New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-06
FRENCH ADVANCE
FURTHER IN ALSACE
Appear Around Colmar-
Capture Quarry in ST.
Mihiel Region.

Paris. ian. 5.-The French to-day
not only made fresh advances M Al
SAGE. but assumed the offensive again
in the neighborhood of st. Mlhiel
where they captured one Of the quar-
ries upon which the Germans have re-
lied as forming practically impregna-
bic trenches. To-night's official report
says:
Last night our troops took pos
session of a quarry situated at the
crossing of the road from Rouyrois 70
s.. Mihiel and that from Marcy to 81
Mihiel and also some neIghborlng
trenches.
There is no other operation to re-
port. The weather continues TO be
very bad. with incessant rains
Sappers Are Busy.
Except at the two extreme wings
on the Belgian coast and in Upper AL
SAGE. where the Allies have gained
some ground. the fighting on the west
ern front has been done by sappers,
miners and artillery. From the coast
to the Swiss border the troops have
either been engaged in Smelling the
opposite trenches or trying to sap and
mine them; only at isolated points has
the infantry had its opportunity.
A few hundred yards have been
gained by the Allies among the dunes
of Flanders, despite the unfavorable
weather.
Two Advances in Alsace.
The official statement given out by
The War Office earlier in the day con
veys the first intimation of another
French advance into Alsace, at a point
near Orbey COR Urbes), which IS some
fourteen miles 20 the west Of Colmar.
Ii sets forth also that the French adj
vances in the direction of Cernay
(Sennheim), to the southeast of Stein
bach. have been maintained. Cernay is
recognized, IS the door TO Muelhausen.
The Berlin official report, received
here by way of London, confirms the
advance of the French upon Cernay
TO point two miles east of Steinbach.
The text Of the earlier official re
port follows: -.
an Belgium. in spite of the condi-
ton of the ground and the difficulties
which result, our infantry made prog
ross i'm the sand dunes in front of Nieu-
mort In the region of st. Georges our
men advanced. at different places, 200,
900 and 500 yards, occupying houses
and some trenches. At several points
the Belgian artillery reduced to ST.
lence the artillery of the Germans.
Grenades Halt Sappers.
"From the Lys to the Disc, in the
region of Notre Dame de Lorette, to
the west of Lens, we were successful,
thanks to our mortars and our hand
grenades. in completely stopping the
sapping labors of the enemy. In the
vicinity of the Lille highway the Ger
mans blew uD one Of our trenches and
then took possession of 1T, but an i'm
mediate counter attack again put us IN
possession of it,
From the Disc to the Vosges no in
fantry activity has been reported. IL
the region of Craonne and in the VI
/ cinity of Rheims there have been ar
tilIery engagements. Our batterie:
/ effectively bombarded the positions o.
the enemy in the town of La Sulppe
"a we'll as in the region OF Perthe'
/ and i'm the vicinity Of BeauseJour
| There was similar activity in tn Ar
come and on the heights OF the
/ Meuse.
"In Alsace. to the southeast of the
Col Mount du Bohomme, we have
entered the hamlet of Creux dArgent
/ two kilometres west of Orbey, where
we are organizing our position. The
gains realized by us on the road from
/ Thanh to Cernay have been main
tanned at a distance one kilometre e
/ the east of Old Thanh. Furthermore
the fire Of our heavy artillery at ;
point two kilometres east of Burn
haupt-le-Haut silenced the artillery
of the enemy"