New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
French Make Steady Ad-
vance, Fighting in
Deep Snowdrifts.
BRITISH AGAIN
WIN AT la BASSEE
Invaders RepuIsed After
Violent Attack, Leaving
Dead on Field.
BY cso. 90 Tn, T-buas


the French IN Alssce, wrcre an irregu
lar strip, ~ come places ffteen miles
vide. extending from the SVisf frontier
10 St Die. has been recovered by them,
has sngered the retiring Germaue, who
destroy every village they abandon,
taking all boys and old men With them
and driving away tho women md chill
drer by sudden orders Of evacuation.
These Unfortunates continue 20 arrive
~ Bale and other points OF the Swiss
frontier m a lamentsble state.
Thanh - n flames, and even the deep
snow has not prevented II from being
burned by the continuous German bonn
bardments Ccrnay Sennheim is prac-
ticslly destroyed, and fighting around
10 continues.
The artillery battle for the posses
SION % A.tkrch becomes more violent
every day. guns being buried undc, the
snow by gunneTs on both sides 10 pre-
vent their location by seroplsnes, which
cross and recross the frontier almost
daily. The wives OF all German officers
a. Colmsr and Strasburg. where the
hospitals are full OF wounded, have
been ordered TO leave the towns.
Attack La Bsssee Again.
The Germans to-day made another
desperate assault on the British posi-
tions which defend the canal and rail
road lines Of communication between
Bethu7e and La Bassee, fifteen miles
south Of the Belgian frontier II was
repulsed with considerable loss, and
the attacking force, according 10 to-
nights statement from the War ONCE,
lett q number Of dead" on tho battle
field.
The persistence Of the German as
saults on this section Of the British
trenches. which have been costly alike
10 the invaders and the Allies. is re
garded a. evidence that the plan 10
cut q path through 20 the French coast
has not been relinquished. The region
Of La Rassee has been the scene Of
the most furious fighting Of the last
few DAYS. II was only two days ago
that the Germans made sucl a deter
mined onslaught against this front that
they engaged in a hsnd-to-hand fight
with the Scotch Highsnders.
The struggle Of each army for an ad-
vantage in the Argonne Forest contin-
ues with violence. The latest fighting
i'm this district took place on the east
crn edge OF the wooded country IN the
La Grurle district near NsrenIes. The
German attack rs reported 20 have been
broken.
Many Artillery Duels.
Most Of the engagements recorded in
to-days official announcements con-
sisted Of artillery exchanges Of varying
intensity.
The Communication issued by the
War Office tonight says:
"The night Of January 3l-Fcbruary
was very quiet. On the morning OF
February I the enemy made a violent
attack on our trenches 20 the north OF
the road between Bethunc ano La Bss-
see The attack was repUlsed and the
Germans left number Of dead on the
field
AT Beaumont Hamel, 10 the north
Of Albert. the German infantry at
tempted q surprise against orc OF our
trenches, but they were obliged 10 take
10 fight. abandoning the explosives
with which they had been provided.
In the Argonue there has been great
activity in the region of Fontaine Mad
ame and the forest Of La Grurie. An
attack by the Germans has been re-
PEELED near Bsgatele. One of our
trenches. demolished by two mines. was
evacuated without loss.
an the Nosges and in AlSaco there is
no action TO report The snowfall has
been very abundant.
Germans Checked at Npres.
Following - the official s'atemen, s.
sued earlier in the day:
The day OF January 3 was marked,
as had been January 80. by artillery
Ching which was particularly spirited
IN all the northern region
"io the southeast % Nprcs the Ger
mans endeavored 70 attack our trenches
10 the north Of the canal. but this
B movement was Immediately checked by
/ me combined fire Of our arti lery and
/ infantry.
Along the entire Aisne front. from
/ the junction OF this river with the
. Disc as far az Berry our bat
tories were successful at certain points
/ IN demolshIng trenches in course Of
/ construction as well a. shelters for
machine guns, and in silencing several
mine throwcrs as well as certain srtil-
lcry dCtachments Of the enemy
I'm Champagne, 10 the northeast OF
MISUNDERSTANDING, we perfected our or
gsui2ation in a little forest which We
! took possession OF the day before yes
/ tcrdsy.
January 81 was relatively calm in
| tho Ar2onnc, where the Germans seem
/ TO have suffered heavily in the recent
/ fighting.
There is nothing Of interest to re-
/ port from the fronts in the Woevre
/ district. in Lorraine and in the