New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-16
Brilliant Advance at NOtre
Dame de LOrette Estab-
fishes New Front.
AEROS DROP BOMBS
ON KAISER'S STAFF
Germans Make Violent Charges
on Positions They Lost at
Les Eparges.
lBy c.bI. 70 Ths Tribune


London, April ia fresh French
victory, parallelmg that in the Woevre
and completing the drive made near
Arras a month ago, Is reported to-
night in the official statement. The
entire spur Of the ridge southeast Of
Notre Dame de Lorette, and the slopes
as far as the woods of Ablain st. Na-
zsire we're seized, Strengthening out
the line Of the French trenches, and
putting new pressure on the Germans.
In the Woevre the French apparently
have revived their offensive, and az
several points claim to have added ma
terially TO the ground previously
gained, which would bring them q step
nearer their main objective-the re-
moval Of the German wedge which
bends their line back to St. Mihiel.
In the Argonne, in Alssce and in ths
region of the Somme the French de-
clare they also have made some prog
ress, but this is in direct contradic-
ton of the Berlin official report. which
says that all the French attacks were
repulsed.
Berlin Claims Advantage.
-Four attacks by the French are mem
toned in the Berlin War Office state.
ment to-day, and all are said to have
resulted in failure. The Paris state
ment, however, asserts that in tho
ALLY wood a section of ground 400
yards long and 100 yards deep was
won and that in Alsace an advance OF
nearly one mile was made.
The effect of the French policy is
again shown in the terrific counter at.
tacks reported as being made by the
Germans at Les Eparges, seized by the
French last week by a sudden drivs
like that around Arras to-day. Other
counter attacks by the Germans
against positions previously seized BY
the French at Thiepval, La Doiselle. in
the Montmare wood, in the Woevre
and in lie Pr6tre forest further
testify to the pressure being put on
the Germans.
The official report given out by the
French War Office tonight says:
TO the north of Arras We have
gained a brilliant success, which COM
pletes that of last month. The whole
spur southeast of Notre Dame de I.o-
rette was carried with the bayonet by
our troops, who now hold all the south
eastern slopes as far as the outer wood
land fringe of Ablain- St -Nazaire.
Germans Attack Les Eparges.
1--WE took 100 prisoners, who included
several officers, and three trench NOR
tars and two machine guns.
AT Thiepval and La Doisselle, in the
region of Albert, the enemy attempted
two attacks which were Immediately
checked.
"In the Argonne, at Bagatelle, our
artillery demolished one Of the prin-
cipal German trenches. Further to the
east, at La Neurissons, we repulsed an
attack.
AT Les Eparges the enemy delivered
three counter-attacks during the night
of April 1915 with the object Of retak-
ing the eastern salient. He was re-
pulsed and suffered heavy losses. At
noon he violently pombarded the posi-
ton, but did not attack.
German Headquarters Attacked.
"At Montmsre wood we repulsed a
counter-attack, and on the ground taken
on the 18th we continued the inventory
of our booty, which included two quick
frers, two trench mortars, a machine
gun, several hundred rifles and thou
sands of cartridges and grenades.
"In the Forest of La Pretre we re-
pulsed an attack and took some pris-
oneTs.
"A German aviator dropped bombs
on the hospital at Mourmelon. By way
of reprisal for the bombardment OF
Nancy by a Zeppelin one Of our aero
planes dropped five bombs on the Ger
man headquarters. All the projectiles
fell on the buildings in which the i'm
perial staff were installed. at Mezieres
and Charleville We also bombarded
the station Of Feiburg-im- Breisgau.
Finally, a Aging squadron of fifteen
machines dropped bombs, with com
plete success, on the German military
buildings at Ostend Our aeroplanes
we're violently cannonaded, but all re-
turned unscathed."