The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-16
FRENCH REPORT
MANY ADVANCES
Gains at Notrc Dame de Lorrtr
and Other Places Noted.

PARIS, April i5.--French troops made
notable advances to-day at widely sepa
rated points of the battle line, one in the
region OF Arras after - holly contested
fight and another In Alsace. where a
gain OF nearly mile was made. In the
fighting on thu northern part OF the line
the French drove the Germans at the
bayonets point from the hill east of
Notre Dame de l.orette. continuing tho
drive toward Lens and Doual undertaken
last month.
A notable feature of the operations
to-day was the bombardment by French
aviators OF several towns occupied by
the Germans. one aviator flew over the
German lines at the centre OF the line
and reached Mezieres, distance OF
about thirty-five miles from craonne
and hurled five bombs on the buildings
occupied by the Imperial General Stan.
severe fighting IN the operations
against the ST. Mhici salient Is also re-
ported in the official communicate issued
at IL o'clock tonight, which is as fol-
lows:
North Of Arras VIC have carried
of a brilliant victory which COM
pletes that OF last month. The en-
tire spur southeast Of Notre Dame
dc Lorette has been taken ut the
point of the bayonet by our troops,
who now hold all the slopes south
east as far as the borders Of Alb
lain-St. Nazsire. We took $50
prisoners. including several officers.
and captured three bomb throwers
and two ritrailleuses.
Al Thiepval and at lie Boisselle,
In the region of Albert the enemy
attempted 10 deliver two attacks,
but they were Immediately stopped
by our iirc
In the Argonne. at Bagatelle. our
artillery demolished tn" principal
German trench. Further To The
east, at les Meurssons. We re-
pulsed an attack. At Les Eparges
the enemy delivered three counter
attacks during the night from
Wednesday To Thursday In AN at
tempt to retake the eastern salient.
He was repulsed with heavy losses.
The enemy resumed the lombard
ment OF the position ~ noon. but de-
livered no infantry attack.
In the Mortmara wood We re-
pulsed counter attack and pro-
crossed on the ground occupied on
April IL.
inventory q our booty: Two re-
volving guns, two bomb throwcrs,
one mtraileuse. several hundred
rifles and thousands OF cartridges
and hand erenades.
In lie Pretre wood We repulsed
IN attack and took many prisoners
y German aviator has dropped
bombs on the hospital at Mour-
melon.
As a reprisal for the lombard
ment Of Nancy by a Zeppelin one OF
our aviators dropped i've bombs on
the grand ccncral Headquarters
The proJectiles all fell on the build
ings In which the imperial General
STAFF Is installed at Mezieres-
Charleville, our aviators also bonn
bsrded the railway station OF FRI
burg en- Brisgau. A squadron of
fifteen aeroplanes threw bOmhV sue
cessfully on the military build
ings OF the Germans at Ostend. Our
machines were subjected to a Nio-
lent cannonadlng. but all returned
intact.
The most notable achievement re
ported in the communique Issued in tn
afternoon was the advance Of Frenc
forces in the district north Of Hart
mannsweiler kopf, the strategic pea
captured several days ago. The in
vaders Of AlsaCc have made a dash for
ward of 500 yards north Of the Rive
LAUGH in tn" direction of Schnepfen
reich Kopf, The text of the afternoo
communque II as fouows;
Near Us Boiselle our heavy ar
tilery completely wrecked German
shelters ana trenches.
In the ArgOnne. near Fontaine-
aux-CharleS. local engagement
took place from trench to trench,
In which we gained the advantage
Our asccndcncy over the Germans
a. this point IL becoming more and
more pronounced,
on April II. the day following
the repulse By our artillery of the
counter attack At Les Eparges,
made by the enemy debouching from
combres, the Germans bombarded
our positions, but did not attack
The extension Of our front at tho
Ally Wood, already reported. was
maintained against 4 counter at
tack. our progress rendered us
masters Of portion Of the principal
German trench, and to the north
of this trench also gained for us
section Of ground 400 yards long
and 100 yards wide The now
trench gained by w near the Essey-
F1irey highroad remains in our
possession.
Near Fey-en-Haye bomba I'd
ncnt was carried on but WAS not
followed up by an infantry attack.
In the forest Of Le Pr,trc. after
having won in the course of the
18Th part Of the German lines, We
maintained our gains Yesterday.
and stopped Il counter attack rs
Uachin" gum.
In Alsace. to tho north at La
Lsuche, we made progress amount.
Ing to 1900 yards in the direction
NJ Schncpfcn-Ricthkopf