New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-17
Crown Princes Gains Did
Not Exceed 440 Yards,
Paris Reports.
FIGHTING RESUMED
ON LORRAINE FRONT
Attempts to Capture SoucheA
COntinue-TeutOnS Lose
a Trench.

IN the Argonne, moving lo"aEu NeIuuh,
has been halted. Berlin tells Of the
repulse of French attacks in the forest,
but claims no offensive and asserts no
gains Paris, on the other hand, re-
ports minor advances, among them the
recapture of Hill No. 2S5, stormed by
the Germans early this week.
A statement from the French En-
bassy, issued to-day through the Brit
ish Official Press Bureau, refutes Ger
man claims of an important victory in
the Argonne. II says:
Their gains at no points exceeded
depth of 400 metres GAO YARDS. Hill
No. 2S5, which they occupied for time,
has been recaptured by us"
The hill was taken early this week
in the German move on Verdun, which
drove the French back three-ifths Of
mile along a front Of nearly two
miles, the German reports declared.
Tried to Break Verdun Hold.
The German Crown Prince did try
to break through the French lines in
the Argonne, but it is the opinion Of
military experts that his intention was
simply TO weaken the French hold on
Verdun A German official statement
claims that one result of this offensive
was the capture of 700 French soldiers
in three weeks.
The French. however, claim to have
reeained most Of the ground which
they had been forced TO give up. Brit
ish critics describe the effort Of the
Crown Prince as a costly and partly
successful alvance. followed by a coun-
ter offensive, which definitely checked
his progress.
Fighting is now in progress on the
Lorraine frontier. and in Artois, where
the French continue their attempt 70
capture Souchez.
So long as the effort to crush Russia
continues there is little possibility,
military writers say, of the Germans
attempting any important movement IN
the west, for II is believed that the
Austro- Germans will require all avalla-
BILE troops in the east for long while.
Four German army corps, composed OF
Pomcranians and men from Schleswig,
are said to have left Thorn to reinforce
General Won Hindenburg
Lines Are Closely Gripped.
Bomb and grenade lighting now is
taking the place of artillery action IN
the fighting in France, indicating that
the lines are closely gripped IN the
kind of struggle which so often mas
led TO a virtual draw along the western
front.
The official statement issued by the
French War Office tonight follows:
In Artois spirited artillery actions
have taken place. The enemy bonn
barded the Village of Bully. Two
civilians were killed. Our shells set
fire to the buildings of La Folioe Farm
on the Vimy Ridge.
an the region to the north OF ArraS
the enemy attempted to sally from his
trenches TO the south of the Chateau
de Careful and was Immediately
checked by our infantry and artillery
fire
ION the right bank of the Aisne, TO
{ the west of Scissors, the Germans,
after having dropped 1000 shells IN
the Fontenay section, attempted yester-
n
one of our fortified works, which failed.
Germans Attack in Lorraine.
an the Argonne comparative calm
prevailed except in one section OF the
forest where cannonading continued
without interference by the infantry.
"On the heights of the Meuse there
was a violent bombardment, as there
was also at Les Eparges, in the region
of the SonvauX ravine and IN the forest
of Apremont.
I'm Lorraine the Germans attacked
on a front extending three kilometres
the positions which they had lost near
Leintrey. They at the same time bonn
barded all our line from the forest OF
Champenoux as far as the Nezouse
River, delivering some attacks partly
with infantry. They were everywhere
repulsed. Near Leintrey, after having
gained foothold in an element OF the
trenches. they were Immediately elected
by counter attack.
an the region southeast of the For
est Of Parroy. assaulting troops which
had reached our wire entanglements
were dispersed by our fire and left
prisoners in our hands. The losses of
the enemy appeared considerable
Inc herman Official STATEMENT 10
sued tonight, says:
During one of the enemy's attacks
in the neighborhood of Souchez we
lost trench in the section south of
the cemetery on July l6.
Repulse Attacks in Argonne.
Repeated attempts made by the
French TO take away from US the posi-
tions we had captured in the Argonne
failed. The positions are firmly in our
hands.
French attacks delivered yesterday
and the day before TO the west of the
Argonne Forest failed in the face of
the North German Landwehr, who in
flicted large and sanguinary losses on
the enemy in bitter hand-to-hand
fighting We captured 1852 prisoners.
Since June 20 our troops have
Tough continually in the Argonne and
TO the west of that forest, with the ex-
ception of short Interruptions. In ad-
dtion 10 the gain in territory and
booty in materials. a total of ll6 OFF,
GERS and 1909 French prisoners has
been reached up to the present.
. con our front, which joins the Ar
gonne to the east, lively artillery bat
ties are in progress. Attacks made by
the enemy in this region were repulsed
without difficulty.
"ln the neighborhood of Leintrey, to
the east of Luneville, there have been