The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
GER MANS LOSE
800 METER LINE
OF TRENCHES
French Report BIC Victory
in the Champagne
District.
INVADERS FAIL IN
ATTACKS

Sprc1dl 'Gbls Dtsp0tcN 10 IHE Sun
rAr,s. Feb. i7.-The Allics are press
,,e the Germans hard AT every point iu
france and Flanders with both in
f,n,ry and artillery. Military critics
-ere believe the renewed activity on the
western front il for the purpose Of
forcing the enemy Ia keep mis- armies
mere at present strength and to prevent
rim from detach!ug any force to send
against the Russians.
TIE official communique issued to-
Ugh. by the French Wa Sh,e tells Of
number Of notable successes In violent
..t.cNs and counter attacks. North Of
,rras the French captured two lines Of
trenches to-day and held them against
ali onslaughts, inficting severe losses
m the Germans, especially among the
commissioned officers.
A. Rheims positions previously won
nave been held and organized. Ia cham
pasne the capture of German trenches
IN a front of 500 meters is reported. At
NIesnil-les- Nurlus and Beausejour many
urisoners Nave been taken and the battle
continues. In La Grurie wood, in the
Aigonne. the French have advanced and
hey have also progressed between the
hNAEf hAANA Wv y 'AahH 90 80 WV
Fights overlooking Sudcl hopt have been
,onduared. II is also annuunce' that
Frihourp-on-Rriesgau mas been bonn
barded by Frencl ficrs again. The night
'ommun!que follows:
FROM the sea - the pise our
artillery has don some very
effcacious work. d;sp rsnG many
German formations. causing the OK
p,osiln Of ~amrnunitIln caissons and
destroying aim
North Of Nrris ro have captured
Two lines of trenches and repulsed
several vlolou; counter attacks.
W. nave captured many prisoners
and inflicted hct"y losses upon
the enemy. Many German officers
have been 'iIled.
In the Rhine sector. near Louvre.
tire gains achieved during the day
Of February IL ..hiCh am united to
several hundred meters have been
consolidated and maintained.
In Champagne We nave continued
our advance northwest of ierthes
and have captured the eneny's
positions on a front uf 500 meters.
All the German counter attacks
north of Observation-Disclosures ard
Beausejour have been repulsed. We
have captured one heavy bomb
NiiONF CT fllh a NV
and have taken 200 prisoners. The
fighting here continues.
In the .Argonne We have advanced
In the La Grurie VOC and main
tanned our gains despite two violent
ounte attacks and lively bayone,
action. as a result Of which the
enemy suffered heavy losses.
The violent attack by the Ger
mans at lie Four lie Paris has been
completely repulsed.
Between the .ATgOnne and the
Meuse We nave advanced at several
points.
In Alsace We have gained pos
session OF the heights overlooking
the Sudel farm and have held all
the rround previously conquered.
Our aeroplanes nave hombarded
TIE railroad station at Fribourg-en-
P~riesgau.
The new allied offensive. continNous
yesterday and to-day on the entire front.
began on Tuesday. The afternoon COM
munlque reported the commencement Of
tnese hostilities and laid special stress
on a severe- engagement fought near lie
+ ur de Paris in the Argonne. Here
me Germans attacked N force. but We're
iepulsed with losses described by the
French Wdr Office as huge East OF
mis- d .strict, in the forest of Melancourj.
the French also achieved success yester-
day. capturing German trenches over a
'ron' # 100 meters. The afternoon COM
mun!que follows
In spite Of an act We cannonade,
the French and English aviators
VIM Yesterday threw bombs in the
region Of Ghistcl!e and Ostend. have
been abe 10 reenter our lines un-
harmed.
The Belgian artillery has carried
OF; some effective shooting against
gatherings Of troops and shelters.
In Champa gnc ten of the enemv's
counter attacks were repulEed dur
Ing the n ght.
In the Argonnc there VS. consld-
Table activity. . Fontaine-auX-
Charmes We nave destroyed a block
house and 100 meters of trenches. A
German attack launched by at least
tree Dattaiions between l.c Four de
Paris and Hill 2s3. west OF Bou-
reuilles. has been very severe We
have entirely repu.sed 1t. infictlns
on the enemy huge losses and taking
some prisoners.
More 10 the east. n the forest ~
Meldncourt. We have captured 700
meters Of trenches.
From tn" Ncuye 10 the Nosges
totNlng noteworthy has occurred.