New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-20
Capture Fond de Buval
After Six Weeks of Per-
sistent Attacks.
BRITISH SEIZE
POST NEAR YPRES
Gen. Joffre's Troops Advance
Further in Alsace and Occupy
Town of Metzeral.

ArraS, nave TAKEN lIeHSheS Ahu NAi'SH
wedges 'nto tho German lines at vari-
Gus points, while the British east Of
Ypres have occupied German positions
near HODGE.
One Of the most desperate conflicts,
according to to-night's official report
Of the French War Office, centred
around the Fond de Buval, which has
been stubbornly defended by the Ger
mans for six weeks This position the
French carried by an assault so des-
perate that only a dozen Germans re-
NAMED alive when the trenches were
finally won.
Fighting for possession of positions
in the Labyrinth has given the French
additional gains, and troops on Hill ll9
are maintaining themselves back OF the
last German trenches.
Village Won and Lost.
The village Of Ebermeuil, thirty miles
east of Nancy, was captured by the
Germans last night, but was immedi-
ately retaken by the French.
The Paris official statement reads as
follows:
an the sector to the north Of Arras
we have continued our action, and on
several points gathered the fruits OF
the favorable engagements OF the last
few days.
after a very spirited struggle the
Fond de Buval, obstinately defended
by the enemy since May 8, was COM
pietely invested and carried By assault.
There we captured some machine guns
and a few prisoners, a dozen Of whom
remain in our hands, the resistance Of
the Germans having been desperate.
ION the slopes extending to the east
of Lorette, in the direction Of Souchez,
we have carried several trenches and
made 300 prisoners, about ten OF whom
are officers.
French Beyond German Trenches.
1--WE hold the slopes Of Hill 119,
where our troops are maintaining
themselves, clinging to the ground be-
yond the last German trenches, not
withstanding counter attacks by the
enemy. To the south of these slopes
our front has been carried forward to
the northeast of the Labyrinth
1.-THE enemy by counter attack Of
ertreme violence retook from US last
night one part of the great passageway
which we had previously occupied. We
regained it during the course Of the
day, and we have repulsed all the at
tempts of the enemy.
an the entire sector the artillery
engagement, which has been intense,
continues. In the outskirts Of the
forest of lie Pretre the enemy attempt
cd to attack, but was not able to de-
bouch.
"At Embermenil German battalion
captured last night two of our small
posts, but we Immediately counter at
tackled and, although with forces in
ferior in number. reoccupied all of our
positions and drove our opponents TO
fight.
Alsace Advance Continues.
an Alsace our advance continues on
the two banks Of the Fecht River, in
spite Of the heavy fog and a torrential
rain. We hold on the left bank Of the
western Fecht the group Of hills Of
Braunkopf, Hill $50, Leichwalde and
the villages of Steinbruck and Alien
hof (Althof). We have at the same
time. between the two branches OF the
Fecht. taken the clearing of Anlass-
wasen.
"On the right bank of the western
branch we have gained the heights of
Hilgenfrst, which constitute the out
post of the little Ballon de Buebe-
miller (Kahlerwasen), and progressed
on the slopes to the east In the direc-
tion OF Landersbach.
1--WE have bOmbarded the railway
station at Munster and exploded NUM-
tion depots located there. At the end
of the day our troops completely in
vested MetZeral, which the Germans
had set on fire before cvacuating it,"
The official statement issued by the
British War Office to-day says:
"On Friday, north of Hooge, near
Ypres, we occupied German trenches
on a front of 250 yards, which the enc
my had been forced to abandon owing
TO our local successes there. AS a re-
suit of the fighting in this neighbor-
hood during the week we captured 2l3
prisoners, including two officers, and
took three machine guns and full gas
cylinder
Northeast Of Armentieres we ex-
ploded several mines last night and de-
stroyed a portion of the enemy's trench
es. Our artillery and rifle fire in
flicted casualties on the enemy while
trying to escape after the explosion.
"The electric power station at La
Bassee was successfully bombarded
yesterday by our airmen."
The German War Office communica-
ton says:
"A continuation Of the attacks on our
front north of Arras resulted in fur
Their defeats for the enemy. North of
La Basee Canal an English advance was
repulsed without difficulty.
French Attacks Break Down.
Several French attacks on the Lorette
hills, on both sides Of Melville, and
northeast of Arras, broke down. We
cleared a few trench sections, which we
had previously lost, of all enemies.
ain the Argonne region a local ad-
vance of the enemy was repulsed by a
bayonet engagement
"The battles at Vauquois have not
led to any result.
North Of Luneville the village Of
Embremenil, which had been fortified
and occupied by the French, was capt
ured, and after the destruction of all
the French defence works our troops
returned into their old positions, carry
ing about sixty prisoners-French chas-
seurs-with them.
an the Vosges fighting still goes on
in a few places in the Valley of the
Fecht. On Hilgen ridge we took 200
Frenchmen prisoners.