The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-14
FRENCH ADVANCE is
CHECKED AT CROUY
Village Captured After Bitter All
Night Fight.
special cable Despatch to THE suS

PARIS, Jan. l3.-German reinforce
ments sent TO assail the positions recently
won by the French northeast of Scissors
have put n doubt INC result Of the great
battle now raging at tina, point The
official communicates issued to-day by
tie French War Olilce show that the
fighting is going on night and day. with
first one side and then the other having
the advantage.
Yesterday the Allies were Obliged to
give ground to the east OF spur lSs,"
northeast OF scissors, and for Il time
were IN danger of losing possession OF
the village OF Crouy, but to-day they
checked the German rush with the cX-
Cepion of one point east Of Crouy. where
III. village OF Monccll is the scene OF p
desperate fight.
On the Cunes-Cr front the Allies
launched a counter attack during the
early hours to-day and progressed
slightly, but could not advance beyond
Crouy itself. The communicate issued at
1885 o'clock Tonight follows:
Northeast OF Scissors our counter
attack has progressed slightly be-
tween CutIies ana Crouy, but our
troops have not been able TO adj
vance beyond the latter town. Az
tho result OF violent attack east
Of Crouy our troops have yielded
slightly in tho neghborhood OF tho
village Of Noncell, which they sim
occupy.
W. also hold Salnte Marguerite and
Ci-y ON the Aisne.
No other important incident has
been reported.
SCISSORS Is the point where the German
hnc runs nearest to Paris. and any Ger
nan attempt to break through there would
naturally be met with the utmost resist
aUoc The French had the advantage In
numbers At first. but were soon con-
ronted by German reserve regiments
which again turned the scale Now. II
Is understood, the French are receiving
nd, 50 a. continuance Of the bitter struggle
.s expected for several days.
Except at scissors the operations at the
front for the past thlrty-six hours nave
been relatively unimportant. The weather
Is exceptionally bad. and In Flanders
'''1t sandstorms are raging along ~"
coaet, absolutely precludlng fighting OF
.nF sort The French troops gained
further slight success north of the I9rm
~ BoausejOur yesterday and establlshei
themselves nifty yards from the German
trenches. At other points the action was
confined 70 Cannonading. The snowstorn
IN the Nosges and in parts of Alsace
continues undated. The afternoon COM
muniqIG was as follows:
The unfavorable weather conditions
watch have persisted along almost the
entire front have hndered operations
In Belgium there has been sand
storm in the dunes along the coast.
la the region of Newport and near
Nprcs the French artillery directed an
effective FIRE on the earthworks OF tho
enemy.
On the Asne to the northeast OF
scissors, the fighting around Spur
l"2' continued with great severity
during all the day OF January IL
Tuesday,. The Germans brought
very considerable forces into this en-
Rlssment. we maintained our po-
ton on the crest Of the hills to the
west Of Spur 1872" To the east our
troops were obliged TO give up ground.
Inc hshtiug here continues,
Between Scissors and Berry-au- Bac
Shells from our artillery caused eX-
p,osons at several different points In
the midst OF batteries of the enemy.
49, co.litaed ~ Second rage.