New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-20
FRENCH WEAKEN
GERMAN WEDGE
NORTH OF ARRAS
Capture Highways at
Apex of Angres-Ablain
Salient.

London, Aug. 19.-The German
wedge into the French line north OF
Arras has been loosened.
Despite the vigorous Stacks OF the
foe, the Kaiser's troops have chung IL
the salient between Angres and Ablain,
with its apex AT Notre Dame de
Lorette. That front has now been
broken and the French are masters OK
the junction of the highroads between
Bethune and Arras and between
Ablain and Angres.
The gain, which Paris calls very
appreciable," was won after a stiH
fight. All day yesterday the artillery
prepared the way with incessant hre'
Then. last night, the French infantry
attacked, and penetrated the German
trenches. Counter attacks by the en-
envy failed to regain the lost ground
Paris tells of the capture of prisoners
and five machine guns.
Berlin admits .he loss Of grouna
in Artois. The French. i. reports, took
the outermost trenches on the salient,
and still hold that part in the centre
/ of the position. On the rest of the
front, it claims, the enemy has al
ready been driven back.
! In the Vosges the French claim the
| capture of a trench on the Schratz-
mannele crest. A violent engagement
took place yesterday on the summit
Of Mount Lnge. Berlin admits the
( foe made a temporary advance into
/ the German trenches, but claims that
/ he was dislodged nearly everywhere
from the positions won.
Carmen Cuns Silenced
In the Argonne the French report
further successes with their artillery
I They tell of the silencirg of German
! batteries and bombthrowers near
Fontaine-aux-Charmes and IN the re.
gion of Marie Therese. Near Hill Zs1
the Germans exploded mine, but ole
no damage. Artillery fighting goes oil
without pause along most of the front
FRENCH OFFICIAL.
The War Office in Paris this even
ing made the following official COM
munication:
The artillery fighting continues IN
tense on the greater part OF tnt
front, notably on both banks OF the
Disc in the region Of Plessis-de
Rove and at Vingre, where we MI
an enemy train and convoy, and also
in Champagne ard in the southern
Woevre.
In the forest of the Argonne the
Germans exploded near Hill 2o5
mine which did not disturb ou'
works.
In the Vosges the enemy confined
himself to violent cannonading or
the positions of Linge and Schratz
mannele.
During an action yesterday whicf
enabled US to realize in Artois {
very appreciable gain we took prs
oners and captured five machine
guns.
Artois Front Is Active.
The statement issued in the after
noon said:
There was much activity last mig"
on the Artois front. An attack b!
our forces made us masters Of IN
junction of the highroads between
Bethune and Arras and between
Ablain and Angres, where the Ger
man position constituted a salleE
into our advance lines. Severa
counter attacks On the part of tn
enemy were repulsed.
To the north of Careful We wei
successful in repulsing certain at
tacks made with hand grenades an
bombs. These attacks were pre-
coded by a bombardment Of clos
range and supported by infantr.
fire.
In the region of Berries and Adm
fer. in the Department of Pas d.
Calais. violent infantry firing wa
continued yesterday. There was ais
cannonading between the Disc ant
the Aisne; in the sector of Bailly
as we'll as on the plateaus o
Ouennevieres and Nouvron.
Sharp Fight in Vosges.
In the Argonne our artillery pu
an end TO the activities of the en-