The sun., 1915-03-03
FRENCH UNCHECKED
BY PRUSSIAN GUARD
Critics See German Alarm in
Sending of Crack Troops
to Champagne District.
INVADERS LOSE GROUND
Special Cable Despatch TO TnE srs.

SpeCfdt t1Ote DsSpntCH 10 Sb"'
PARIS. March French military
critics ask no better proof OF the belief
that the Germans are becoming seriously
alarmed about the situation In Cham-
payne than is found In the announce
ment by the French War Office to-day
that tho Prussian Guard--throughout
the war both the bulwark and the bat
tering ram OF German operations-hss
been sent to that hard fought field to
try to check the allied offensive which
has been sweeping forward victoriously
for more than n week.
But despite the arrival of this for
midable body OF troops tho French In
fantry continues to press on. The after
noon commurique told OF material ad-
vsnces in tho Champagne district and
the evening statement supplemented the
story with details of a series OF sue
cessful attacks. ono Of which carried
-he French soldiers down and beyond
the summit OF tho slope which they cap
tured on sunday
Tho fghtng in tho sector OF Rheims
to-day was especially fierce. Following
material progress this morning the
French organized their positions and
easily repelled German counter attack
which was launched al nightfa1.
| Further to the east. between Souain and
| Beausejour, the same situation resulted.
The night communicate also told OF IA
v.olen. conflict In the Argonne. where.
in the region of Pont-a- -Mousson ths
French pushed their lines forward. rolled
back German onslaught and took a
large number OF prisoners. The night
statement says
From the sea TO the Aisnc there
has been artillery combats. many OF
which we're of violent character.
We gained advantages In this
fighting
ON the entire front of Tho sector
OF Rheims. chiefly at the Alger
farm. near Fort La Pompelle. the
| enemy delivered this morning a
series Of attacks, which were easily
repulsed
Between Souan and Beausejour
our progress has been continued at
several points. We have gained
/ foothold In the woods organized ny
! the enemy and We have made prog
| ress beyond the crest. the summit OF
which We had reached in the course
of the last few days. \ strong coun-
pulsed
In the Areonne-in the region OF
Nauquos all the ground gained by
us Yesterday has been retained. We
made prisoners of 100 Germans near
| Pont-a-M Mousson A night attack de-
/ livered hy the Germans in Le Pretre
wood failed.
| Tho arrival of the Prusslan Guards
was related in the afternoon com
muniqua which also contained the
! gratifying announcement that the
! kaiser's favorite contingent had failed
/ in their mission and that the French
( had inflicted great losses upon them IN
| an engagement fought on Sunday night
/ northeast OF Mesnil-les-Hurlus.
Other points at which tho Alles
! gained tho advantage are at st. Flo!
south OF Ypres, in the Bagatelle Mar,
! Therese sector in the Argonne, in tht
region OF NauQuois and in the Nosges al
! La Chapellotte.
The afternoon commur.aue follows:
Between the sea and the Aisne
the day was fairly quiet. The
enemy attacked only to the south
east OF St. Eloi. south OF Yprss.
lie was repulsed by British forces.
In Champagne Rheims was again
oombarded. about nifty shells falling
in the town.
In spite OF the storm our progress
continued between perthes and
Beauseiour during the whole day.
notably TO the northwest OF
Perthes. To the northeast of Mes
nil and TO the north of Reausejour
We hold the chief positions parallel
10 our attacking line. II is con-
firmed that the contingents of
guards which made counter attacks
on our forces during sunday night
sustained very heavy losses.
In tho Argonne. in the Raga-
telie,Marie Therese sector there
has been mine and infantry fighting
! in an advance trench which We
reoccupied. after having momen-
tarily abandoned II. In tho region
of Vauquois We have progressed
and held ground captured by two
counter attacks and made some pris-
! oners.
In the NosSes at la Chapellotte
We have captured trenches and
gained 900 meters OF ground
Tho weather continues bad along al
most the entire front and the operation
OF to-day and yesterday were carrie,
out under great difficulties. The fac
that hghting continued az all Ia SUR
indication of "A resumption Of NOR.
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