New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-22
peculsed with Slaughter
BEFORE Position Won
BY British Troops.
INVADERS LOSSES
1000 IN FOUR DAYS
oath Berlin and Paris Claim Sue
cesseS in Argonne and
Woevre Regions.

London, April 9l.-Iho Germans are
ling desperate attempts TO recspt-
- Hill GO. the important strategic
...;,ion near Ypres which the British
i..,,, recently won. Both the British
~ French War Offices speak of the
..,,,.r attacks and both report the re-
,,,., Of the Germans.
rmphasis is given to the Importance
=, ,be success gained by the British
'.ooos IN taking Hill 90 in details re-
we'd here regarding the operation.
c.,nan prisoners taken during the
p,;,;sb attack expressed little regret
:, having to leave the field, as. they
Ia they had seen in the trenches all
winter
There has been activity at many
,.h.r points along the western front.
s,-lin SAYS that the Germans have
.,5e procress in the forest of lie
p-s.re. near st. NIihiel, and reports the
,,,ulse Of French attacks in other
.,.,iops from Champagne 70 Alsace.
-1.,e reports are contradicted by the
ps-is Official statement, which claims
,secesses al these points for the
French.
German Losses Heavy.
To.6ay's British Official report Of
de Germans efforts 70 recapture Hill
50 says:
,.,ks still are being made on Hill 90.
Y,sterday afternoon the enemy's activ-
~ wss renewed. and between s and 9
nclock two heavy attacks made by
,rfantry we're repulsed with great loss
n the enemy. The hill was heavily
,helled al night. and several further
stacks were repulsed.
The French War Office bulletin re-
,s;yed tonight says:
in Belgium an attack was made
,rsi7st 8 trench won by the British on
mn 90. near Zwartelene. but was re-
-ulsed The losses Of the enemy at
.sis point since April Il are from 5000
70 1000 men. 800
IN Champagne, near Nllle-sur-
rourbe. the Germans attempted 10 at
sex. Our artillery prevented them
rom leaving their lines.
In the Argonne, near Bagatelle, a
,.rely local but very energetic attack
as stopped short by our fire.
Many Attacks Repulsed.
Between the Meuse and the Moselle
70 repulsed German attacks OF vary
NJ importance, some Of them being
-erely reconnoissances-o in the
Sois daily. five in the Bots de Mort
nare and one at the Bots lie Pretre.
VI attacked TO the north OF Flirey
AID captured another German trench.
We established ourselves there and
Connected il with those which we had
previously taken.
aOur gain Of the last few days thus
extends over a continuous front or
nore than 700 metres about half a
nilel. The enemy left more than 300
cead on the ground.
In Lorraine there has been an ar
tllery duel In Alsace we easily re-
pulsed 20 the east Of Hartmanns-
veilerkouf an attack for which prepa-
ztiOns had been made by violent
artillery fire
The statement from German army
headquarters follows;
"A battery of the enemy observed not
ar from the Cathedral Of Rheims came
Under our fire.
An attack of the enemy to the north
O. -Four de Paris resulted in failure.
Between the Neuse and the Moselle
an attack extending over a large front
vas repulsed at Flirey yesterday, with
heavy losses 10 the French. In the wood
o. lie Pretre we gained further ground.
IN the Vosges the enemy unsuccess-
fully attacked our positions to the
northwest and southwest Of Matneral
and al Sonderuach. Here the French
suFared earicvr 1oseeQ -