New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-15
Kaiser TO West in Hope of
Adding Sting to
Legions' Attack.
GERMANS LOSE 10000
MEN IN THREE DAYS
Capture of Village of Vauquois
Gives French Important
Strategic Position.

thrown the ND0ie OF lHe wv" man
ming into a remarkable state of activ-
itv. Men are being hurried from all
the garrisons and from some OF the
coast places TO stop the advance OF tho
English.
For days they have been collecting
slonc tho User River, expecting the
British would attempt to throw 'heiu
hack there, but hoping that a quick
concentration would give them the al
vantage Of an initiative. The counter
rIor wes 20 move northwest In me
D,xmude neighborhood. in the hope OF
,uttiDc OF the Allies along the coast
o., Niouport. AZ the same time trying
10 push a wedge through in the nelRh-
borhood OF Yprcs. 5000.
Cuch imDortance was attached TO TINS
fresh dash for Calais, nothing shoIt %
which is expected 20 satisfy the ger
man peoples cravings FOR victory IlaO
-bo Kaiser himself went west IN the
hope Of giving greater sung 10 Ul1
attack Of his leg'ous, but the tremeh
dous attack of the British south or
al. REGION forestalled them, once more
,obbed them Of the initiative and threw
ont Of GEAR all of their plans. In
order 20 meet the irresistible advance
OF the Brit ~h. troops were hurried with
tho creates. speed from the User,
So serious was the position regard
cd that one story from the frontier
credits the German general stan wltp
toldirr hasty midnight council IN a
small village i'm the immediate rear OF
,5c lines. M which the Kaiser Is said
60 have been present
London. March 15--According to
The rcport issued by the War once
last night the Germans on SATURDAY
morning delivered several minor at
tacks and in the afternoon very
reavv one. which were all repulsed'
Tho total number Of prisoners taken IN
'broo DAVIS was l,720. while II is esu-
r.etod that the total German losses
,.ero not far short Of ten thousand.
British alrmeu also have been active
again and have destroyed train at
Don. a short distance from Lille. rms
co-operation between the air and land
forces has become more pronounced
tho avimen always being active when
,rv lighting rs "a progress, 10 oDstruCl
the movements Of German troops
The Belgian army continues TO gam
lt-lc Ground al the bend OF the
River Ysor. and in Champagne, the Ar
CONNIE and the Nosges there has been
rgbtinC OF varying importance. The
Germans have again bOmbarded lPfeS'
SCISSORS and Rheims. In the latter
two towns the cathedrals have suffered
further damage.
The French have occupied Lmber-
.ncni. on the railway midway between
ON tho I.
dcrs Of Lorraine.
Some idea Of the stubbornness OF the
battles on the western front. which
receive only a few words I'm the daily
official reports, can he gathered from
the French account OF the capture OF
mart of the village Of NauQuois. on the
eastern border Of the Argonne forest,
which was issued yesterday. For days
the French and Germans cOntended for
this VILLAGE. the importance Of which
from a tactical point Of view is very
great, and the losses on both sides
must have been much more numerous
'han i'm many Of the historic battles.
Infantry Awaiting Attack.
4 correspondent Of "Thc Daily TX
press" writing from the Belgian from
tier. says:
Germans in Belgium admit the seri-
business Of their reverse at the hands
Of the British in The region of La Bas-
see. The dispatch 20 that district on
Thursday of additional infantry arriy-
ing from Germany is estimated 10
amount % two or three divisions and
shows their intention not TO accept de-
feat without further sacrifices.
learn that these reinforcements
have been moving via Courtrai. All
other traffic. even the movement OF
wounded, has been held up. More how
tiers have also been sent south from
Client 4 courier who arrived az the
frontier on Friday from knockc after
great difficulty brings information that
the entire area from knocke TO West
cndc is full of infantry awaiting an
order 20 attempt 20 overwhelm the
Allies below the Great Dune by an
avalanche of troops. The Germans are
trying every possible way to prevent
the details of the La BaSs6e reverse
reaching Holland through civilians
three Of whom were shot last night at
various frontier posts while trying TO
cross with messages.
Paris. March IA, G:2O p. m.--Oficial
advincos from the front describing the
occupation Of Nauquois. IN the Argonne
region, by the French say:
after several days desperate fight
ing the French troops took possession
Of the plateau and half the village Of
NauCuois, on the eastern outskirts of
The ArConne. and have been able TO
prevent the Germans from making use
Of this important strategic position 10
their own advantage
Nauouois lies in the high country not
far from Chcppy and Mont Faucon. on
"A HEIGHT overlooking the Aire River.
between the Uosse and Argonne for
ests. This place served the Germans
as post Of observation.
"The Germans" says the statement
issued regarding these operations,
were thus able at viii 20 direct hot
fire i'm any direction against the valley
roads. through which our provision
trains and troops we've forced 10 travel,
and the surrounding country was rem
dered increasingly difficult owing 20
the marshy ground along the Are.
"Thc first assault occurred on Feb
ruary 2S. and after the hcrceSt kind OF
street fighting every inch OF ground
being disputed The French succeeded
Inn gaining "a foothold on the plateau
and in occupying half the village. They
were obliged. however, 20 cvacuate the
village. the following night. owing to
strong German counter attacks.
con March I the French troops re
rcwed the assault in greater strength.
Three regiments participated during
tho course Of the afternoon, and we
again occupied part Of the now ruined
village. Fierce hand TO hand encoun-
tcrs ensued, and four German counter
attacks were repulscd. The enemy sus-
tanned heavy losses and we took two
hundred prisoners.