The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-13
FRENCH TAKE HILL
IN BRILLIANT DASH
Chasscurs Drive Germans With
Heavy Losses From
Vosges Spur.
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PARIS. Feb IA brilliant and sue
cessful feat Of arms Is reported In the
official communique issued by the War
Office tonight In violent snow
storm French chasseurs. who have re-
peatedy distinguished themselves in the
mountain fighting, stormed and captured
high spur north OF Harmannsweiler
Kopf, In Upper Alsace. east OF the
Vosges. driving out the Germans. who
suffered heavy casualties The French
losses we're trlring.
Unofficial dispatches experimenting
the brief official announcement describe
the feat as one Of the most noteworthy
of the war The place captured Is given
on the maps as Cote 937," meaning
that II is e37 metres (2,ss9 feet) above
sea level. I, has been held by the Ger
mans in force and was particularly
difficult to attack because OF the rugged
and wooded nature OF its slopes, which
are covered with snow.
The difficulties they had to overcome
proved no hindrance 10 the hardy chas-
seurs, who have been longing. since the
war began. for more chances to demon
strate their worth. Their victory Of to-
day not only lends distinction to Thorn.
but il a great help to the French forces
in their drive through Upper Alsace
toward the Rhine. The night commu-
nique follows:
There were artillery duels Of
lively character In Belgium and in
Champagne.
In the Argonne, between Fontaine
Madame and our works az Marie
Therese the only activity manifested
by the enemy was the explosion or
mines and the throwing OF bombs,
to which we replied The infantry
did not leave the trenches.
In Lorraine we repulsed German
| attack toward Arracourt.
In the Nosges our chasseurs cap
tu-ed Hiu 937. 500 meters rOrth-
! west of the Sudelle farm Gin the
district north of Hartmannsweler
Kopf. This brilliant feat Of arms
was carried out in a violent snow
storm at "A very slight cost to us.
The severe checks dealt TO German
infantry attacks during the first part OF
this week have had the effect OF making
the enemy chary of leaving his trenches,
. hence the War ONCE has little to report
Of an offensive by the Germans except
the throwing OF bombs and hand gren-
AIDES, mine explosions and artillery fire.
In no case have these tactics obtained
material results.
The afternoon War Office announce
ment told of further activity by the Ger
mans near La Boisselle. where German
! mine was exploded at one end of a
/ French trench without. however. driving
the defenders from their position. At
other points of the line the enemy di-
rected severe artillery fire against the
French trenches. notably at Tracy lie
Mont between the Somme and the Ar
come, and at Rambucourt in the
, WvevTs. Tha French rctc!!a:ea N this
I region by bombardng Thiaucourt and
Arnavile The afternoon communique
follows:
Between the sea and the Somme
! yesterday saw artillery fighting. To
the south of La Bo!sselle the enemy
exploded a mine at the end of one
OF our trenches. We, however, main
tanned our position.
From the Somme TO the Argonne
there has been reported nothing
more than the bombardment OF
Tracy-le- Mont by the enemy and
the activity OF our artillery In the
| sectors of Rheims and of Scissors.
In the Woevre yesterday wit
messed a fairly spirited cannonading
on the part of the Germans In front
OF Rambucourt and the Forest OF La
Hazellc We bombarded the rail-
road stations at Thaucourt and