New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
Make Advance North Of
Arras-Great New Of
fensiVe Movement.
BERLIN ADMITS
LOSS OF TRENCHES
British Throw in Large Rein
forcementS on Battlefront
in Northern France.

London. May 10-Since the battle OF
Neuve Chapelle and the German reply
to it on the Ypres Canal there has been
no such important movement By the
British and French armies IN the west
ern arena of the war as now - IN
progress. According 20 both General
Joifre and Field Marshal Sir John
French, the Allies are meeting with
success.
Obviously the British have been ao e
TO throw great reinforcements into me
field since. with the use Of asphyXiating
gas. the Germans forced them 10 re-
coil fortnight ago.
The substantial advance already re-
corded by the British is taken by m M
tary experts mere as promising that the
present operations Will be pushed
home. The British and French are at
lacking along front Of twenty-slK
miles. and the fighting which COM
menced on Sunday morning continues
according TO to-day's official communi-
cations issued in Paris. in favor OF the
Allies The Berlin official statement
comedies the loss Of German trenches
near Arras.
Advance North of Arras.
The French Official version Of the
battle, as given out in Paris tonight
says d,
ITO the north of Arras, in spite Of
several German counter attacks. we
have maintained all our gain OF yes
terday, and we have enlarged 1t at
certain points. notably, between Care
noy and Sanchez.
"Our success is developing. The to-
tai number Of prisoners at 3 o'clock
to-day exceeded 1000. Among these
were about forty officers, including
colonel.
I'VE have captured in the last two
days more than ten cannon and hity
machine guns.
"At Berry-au-Bac a German attack
has been repulsed, as well as one IN
the Forest of lie Pretre."
Field Marshal Sir John French has
sent the following report to the War
Office:
spite of repeated attacks by the enemy
during last week, is substantially the
same as that to which we withdrew
on the night OF May and 4. During
the fighting in this quarter yesterday
the enemy made five unsuccessful at
tacks, and his losses in these failures
were very heavy. On the front Of the
First Army the fighting to-day has
been confined to artillery action"
The German War Office cOmmunique
reads as follows:
1--WE made progress on the coast, IN
the dunes, in the direction OF Nieu'
port. taking several of the enemy 5
trenches and machine guns. A
counter-attack by the enemy during
last night advanced as far as Lom-
baertzyde, but was completely driven
back
an Flanders we also gained more
ground. We took 1862 British prison
ers at Verlerenhoek. Southwest OF
Lille a great Anglo-French attack. an
ticipated as a reply 70 our successes IN
Galicia, was begun and directed itself
against our position situated TO the
east of FleurbaiX. to the east of iche-
bourg. to the east of Vernelles, and at
Ablain. Carency, Melville and ST. Lor-
ent, near Arras.
British Reinforced.
"The enemy. French as we'll as white
and colored British, brought at least
four new army corps into the fight be-
sides the force which has been en-
ployed in this line for some time past.
Nevertheless, repeated attacks have
been nearly everywhere repulsed, with
heavy losses for our opponents. This
is especially so in the case of the
British attack. About 500 prisoners
have been taken.
"Only in the region between Carency
and Melville and ST. Louerent did our
opponents succeed in penetrating and
establishing themselves in our fore
most line trenches. A counter attack
is now proceeding.
South of Steinbrueck, in the valley
of the Fecht. the enemy, who had set
tied himself during thick fog imme-
diately in front of our position, was
driven back by a counter attack and
l.