New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-10
PARIS ADMITS LOSS
OF NEARBY TOWN
JOffre's Forces Advance
Farther at Fiery, Men
acing st. Mihiel.
PROGRESS IN
REGION OF RHEIMS
Each of Opposing Armies Claims
Successes in Different Parts
of the Argonne.

Geneva (via Paris, Jan. 10.-The
struggle in Aisace continues in spite
OF the heavy rains. There is more
than a foot OF water in the trenches.
The Germans have already lost in
killed and wounded 5000 men. accord
ing to reliable reports. and Belfort.
the great French fortress. is filled with
prisoners. men mostly forty years o.
age or more.
At Bssle and Dele eleven miles
southeast of Belfort) the firing of
heavy guns is heard night and day.
The fighting around Cernay Sem
heinz is becoming more desperate
daily, the Germans having constructed
miles OF trenches in terraces along the
meadows and forest.
Steinbach has been taken and re-
taken six times. which accounts for
the conflicting reports in the official
statements. Steinbsch is now in the
hands of the French.
The Germans are hurrying rein
forcements from Bavaria and Baden
and all ordinary traffic on the railways
has been stopped to make way for the
troops.
(Steinbach has been the scene
Of some OF the most uiotent
fqhting in the wdr. 1t is ono
of the outposts OF Sennheim
(Cerndy) on the road to the
fortified German city Of Muel-
hausen. The French captured
IL week gao after days Of
house-to-house fghttngJ
Berlin. Jan. (by wireless TO Say
Vile, n. Y.).-The Germans finally have
succeeded in fully rcoccupying the Al
satan town of Steinbach, according 10
a dispatch received here to-day from
Basle. Switzerland. The message add
ed that the French forces retreated,
with heavy losses. TO Thanh.
Paris. Jan. 9.-The French, after a
heavy bombardment Of the German
rositions between the 0ise and the
western end of the Argonne. and after
suffering several repulses, have ad-
vanced their fronts at several points,
particularly 10 the east of Rheims
where their progress has been slow
but steady. In Eastern Argonne the
Germans, the Berlin official report says,
have been making similar advance
In the region north Of scissors the
French have held the ground recently
gained and have repulsed another Ger
man assault.
The French again have made progress
in the vicinity Of Flirey, IN the Woeyre
district. This is Of particular impor-
tance. for, should it continue, they
will cut the road which links st. Mihiel
with Metz and may compel the Ger
mans to evacuste st. Mihiel, which the
obtained long ago at great cost.
Germans Rush 10 Alsace.
The Germans have sent reinforce
ments to Alsace, whtre the French ad-
vance has threatened to cut off Muel-
hansen from the rest OF the German
line, and have occupied Burnhsupt-le-
Haut.
The official communication issued by
the War Office tonight says:
ITO the north OF scissors our sd-
vance of yesterday has been main
tanned. A new German offensive has
been repulsed. This morning the
trenches conquered between Perthes
lez Hurlus and Hill 200 were .ubjected
70 a lively counter attack, but the en-
emy was driven back, after having suf-
fered severe losses.
"on the rest of the front there is
nothing to report"
French Advances Reported.
The official report, made public
earlier in the day, says that in one
place the French gain consisted Of
three lines Of German trenches; at an
other they advanced 500 yards, and
elsewhere lesser gains or the retention
of positions were made. The French
artillery also has been active, with re-
suits declared 20 be advantageous. The
text of the communication follows:
ITO the south Of Ypres we have dam
aged the trenches Of the enemy and re-
duced to silence the mine throwers OF
the Germans.
an the region Of Arras and in the
vicinity Of Amiens there have been ar
tillery engagements resulting s6van-
tageously for our batter
"In the region OF Soupir we yester-