New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-03
CROWN PRINCES
ARMY PRESSES
ON In ARGONNE
Gains on Three-Mile Front
in Effort to Cut Off
Fortress Of Verdun.
GERMANS STORM
VOSGES POSITIONS
Capture Part of Trenches on
East Side of Stronghold, but
Are Driven Out.

are DT1NeI1 Oul.
London, July 2.-The Germans, un-
der the command of the Grown Prince,
have increased their efforts to cut
through or crowd back the French
lines on both sides Of the fortress Of
Nerdun.
In the Argonne hand-to-hand fight
ing followed a violent bombardment
The French say they nave maintained
all their positions, but the Berlin ofi-
cial report states that the Germans
have made an advance of more than
800 yards along front Of three
miles.
The Germans announce the capture
here of 25 officers and 1,750 men, with
considerable quantity Of artillery.
Trenches Lost in Vosges.
In the Vosges the Germans succeed
ed in occupying part % the French
line of trenches on the Hllgeniirst'
but Paris declares they were driven
out to-day by a counter attack.
At many points in the northeastern
front artillery engagements are in
creasing in violence from north Of
Ypres to the Aisne.
The German attacks in the Argonne
by an entire army corps, with the OBJ
ject of breaking through the French
line in the hope Of rcJching Nerdun,
will be repeated, according 70 Lieu
tenant Colonel Rousset. military critic
of lie Petit Parisicn." He asserts
that successive checkS have not dis
couraged the Germans and that they
will continue their etfolts to gain con-
troll of this hilly forest region. called
the "Thermopyle of France"
Lieutenant Colonel Roussct and
other military writers agree, however,
that the French forces have made
preparations TO insure the failure Of
all efforts of the Grown Princes
army.
, Colo Steel l. ArSonne.
Following is the official statement
issued by the French War Office:
During Friday, on the entire front
from the User TO the Argonne, there
were nothing but artillery duels, espe
cially in the region of Quennevieres.
"In the Argonne the enemy, after q
very violent bombardment, attempted a
new and general attack between the
roads leading to Benarville and Blan-
/ leuil. After an especially stubborn
! fight, which at certain points developed
into a hand-to-hand encounter, we were
able to hold all our positions. There
was violent fighting all last night. One
of the German attacks was supported
by asphyxiating bombs, but it was
driven back.
Yesterday evening the Germans,
after most intense artillery prepara-
ton, attempted on our positions on
Hilgenfirst (in the Vosges) a series Of
attacks, the first two of which were re-
pulsed. In the course of the third at
tack the enemy succeeded in gaining a
foothold in our works. Through a
counter attack we recaptured this
morning all our positions, which the
Germans are continuing 70 shell vio-
lently.
Germans Checked in lie Pretre.
an the Forest of lie Pretre there
was a forward movement on the part
of the enemy, which followed a violent
artillery fire to prepare the way. This
attack also was driven back by the fire
of our infantry.
"The artillery fighting was spirited all
last night at great many points along
the front, notably in the vicinity Of
/ Woesten, northwest of Ypres; in the
region of Souchez, and in the neigh
borhood of Verneuil, TO the north OF
the Asne.
after violent and continued bonn
bardment upon our positions along the
road from Ablain TO Angres, to the
north of the Bethune highway, German
grenadiers delivered an attack at about
2 o'clock in the morning The result
was a complete failure"
Crown Prince Gains.
The statement issued at the German
army headquarters. IN Berlin, says:
"A night attack on our positions west
of SOucneI was beaten of.
"In the western portion of the Ar
gonne a part of the army under the
/ Crown Prince stormed a point OF sup
port. Northwest of lie Four de-Paris
we advanced by storm over a front five
| kilometres t3 miles, long, and from
| 200 to 300 metres wide. This was car
ried out by the Wurttemburg troops.
twenty-five officers and 1,7lO men
were made prisoners. Eighteen ma
| chine guns, 40 mine throwers and one
/ revolver cannon were captured. The
| French losses were important.
in the Nosges, or HilgenErst. we
/ took an eremy work. Attempts made
I by the enemy to recapture It were re-
pulsed. Three officers and 149 men
/ fell into our hands,
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