New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-02
FRENCH FRONT
POUNDED BACK
In ARG0NNES
Germans Destroy First
Line of Trenches in
South of Forest.
TROOPS ON WAY
IRON EAST, REPORT
Kaiser's Frontiers Closed, In
dicating Big Army Move
ment in South Germany.

London. July 1.-The Germans, in
great strength, here increased the vio-
lence Of their attacks in the Argonne
region. According to the Paris official
report, they drove the French from the
first line Of trenches between Benar-
vile, on the western edge Of the for
est, and La Four de Paris, on the south
ern border These trenches were COM
pletely destroyed by artillery fire.
The defenders counter-attack carried
the French within 200 yards Of the de-
molished earthworks. It was estimated
that two German divisions, at least,
were in the attack the preceding day,
and the fighting of yesterday Appar-
emily was on an equally long front.
While the struggle in the Arras sec
tor is resulting in heavy losses to both
sides, chiefly as a result Of artillery at
tacks, neither apparently has been able
to overcome the deadlock in the last
two days.
Big Troop Movement On.
Every indication points to the trans
fer of large German reinforcements
from the eastern to the western battle
front through Southern Germany The
German frontier along the Swiss pa
den line has been closed since Sunday.
The Nuremberg border was closed to-
day. Travellers who proceeded oy
boat from Switzerland TO Friedrich
shafen were reduced TO the alternative
of returning Immediately or remaining
in Germany for several days, possibly
several weeks.
As no German trains are arriving at
Constance, the Swiss railway, as a con-
sequence, has been obliged to suspend
it's international service in that section.
The Germans have suspended the
steamer service on Lake Constance.
Swiss, as well as other neutrals, in
Guiding Americans, have been unable 10
enter Switzerland, all being stopped at
the frontier.
Poisonous Gases Used.
Tho official communication issued by
the French War Office tonight says:
an the North the day has been rela.
lively calm, although to the north OF
Arras the cannonade has been very vlo-
lent.
Before Dompierre one of our mines
demolished some Of the enemy's works.
The cannonading has continued on the
Aisne front. %
"The Germans attacked, on June 30,
between the road from Benarville and
lie Four de Paris with great energy,
with the intention Of penetrating our
lines Of defence. They reached our
first trenches only by reason Of the
destruction caused by projectiles Of
heavy calibre and by the employment
of asphyxiating shells.
"The enemy was stopped, thanks 70
the soidity Of our second hne' ana
Immediately driven back by, counter at
tacks Of our infantry, which estab-
lished itself on front about two hun.
bred yards distant from the destroyed
works Of our first line.
THE enemy's bombardment dimin-
ished to-day. Two new attacks were
Immediately arrested by our artillery.
Germans Repulsed in Nosges.
There was an artillery duel in the
region Of the Bots daily, Filrey and
lie Pretre forest.
an the Vosges, after the bombarf
ment of LanRenfeldskop and Elgenshr' I,
two attacks were delivered against
by the enemy, but were completely re-
pulsed.
Following is the official staten
from the Berlin headquarters Of %
German army:
North of Arras fighting around the
trenches. under continuous artillery
fire, is proceeding favorably for us.
an the Champagne district south
east Of Rheims the French attacked
without success.
"On the heights Of the Meuse and in
the Vosges there were only lively artil-
lery duels.
Enemy airmen dropped bomb on
Zeebrugge and Bruges lin Belg M,
without doing any damage Of military
character"