New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-14
French Report Brilliant
Successes Near Arras
and in ArgOnne.
AND
STORES CAPTURED
Allies Kill Hundreds at Point OF
BayOnet and Make 1850
Prisoners.

Paris, May 13.-The French War
Office to-day made the following an
nouncements:
I'VE won brilliant successes Wednes-
day evening and Wednesday night TO
the north Of Arras. By the capture Of
Carency there has fallen into our
hands much war material, which it has
not yet been possible to enumerate
completely. It includes two cannon,
one howitzer, two mortars. dozen
bomb throwers, large number of ma
chine guns. 5000 rifles and large sup
plies of shells and cartridges.
"Carency was taken by assault on
Wednesday night, as well as the forest
to the north of II, Hill 125. The
German garrison stationed in this vii
lage and in this wood was composed Of
one battalion of the 109th Regiment of
infantry, one battalion OF the l36th
Regiment of infantry. one battalion or
Bavarian chaSseurs and SIX companies
of pioneers, 300 men to company
These forces had made of Carency and
Of Hill 1875 in the forest a position Of
great strength.
Fierce Night Attack.
an spite Of the fact that their num-
bers had been very much reduced by
their losses in killed, wounded and
prisoners on previous days, these
forces during the entire night put up
desperate resistance to our attack, de-
livered against maze of trenches,
blockhouses and narrow passages.
1--WE broke down this resistance OF
the enemy, and at break of DAY we were
in complete mastery Of the situation.
Our troops killed hundreds OF Germans
at the point of the bayonet. We made
1850 prisoners, OF whom about 81 are
officers. Included in these latter Is a
colonel and the commandant of the bat
TALON of chasseurs.
an the wood of Hill 125 we found
the bodies Of three companies OF Ger
mans which had been annihllated by
our artillery.
"The enemy bombarded Carency this
afternoon. but without result As IS
tiers OF Carency we have progressed
toward the north, where we have estao-
lished ourselves in Albain St Nazaire,
which We hold, with the exception OF
some houses along the river.
Half Village Burned.
Around these the struggle still con,
tinues. We made several hundred
prisoners. During his retirement the
enemy set fire to half the village.
AT the southern exit of Souchez our
positions were subjected yesterday TO
violent attack on the part OF the enemy.
Nevertheless. we retained them.
at Neuville our attacks on the VII
lage itself and to the north OF the VII
lage made perceptible progress.
ave occupied new groups OF houses
In the northern part OF the village. Inc
number OF cannon and howitzers OF
large calibre taken was seventeen.
Lines Of Trenches Captured.
"To the north Of Melville we took
possession Of trenches several hundred
wards long, and we occupied the road
called the Highway des Carrieres.
which runs from Melville 10 Givenchy.
In the village itself we occupied yester-
day morning only the southern por-
ton. the enemy still holding the centre
and the northern part. An attack de-
livered late in the afternoon resulted
in our occupying house By house all the
central portion of this village. Ihe
Germans were driven back to the ex-
treme northern part, where we are
outfanking them. Our troops IN TINS
fighting gave admirable evidences OF
courage and tenacity.
AT Notre Dame de Lorette we are
masters of the fort, as well as OF the
chapel.
an the vast quadrilateral Of trenches
and earthworks which is TO the south
Of the chapel of Notre Dame de Lorette
we have been subjected TO very vlo-
lent counter attack. feroclous com
bat. which lasted all night long, de-
veloped in this quadrilateral. In the
morning we were complete masters or
the situation, having inflicted very
heavy losses on the enemy.
Germans Out of lie Pretre.
an the Argonne, at Bagatelle, we re-
nuIsed two German attacks-one at
hight. the other in the day. The latter
was very violent.
ain the Forest Of lie Pretre we oc-
cupied Yesterday new line OF German
trenches. This success has made US
masters Of the last German organiza-
ton which had still resisted in that
wood. The entire position Is now IN
our hands"
Berlin (via London, May 13.-The
lOllONliH ""S
day at army headquarters:
East of Ypres we took another point
Of vantage from the enemy. In the
afternoon strong French attacks on our
front from Ablain TO Melville were re-
pulsed with very heavy losses to the
enemy. The village OF Carency and
the western part of Ablain, which are
for the greater part included in the
territory held by the French, IS re-
suit of their occupation OF our fore
most trenches between Melville and
Carency, were, however, evacuated last
night. Unfortunately on this occasion
a number OF our brave men and much
material again were lost.
French attempts TO recapture a
section OF their trenches which we took
from them northwest OF Berry Bac'
in the woods south OF Nll-aux- Bois,
were without success.
After strong artillery preparations
the enemy attacked our positions be-
tween the Meuse and the Noselle last
night. At ORGY des Carmes they sue
ceeded in penetrating section OF our
foremost trenches stretching over a
width Of from $50 10 200 metres. After
bitter hsnd-to-hand fighting our posi-
tions were again cleared OF all French
men. 4 number OF prisoners remained
in our hands.
1.-TWO French blockhouses on the
western slope Of weilerkopf
were destroyed by our fire..
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