The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-16
OFFENSIVE CONTINUED
ALONG ENTIRE FRONT
rmn RIOw ~ Four Lines of
French Trenches.

>p.ctr. f0bie D"sD1'~i fo THr So
r,His. Marcn Eth. a'Nct o"ous ve
was continued to-day AMI Yesterday and
AZ q number Of points further advances
were made. although the Germans !r-
,.rpos.d a more obstinate YES stance alI
ever secured a considerable local ~ir-
ass IN lie Pr-,re wood. where t'cy
uiuel COW lines ~ French treu hes and
blew hem NJ. retaining par, " ne
ground.
The action has shifted from me Ne I'VE
Ypr-S. wher. IN. British troops mr., "
been hard pr.ssel 20 hold their Trenches
Yesterday the enemy succeeded in gam
.og some ground IA that dis'-ir;, hat
today the B-i' sh r"Cap,nr"d al they
los, and progressed some IN add
ION.
The French troops have captured me
western htlf OF Nsuquois ~ the Argoune
and A.. now believed 70 hold he entlr~
village Tor winch they have been nght.ue
since the after part % February N"r'h
OF Arras me French took three lines OF
German ireuches py - hr.ll!tu. charge
and ~ the Champagne district .heN
made further progress. according 20 tac
nigh crninun,Quh which said
To-day VA marked by many ar-
tons favorable to us. In IN" .rg!ui.
OF I.ombaortzydt our ARTILLERY bonn
ntrdcd most rifcac!pu~i' ,n"
oueny's defence WORKS Thr CO.
mans attempted Ia recaptur" To
small fort which wc took from them
during the night Of March ll-I-
they were repu.sei, leaving about
Grty d. ID on the field. oug losses
We're insiRnIiiLan'
south q! Npies the British army.
which had been compelled to retir'
from -. Elol as the result Of ycst"r-
days attack by the Germans. htN
rccapturcd hat Village and almost
All tho nearby trenches, despite scv-
cral counter ATTACKS delivered by tGc
enemy.
North OF Arras an extremely bril-
hart attack by our infantry enabled
,s to capture IN "a single dash three
lines Of trenches Oh 'he spur OF
Nolyn Dame de lnrette and to
reach the edge OF tho plateau W"
captured about 100 prisoners, lucluu-
ing sever Il officers n nOn'romm!s-
stoned officers. We also destroyed
two nitraillcuscr md caused the
explosion If an ammunition depot,
Further south. IN the region OF
Eculr and Roclinc1urt. near the road
To- Lille. We blew up several Ger
man trenches and prevented th'
enemy from rebuilding them
In the region Of Albert, near car
nov the Germans caused tn" cN-
ploslou of "a mn und" ne OF GU
tr..cht, and occupied the eXcavl-
tor ", drove them away, but
they succeeded in returning, A
counter attach. however. enabled
~ to recover this position to
maintain ourselves thcr" We have
r~corsanizcd our entire defensive
system a. this point
In the valley OF the Alsne. near
Vassen,, northwest OF Nouvrou,
two German companies wer" caught
by our lire and suffered heavy
losses
In Champagne we have made ncu
gains We gained ground in the
woods northeast Of Souaih ana
northwest of Pcrthcs. Two counter
attacks IN 'front.' Of a hrldgeh"Hd
northeast of Mcsnil-lcs-iiurlus w"r"
rcpulSed and We extended ou psl-
ton in that section. taking a mum
be- Of prisoners and capturing "A
trench mortar.
I'm the Argnnne there has been
yer, great activity since Yesterday,
Two counter attacks by the enemy
in the region Of Bagat"lle W"r" re
pulsed. We demolished - block
house, occupied the SIT" and "stab-
lisn"d ourselves there.
Between lee -Four Il" Paris and
RolaHte the enemy attempted I'VE
counter attacks winch failed as well
as tire" others attempted previ-
ouSiy.
A. VAuauois our infantry deliv-
cred an attack which resulted IN the
possession of the western part Of
that village We took manw pris-