New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-29
Joffre's Troops Around
Angres Advance in Spite
of Seven Assaults.
BRITISH FORCES
NEARER LA BASSEE
Berlin Reports Capture Of Many
PriSoners-Sa ys Charges by
Allies All RepulScd.

London. May Is. Desperate strug-
giles by the Germans 20 rout the A.
lies from their recently cap'urcd
trenches, against tho British around
la BassN" and the French north Of Ar
ras. form the story told in to-days Of
fetal communique from Paris. The
British and French. IN spite Of these
counter attacks tho official report says.
have pressed slowly forward
The German official report tolls Of
large numbers OF prisoners made I'm the
region of the Lorettr Hills.
British Make Progress.
Tho French Wa Office statomcn:
says:
Tho British troops have made prog
ress toward La Bsssce The enemy
has continued to deliver courter-at-
tackS with increasing violence near
Angres. Five times they made these
attacks during the day. but every time
they were rolled back During tho
night two Counter-attacks met with the
same result; thus. in less than twenty
four hours the Germans attacked seven
times. but our artillery and infantry
made any German progress impossible
- Albain-St Nszaire our troops
yesterday followed up their offensive
movement with distinct success. Mas
ters Of the cemetery, they took posses
sion early IN the night OF all the group
Of houses nearby. but especially of the
parsonage. which had been strongly
protected by the enemy. Subsequently
Il. l. 4 $50.
trenches along the road which runs
from Ablain-St. Nazsre to Moulin
Malon. 20 the southeast
Here they were subjected 70 vio-
lent counter attack during the night,
bat they held all the ground in their
possession and they inflicted heavy
losses on the enemy. At the break Of
day they moved out in an eaStcrlv
direction. and they took possession. in
the direction Of Souchez, OF an impor-
tant German work. called the Fort des
Quatre BoqucteauN. The number Of
prisoners reported yesterday evening
is considerably over 400
All Positions Held.
we arc holding entirely every one
Of our positions, despite a continuous
and very violent shelling
me I0Tln OF ECuIlt, on the cSDt-
cially difficult ground of the labyrinth.
We have gone ahead some one hundred
metres.
"On he whole front from Angres 20
Arras the artillery duel was especially
violent throughout the day.
"On the edge Of the lie Pretre wood
our last attack enabled US 10 reach at
two different places the road from De
Fey En- Hay to Norroy. We took $50
ps soners. several Of them officers, and
machine gun.
an Alsocc We made progress aggre-
eating several hundred metres on the
mountain of Schepfenrith."
The German Official statement re-
ceyed to-day says:
Fourteen officers and 1850 French
men were taken prisoners and six ma
chine guns were captured since the 9tn
Of May. These belonged TO the French
army corps operating at a vital point
vi ere attempts were made by the
enemy TO break through our lines
northeast Of the Lorette ridge. South
east of Lorette ridge the French re-
newed attacks on parts OF our line last
night, but we're repulsed.
The enemy also attacked in the for
est Of lie Pretre last night. After pro
longed artillery preparation and bitter
hand-to-hand fighting the engagement
ended in a severe defeat for the
French"