New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-28
CHARGE BY FRENCH
RECAPTURES REST
Kaiser's Troops Meet Loss
of $500 Men at La
Bassee and YpreS.
FIGHTING IN ARGONNE
Joffre's Columns Repulse Three
Attacks in Two Hours-Bridges
Destroyed at ST. Mihiel.
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Paris. Jan. 27.-Violent assaults
against the Allies lines we're made &C
five points along the battle front, from
Ypres in Belgium 20 the Alsatian bor-
der, on the eve Of the Ksiser's birth
day, which is being celebrated to-day
in the German trenches.
The French counter attacks. accord
ing to the official reports issued to-day,
were effective in every region except
northeast OF Scissors, around Craonne,
where the Germans. after leaving
thousand dead on the field at La Creute
farm, managed to hold a part OF ths
gained by the French in an infantry
dash OF such brilliance that the war
Office departs from its usual monoton-
Gus form and speaks Of the soldiers
ardor as beyond all praise
The Germans taken prisoners we're
found TO belong TO five different regi-
ments. The French in this engagement
lost two entire companies which, en-
closed in a quarry by an earthslide,
were captured.
Germans Fail at La Bassee.
The German efforts to win the
British positions around La Bassee and
cut their railroad line of communica-
tion with Bethune seems to have failed
utterly. The Paris official report, fatty
contradicting the Berlin headquarters
claim Of victory, says that the Ger
mans lost in this fghting at least 1000
men. The report estimates the German
losses in the Ypres engagement, which
began about the same time, at bat
TALON and half, or 1900 men. This
would bring the total of the German
losses in the birthday" fighting on the
northwestern end of the line to $500
men.
German attacks were renewed
around height Of strategic impor-
tance in the region of Perthes, midway
between Rheims and Verdun. Here
four assaults were shattered by the
French. On the western edge Of the
Argonne forest, in the neighborhood Of
st. Hubert, the German were driven
back three times within two hours.
More Bridges Destroyed.
The French artillery on the west
bank of the Meuse opposite ST. Mihiel
is succeeding in keeping severed the
Germans line of communication across
the river 10 the most advanced posts
of their wedge formation. New foot
bridges thrown over the stream after
the destruction of the pontoons on
Sunday have been destroyed by the
French fire. The position OF the Ger
mans on the west bank is regarded as
becoming daily more perilous.
Following is the official communica-
tion issued by the French War once
tonight:
"The enemy attempted sudden at
tack last night in the 81. Mard wood,
in the region of Tracy-le-Nal north
west OF Soissons). After a violent
fusillade the Germans exploded mines
which destroyed our trenches for
distance Of about ffty-ilve yards, but
they we're not able 10 establish them
selves by reason of the dominating
fire Of our artillery. These trenches
have been reoccupied and put in or
der.
"To the west of Craonne the night
was calm. The fighting on January 20
and 20 in this region presented the
following character:
after a prolonged and intense bonn
bardment with projectiles Of large
calibre and bombs, the German infan-
nv delivered an attack on the Heurte-
bise- Bois-de- Foulon front, but were re-
nulsed everywhere with heavy losses eN-
cent AT La Creute A landslide caused By
the storm Of immense proJectiles OBJ
structsd the entrance Of an old quarry
which served as storehouse and
shelter for the garrison Of our trenches
az Ia Creute. Two companies Of these
troops were taken prisoners there.
Counter-Attack Brilliant.
"The enemy, having thus gained
foothold at La Creute, penetrated the
Foulon wood and rendered untenable
the neighboring trenches, which we
have evacuated.
"The counter-attacks which we de-
livered over a good part Of the ground
lost were brilliant. The srdor Of our
troops was beyond all praise. The
enemy suffered very great losses and
left on the field thousand dead. The
prisoners taken belonged TO i've differ
ent regiments, which is an indication
of the Importance of the attack.
"ln the Argonne, near N. Hubert.
German attack failed. During the day
three new attacks were executed with
in two hours, every one OF them being
vigorously repelled.
"The night OF January % was calm
in Alsace and the Nosges. There Is
nothing OF importance 10 communicate
on the rest of the front"
German Losses $500.
Earlier in the day the following
statement, containing the estimate OF
German casualties IN the lpres and
La Bassee regions, was given out:
"In the sectors OF Nieuport and Of
Ypres there were artillery engagements
yesterday. A German aeroplsne was
brought down within the lines of the
Belgian army. Statements made by
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