New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
Gain 500 Yards of Lines at
HODGE by Use of Fire
"Projector.'
FRENCH REPULSE
LABYRINTH ATTACK
Report Violent Hand-tO-Hand
Battles Near Arras and in
COlmar Advance.
lBy Cable 70 Tie Tribune. |

flame projectors the Germans last
night succeeded in penetrating the
first line of British trenches on a
front Of 500 yards near Hooge, ac-
cOrding to an official statement given
out by the War Office tonight, when
the fighting was said to be still in
progress.
The French official statement also
records the renewal of violent fight
ing in the Afras district, near Sou
chez, where the Germans have been
making efforts to recspture the
Labyrinth" which the French occu-
pied several weeks ago.
All last night the fighting ragged
from trench 10 trench, with hand
grenades and bombs, but, according to
the French official reports, all the at
tacks were beaten off.
Another move toward the Verdun
line the French claim to have re-
pulsed 81 La Croix-des- Carmes, with
little dlWcuIty.
French Advance in Vosges.
In the Vosges both French and Ger
man reports agree that the fighting
has again assumed serious proper
tons. The French are continuing their
movement down the Muenster Valley
from Metzeral, on the open road TO
Colmar. Both sides claim possession
of the peaks Of Lingekopf and Barren
kopf, the French asserting that they
had driven off the German assault and
inflicted heavy losses on the Germans
through a curtain of fire" Berlin
reports hard fighting, but says that
the issue has not yet been deter
mined.
Elsewhere on the front action was
confined to the usual artillery duels
and the sapping and coIntermning of
| trenches.
The following official statement was
given out by the British War Office
] I Iludy HlSHt
This friday morning the enemy
/ began a bombardment of our trenches
north and south of HODGE (east of
Ypres- Belgium, and followed this by
an attack with fame projectors, deliv-
cred chiefly against the trenches re-
Gently captured by us at HoOge. By
this means the enemy succeeded in
penetrating our first line trenches on
a front of about 500 yards. The fight
ing is still in progress"
The following report was given out
/ in Paris:
an the Artois district, near Souchez.
and at The Labyrinth there was all
/ last night lighting from trench TO
trench with hand grenades and bombs.
Between the Disc and the Aisne, on the
plateau of Quenneyieres. there was
continued activity yesterday with ar
tillery and bomb throwers. between
Bourcuilles and Vauquois, and in the
Forest of Malancourt. the explosion OF
mines by the enemy did no damage.
In the Forest Of lie Pretre Ger
man movement of attack at La Croix-
des-Carmes was easily repulsed.
Bombs Dropped on Nancy.
"A German aviator yesterday threw
down or the town Of Nancy a total OF
foul bombs. but no casualties or dam
age resulted.
IN the Vosges. AZ Barrenkopf, the
fighting continued until midnight with
great fury. 4 fresh German counter
attack was repulsed A curtain OF
fire maintained by our troops inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy.
mo infantry action was reported
during the dav on our front. The ar
tillery engagements were rather VIC
lent in Belgium, around St. George
and Steenstraete. on the Quenneviere.
plateau, in the Champagne and in thu
region of Auberive on Suppe.
an the Western Argonre the fight
ing with bombs was accompanied or
each side by a violent cannonade, es
pecially toward ST. Hubert.
Between the Meuse and the Mo
selle the artillery fire was centred or
the region of the Mortmare Wood and
the Forest of lie Pretre."
In Berlin the Headquarters staff to
day issued the following official state
ment:
"Near Perthes. in the Champagne re
gion. both sides exploded mines. Our.
destroyed French fanklng trench
northwest Of Perthes.
an the forest Of lie Pretre a French
attack collapsed before our infantry
and artillery fire when in front of oul
trenches.
IN the Vosges yesterday Afternoon
the enemy again attacked our line a
Li7gekopf. Hand-ot-hand fighting To-
possession Of this position has not ye
come 10 a conclusion.
1.-TWO English airmen were obliged e
descend on the water near the coast
and were captured"