New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12

the course Of the fighting. In an en-
gsgement Of extreme violence IN iron'
Of Ioos, we captured. after desperate
struggle and despite at intense can ,
nonade. an important German WORK ana
an entire system 81 trenches construct
ed along the road from Loos 70 Yer
melles
Further 20 The south we captured by
assault tho big blockhouse and the
chanel Of Notre Dame De Lorette. This
position had been srdently defended
for months bv the Germans. who had
turned II into a veritahle fortress. II
was surrounded and invested and was
taken this afternoon by our troops.
1--WE have. without pause, pursued
our success in pressing the enemy en-
crgetically between the chapel OF No
ire Dame de Lorette and Ablain-St.
Nazaire. All the German trenches 20
the south Of the chapel have fallen
successfully into our hands. and IN
them we found several hundred dead
bodies.
Carency Closely Invested.
"The Germans, dcbouching from Alb
lain-St. Na7aire. delivered counter
I'VE have also taken the offensive and
gained ground in the direction Of the
sugar refinery al Souchez. A. Carency
the investment Of the German position
has been drawn tighter by US. We
have occupied several blocks % houses
in the eastern part Of the village and
made 1fty prisoners. Of whom one was
an officer. and We have progressed tow
ard the wood 20 the east Of the VII
lage The communications of Carency
and Ablain- SOuChez are becoming
more and more difficult for the enemy.
after violent engagement we TOOK
possession of the cemetery at Neu-
ville-St. Vast. which had been very
strongly organized by the Germans.
and followed this with an advance 70
the southeast Of the village. beyond
which we extended our lines west and
east.
IN the sector Of Loos-Arras. where
we previously carried three lines of
German trenches, fighting is now going
on along the fourth line.
prisoners, whose numbers continue
10 increase. declare that the order was
given 70 hold at any price the chapel
and blockhouse Of Notre Dame de Lo-
rette."
German Losses Tremendous.
The British War Office made public
tonight the following communication:
yesterday afternoon the Germans
made another attack east Of Ypres. in
the neighborhood Of the Menin Road.
Although they subjected our trenches
TO very heavy bombardment and
made their infantry advance under
cover of poisonous gas, their attack
failed.
During the attack our shrapnel in
fcted very heavy casualties on the
enemy when they were in mass forma-
ton, literally moving them down.
To-day there have been artillery &C
tions on the great part of the 'front.'
The German General Headquarters
report Of the fighting says:
I'VE made further progress east OF
Ypres and captured five machine guns.
The French continued their attacks
southwest Of the Lorette Hills and AZ
the villages Of Ablsin and Carency
All their attacks were repulsed. The
number Of prisoners taken by US here
was increased 70 eight hundred.
French Advantage Conceded.
Between Cerency and Melville the
French still remain IN possession OF
the trenches taken by them. The battle
continues.
Southwest Of Berry Bac and In
the wood south Of Longville-su-Boi
our troops yesterday took by storm
position of two lines Of trenches stu
sted behind each other and stretching
over a width of 400 metres. We also
took a number of unwounded prisoners
and captured two minethrowers, with
much ammunition.
"Enemy infantry attacks north OF
Flirey and in the forest OF La Pretre
failed. with considerable losses to our
opponents"
One of the infrequent Belgian com
muniaues, issued to-day, says:
Several fractions of our troops sue.
ceeded in crossing the right bank OF
the User, north of DiXmude.
The enemy continued an intermit-
tent cannonade near Ramscapelle and
on our front stretching before Dix
nude, and also on the outskirts OF
Nordichmon and Pyregael. Our bat
teries have each time suppressed the
German artillery