The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-07

IN these woods yesterday. and from to-
days reports il appears that the
trenches were not only held, hut that
further slight advances were made.
The news of Won Hindenburg's trans
FER to the western theatre OF war came
40 the Paris Temps to-day in a heavily
censored quotation from the Bund,ter
Voiks blnn of Basel. According to this
Information Won Hlndenburg will not
cake UP his activities at the western
front until the beginning of the second
week Of April
While the official bulletin from the
German War Office said that all French
attacks in the vicinity of Nerdun had
been successfully rcpulsed the ofricia.
communique issued AT Paris announced
the occupation OF the village OF Gussain-
eiiie. Further progress Was also re-
ported In the lie pretre wood In the
southern WoeVre six German battalions
were destroyed
The German statement regaf ing the
operations is as follows:
Since yesterday the French have
become particularly active between
the MeuSe and the Moselle. employ
Ing strong forces and large
amount of artillery: They attacked
northeast. east, and southeast OF
Nerdun, and also at Ally. Apre-
mont. Flirey and northwest of Pont-
e-Mousson.
Northeast and east of Nerdun
their attacks did not all develop ON
sccount of our fire. Southeast of
Ncrdun they were repulsed. On the
eastern edge Of the Mcuse heights
the enemy succeeded In obtaining
temporarily fuothuld In ~ small
part of our outer trenches. but was
driven out AGAIN during the night.
The battle In the neighbOrhood
of Ally and Aprcmont continued
throughout tho night without any
success to our opponents.
In the ucishborhood of Flrcy the
fighting was very bitter. Several
French attacks were repulsed there.
West Of the forts of lie Pretrs a
strong French attack north of the
highrpad between Filrey and
PUnt-a- Mousson broke down.
Notwithstanding the very heavy
losses which our opponents suffered
durug the cugagement. IL must be
assumed that in accordance with
the recent dispositions OF their
forces they will continue their at
tacks in this district. the hopeless
ness OF all their efforts in the
Champagne having become clear.
SiY BattaIions Destroyed.
The official French communicate issued
Tonight is as follows:
\ day Of rain was marked by APP
probable progress by us. East 81
Nerdun we occupied the village OF
Gussainvile and the hills dominate
ing the course of the Orne. Fur
ther south we progressed In the di-
rection OF Maizeray. In the wood
OF Ally and In the Brule wood We
maintained our gains and have
taken further trenches. In the wood
OF 10 Pretre we made further prog
Tess
Prisoners state that in the course
Of our recent attacks in the south
ern Woevre six German battalions
were successfully destroyed. South
east Of Hartmannsweiler Kopf on
March 25 we captured a peak when
was the headquarters OF a German
Colonel who commanded a brigade.
During the fghtiag OF the follow
ing day We pushed on beyond this
peak and made prisoners.
The communicate issued in the after
noon said:
Rain and mist continue over the
whole front. To the southwest Of
Nauquois We gained a footing In one
Of the enemy's works In the wood
Of ALLY. southeast OF ST. Mihiel our
gain Of three successive lines OF
trenches, already announced. was
marked also by the capture OF pris-
oners. 4 machine gun and a bomb
throwcr.
We made progress in the wood OF
Prule, eastward of the wood OF
Ally. We have maintained our
possession Of the positions captured
to the northeast OF Regnieville. al
ready annOunced