New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
ALLIES CROWD ON
FOE NEAR ARRAS
Bombardment Taken as
Beginning of New or
fensive in North.
GAIN IN ARGONNE
AND CHAMPAGNE
German Attack Repulsed in AL
sace-State Papers Removed
from MuelhauSen.

Paris, Feb. s. The Allies have un-
dertaken what appears TO be the begin
ming Of an important offensive move
ment in the Arras region, where they
have increased the vigor OF their ar
tillery attacks, silencing several Ger
man batteries, and have captured some
trenches.
French troops have made a gain IN
the Champagne country, AROUND
Perthes. and have improved the posi-
ton they recently captured from tine
Germans at Bagatelle. in the Forest OF
Argonne. 4,
Fighting is continuing in lower Al
SAGE, where, south of Altkirch, the
Germans have met a repulse.
General Won Bordungen, staff com
mander Of the German operations IN
! lower Alsace, with headquarters near
Altkirch, according TO n dispatch from
Geneva. has been forced by allied avn
ators, who bombarded the headqua
ters. to return to Muelhausen, from
which state papers and valuables are
being removed TO Freiburg.
German Aero Taken.
A German aeroplane fell az Mudori,
near the Swiss frontier, at Basic, yes
terday. The two officers in the aero
plane were seriously injured and the
machine was smashed.
Following is the text OF to-nlghts
official report:
During the night oil February 4 and
some German contingents endeaVored'
but without success, to advance from
U II L. Lofg Of
/ Lorettc.
"Our artillery has done some very
| effective shooting in the valley OF the
/ Aisne.
"In Champagne, 20 the north OF
Beauseiour, our troops made some
/ slight progress during the night. To
! the north Of Massiges the enemy began
an attack during the day OF Friday
which was repealed.
! "In the Argonnc We nave consolidated
/ our position on the ground which we
captured February At Bagatelle.
an Alsace a German attack to the
| south of Altkirch was repulsed.
IAN aviator dropped several bombs
upon St. Die, and it is reported that
/ four civilians were killed
Zouavcs Gain Position.
The War once bulletin given out
earlier in the day says:
an Belgium German ayiators yester-
day showed great activity.
THE announcement given out last
night reported the occupation OF a
trench of the enemy TO the west OF
/ the road from Arrss TO Lille. This
trench was a cause of annoyance TO the
troops occupying the positions won by
us several days ago to the east OF TINS
road. Consequently we bleT 1t up with
/ a mine, and imme diately afterward a
detachment of Zouaves and Of our Al
/ rican light infantry installed itself Sc
curely in the conquered positions. All
J the Germans in the trench thus occu-
! pied were either killed or taken prison
} ers.
/ "Our artillery silenced the batteries
/ of the enemy at a point near Adlnfer
! Ito the south of Arras): near Pozleres
/ northeast Of Albert; near Ham
| northwest Of Peronne), as well as in
/ the sector Of Pailly south OF Noyon).
There is nothing new in the region
Of Perthes. In the Argonne there was
/ one attack. at Bagatelle. This attack
which in the beginning took from us
/ about 100 yards of trenches, provoked
/ two counter-attacks on our part, which
resulted in our not only getting back
this 100 yards, but in gaining ground
! beyond where our lines had been pre-
viously.
I'm the Vosges yesterday saw artil-
lery exchanges. Along the rest OF the
front there is nothing to report
Berlin (by wireless TO Sayville, y
/ ", Feb. 5. The German Army Head
quarters Staff to-day gave out the fol
/ lowing statement:
"On the whole Western front, except
for an isolated French attack against
the German positions to the northwest
Of Perthes, which was unsuccessful
! o,l,, art iIIery dueIs took place"