. There was also rather uvo1.
life fire In the direction OF Car,0ry
In the Argonne The fighting In
the region OF lie Four dc parr
come TO an end. We have held ID.
our positions except about fifty r,,.,,s
of trenches demolished by the cue.r.
big bombs.
In Alsacc: Tho battle continue. ,1.
day In the region Of DTholz .pd
around Hartmansweler kopf. ..re
we have reached the barhcd wire on.
tanglemcnts established by tho ,;sr.
mans. No news of the days Operations
there has been received.
The afternoon communiquc shovel f,.
the Germans arc trying at every pom.
to get back the positions which thr a.f.i
offensive has been slowly but surely tL
ing from them. Tho latest cNampl, OF t1Is
was at Newport and Lombacrtzyd, ,es
terday
st. Hubert and Fontaine MADAME. IN
the Argonne, wero the scenes Of violent
fighting yesterday. a hand TO hand bat.
Ito for one OF the trenches on thc td.
vanced line of the Allies took place tna
Germans finally retiring. I'm the on
Of Hartmansweilcr kopf tho French Iro
progressing slightly. despite very heavy
ground and stubborn resistance. The IT.
ternoon communiquc follows:
In the region Of Nieuport and Lpm
baertzyde the enemy by violent
bombardment OF the new positions
captured by us prepared an attack
that he was not able to complete. our
artillery in fact dispersed the infantry
formations which with fixed bayurrta
were preparing for tho assault
Around Ypres there were artillery
duels of variable intensity yesterday.
Near Routlrc IN the cnvirous Of Ner-
melles our artillery obliged the enemy
to evacuatc his advanced trench
In the valley OF the Aisne our bat
teres have reduced to silence or ds-
molished several German cannon.
our batteries also obliged the ,ucmya
aeroplanes to make a wide detuur md
destroyed earthwork' near Sourir
and Hucrtebsc. Near Berry-au-Eac
on Hin 1903 our infantry Capturcd
trench.
From Rheims TO the Argonnc in the
sectors OF Prunay, Souaiu. PcrtheS
Beausejour, Massiges and to the north
VI lllt-eul- our ~ lntTe mas lttU
continuous and advantageous fire d.
rected by our artillery on the encmys
earthworks.
In the Argonne in the region " ST.
Hubert and Fontaine Madame iuian-
try engagements continue in part OF
an advanced trench which several
times has been taken, los' and re-
taken IN the last forty-eight hours
Between the Mouse and Nosges
heavy fog has prevented operations
In Alsace in the region of Hart
mansweiler Kopf We have Progressed
despite the extreme difficulty of the
terrain. On our right near Stcinbach
an attack by the enemy on part Of
Unhol- which was preceded by vio-
lent bombardment made the enemy
master of one OF our advanced
trenches for a short while The
trench, however. was recaptured by
vigorous counter attack.