New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-22
FRENCH CROWD
FOES In ALSAG
FARTHER BACK
Advance Beyond Town OF
Metzeral, Loss of Which
Berlin Admits.
MAKE MORE GAINS
AROUND SOUCHEZ
Capture of Several Trenches
Brings Joffre's Troops to
Northwest of Village.

NORTHWEST OF village
London. June 2l.-Paris continues to
report French advances, especially N
the region of Arras. Here, II Is as
serted, progress has been made in the
direction Of Souchez, and me capture
Of several trenches has brought the
attackers near the northwest Of the
village.
Further progress also is reported IN
the Lorraine district and in the Nosges.
In the latter region the Frerch claim
to have made an advance beyond ;he
cemetery at Metzeral, the loss OF which
town is now officially admitted by Ber-
lin.
The official report issued by the
French War Office says:
ain the sector &c the north Of Arras
we yesterday made further progress in
the direction of Souchez by the occu-
patton of several trenches and by draw
ing near to the northwest side o! the
village. We have conserved all the
ground conquered, and to-day only
local infantry actions occurred, and
these have not modified the fronts.
The artillery combs. continued.
"Our air squaarons effectively bonn
barded the aviation parks OF the enemy,
setting fire to four hangers and dam
aging TWO aeroplanes and one captive
balloon.
French Lose Ground.
"Or the western border of the Ar
gonne, on both sides of the road from
Vienne lie Chateau TO Bnarville, the
Germans on Sunday night delivered
violent attack for which preparations
had been made by an intense lombard
ment with asphyxiating projectiles
Our advance lire was bent at certain
points, two companies being buried IN
the overturned trenches.
IAN immediate counter attack en-
atled US to regain almost the entire
extent of our initial positions. The
struggle was particularly spirited.
"On the heights ca tne Mouse. in
the sector of the Calonne trench, after
having repulsed counter attacks by
The enemy, we enlarged to-day our
gains of yesterday. A first attack
made only slight progress. A second
attack, on the other hand, enabled US
10 carry new trenches to the east OF
those which we had occupied on sun
day. This gain has been conserved, as
,rara tho Drpcpdinp gains
Take Metzeral Cemetery.
an Lorraine our accommodating
parties, keeping in contact with the
enemy, reached the works TO the west
Of Gondrexon, and found them unoc-
cupied. The Germans, in their with
drawal movement, have halted on the
line Of trenches to the south or
Leintrey.
an Aisace our progress has continued
in the course of uninterrupted en-
gagements. After having taken the
cemetery Of Metzeral, we occupied the
station. and then attacked the village,
which we captured after very not
FIGHT. We have reached the outlets
south of that localit. and have pushed
our line to the east $50 yards beyond
the outskirts in the direction of Meyer
hof.
an these actions we tool some prs
oners, bringing the total since yesteF-
day up to more than 200.
"To the north of the Fecht River the
enemy attempted an attack on our po-
sitions at Reich Ackerkopf, but was
completely repulsed.'
Germans on Offensive.
The German army headquarters COM
munication reads:
"On the front to the north OF Arras
our antagonists rescued themselves
chiefly with the fire of artillery An
infantry. attack to the north of Souchez
was repulsed by us. To the west OF
scissors a partial night attack by the
French against our positions TO the
west of lin-sous-Toutvent resulted
in failure.
con the western border of the Ar
CONNIE we opened the attack. The
/ Wurtamburg. and the North German
landsturm took several lines Of defence
works situated one behind the other
! over q front of two kilometres "a mile
and one-ffth) and inflicted heavy losses
/ on the French. During the unsuccess-
! full counter attack by the french the
prisoners and booty taken IN TINS
/ lighting amounted TO six oihcers and
| 623 men. three machine guns and three
/ mine throwers.
/ French Attacks Broken.
an the Meuse hills the French d.
/ rected strong attacks last evening
against our positions in the trenches
10 the west OF Les Eparges. but at
point to the west Of the high road their
/ onslaughts broke down under our fire.
/ To the east of the high road. however,
the enemy penetrated into a portion
of our positions, but they have been
partlv driven out again. Seventy pris-
oners remained in our hands.
"To the east of Luneville we with
drew in the face Of superior forces.
Our advance posts were pushed for
ward by way of Gondrenton to the
main positions TO the north of Lune-
! vile.
"In the Vosges attacks OF the en-
envy in the valley of the Fecht and
south Of this position were repulsed
with sangunarv losses. To avoid un-
necessary losses we evacuated system
atically during the night the village OF
Netzeral. which had been reduced 70
a heap of ruins by the French artil-
lerv fire"
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