The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-15
GERMANS DRIVE
FRENCH BACK
ACROSS AISNE


wounded prisoners belonging to bat
tailons OF seven different regiments.
To sum up, our adversarles have
scored a partial success, which can
have no influence upon the general
operations As matter OF fact, the
enemy is unable TO take advantage
OF his success south OF the riv)r,
thanks to the arrangements which
we have made and also to the pres
ence OF the river itself The success.
as previously stated, Is OF purely
local character.
Nothing has been reported from the
rest Of the front.
on the rest OF the front the fighting has
been largely conducted By artillery. Spir-
tied cannonading is reported in the vicin-
ity of Newport and around Npres, and
the French artillery dispersed German
sappers on the outskirts Of Angres and
also sheiled with effect the German
trenches to the southeast OF Notre Dame
de Lorette.
The region OF perthes, in Champagne,
saw further fighting for the possession OF
the second and third lines OF German
trenches, with the French taking the Of
| fenslve, Artillery and infantry were used
In an attack on the Germans to the north
OF BeauseJour.
The conimunique Issued at o'clock this
afternoon II AS follows:
In Belgium the fring of our artil
lcry was interfered with by the fog,
nevertheless the cannonading yester-
| day was very spirited In the vicinity
OF Newport and around Npres. Ger
tain dctachments of Belgian troops
! blew up At a point to the :, utheast
OF Stuyyenskerke the buildings on
farm which were serving the enemy
/ a. "A derot for his ammunition.
RetVegu the IAA and the OlSe. IN
! the region OF Lens. our artillery was
successful In dispensing group Of
! German pioneers on the outskirts OF
! the hamlet OF Angres, and II bonn
/ barded effectively the German trenches
TO the southeast e the chapel OF
| Notre Dame de Lurettc.
To the north Of scissors there was
determined fghtng all day yesterday
The engagement was localized To
section Of ground situated to the
north Of Crouy.
Hetnke Centre Positions.
4 We hold only the first slopes OF
/ these hills. On our left in this field
| our OIL nter attack made slight prog
rcss, but without succeeding in re-
cordng a material advance. On the
Ceuse We retained our positions
around the village Of Crouy, in spite
OF the rep ated efforts OF the enemy
90 dish dye us. hut ON the east, IN
front OF Nreguy, We were obliged to
| Yield
The continued food state Of the
| River Aisne has carried away several
Of the regular bridges, as well as
some Of tine temporary foot bridges
which we threw across the river.
The lines OF communication for cur
troops Were consequently made un-
certain. Under these conditions W.
established ourselves on the south
shank OF the river, In the region be
tween Crouy and Missy. with bridge
heads ON the north bank In our pos
session.
AlCng the remainder Of the front
on the River Aisne there was yester-
day nothing more than artillery ex-
| changes.
In Champagne the region Of perthes
continued TO be the scene " local
engagements for the possession OF
German trenches on the second and
third lines of defence. To the north
Of Beiusrj,uT We blew M some OF
the encmys positions to make impos
sbie his laying OF mines. The Ger
mans, believing they were being at
tackled, manned their trenches. We
then op ned 4 violent artillery and
Z infantry fire on these positions.
There II nothing to report on the
rest OF the front