New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-05
ALLIES ADVANCE IN
NORTHERN FRANCE
Capture 300 Metres OF
Trenches in Fightig n
Around Albert.
BERLIN REPORTS BIG
GAIN NEAR PERTHES
Claims Seizure Of Mile Of French
Positions-Paris Bulletin
COntradicts.

Paris. Feb. 4.-The Allies have as
sumod tho offensive on the north and
south battlefront above Noyen and
bave captured a section Of the German
trenches between 200 and 300 metres
long north of the town Of Albert. The
newly won position evidently IS re-
parded as of considerable strategic
value. as to-night's official report notes
that the French fire reaches the Ger.
mans Conveys and assembling points.
The French claim successes IN the
valley Of the Asne, where, in an artill-
cry exchange, they silenced some Ter
man batteries. The official report also
states that the French troops repulsed
attacks by the Germans in the region
Of Perthes, Hurlus and Massiges. 1t
contradicts the statement made in the
Berlin Official report received here TO-
night that the Germans won consider
able victory at Massiges.
Although not officially mentioned, IT
is reported that the British ships arc
again bombardng the German posi-
tions on the Belgian coast. while the
airmen of the Allies are busy dropping
bombs on the German trenches at
points Of concentration.
The text of the official communica-
ton issued by the War once tonight
follows:
Artillery engagements have oc-
Cured in Belgium and 20 the NORTH
Of Arras, west of the road between
Lille and Arras.
eve have captured from two to
three hundred metres OF the enemy
trenches near Heburterne, north OF
Albert. Our fire has reached conveys
and assembling points.
"By the very efficient shooting OF
our artillery in the valley Of the Aisne
the German batteries were silenced'
caissons blown up and men engaged IN
constructing works dispersed and aero
planes put 10 flight.
"Ir front of Vcrdun we succeeded in
bringing down an aeroplane and tax
ing the aviators prisoners.
ain Alsace a German attack near
Ufholz has failed completely"
The War Office bulletin given out
earlier in the day says:
ITO the north OF the Lys there was
Yesterday in the vicinity Of Nieuport
particularly spirited artillery engage
ment.
AT Notre Dame de Lorette, to the
southwest Of Lens. determined Ger
man attack the morning of February
was driven back by the fire OF our
artillery. The French guns also put
an end TO a bombardment OF the road
between Arras and Bethune.
"In the region of Albert and Du-
ouesnoy-en-Santerre we destroyed sew
eral blockhouses. Throughout the en-
tire Aisne Valley there was yesterday
an artillery engagement, in which the
advantage rested with US.
THE three attacks reported last
night against our trenches in the vicin-
ity of Perthes, Mesnil-les- Hurlus and
Massiges were carried out by forces Of
the enemy which equsled a battalion
II 900 mem at each point, The first
two attacks were completely dispelled
by the fire OF our artillery. The third,
which took place north Of Massiges,
took advantage Of a mine explosion to
make Roadway. Later we captured
these locations. We built new trenches
at few yards distant from those
which had been blown up by the Ger
mans and which had become untenable.
February passed quietly in the
Argonne.
an the Woevre district and in the
valley If the Seille we were successful
in some outpost encounters, and we
dispersed certain conveys OF the en-
envy.
I'm the Vosges there have been some
encounters between patrols on skis,
and our troops have made slight prog
ress to the southeast Of Kolschlag and
10 the northwest of Hartmanns-Weiler-
kopf. The snow has begun TO melt