New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31

Paris Jan. 80. An Official "eyewi,-
ness" statement was issued by the
French War Ofice to-day covering the
period Of the campaign in France from
January l6 TO January 25. IL says:
"Our advance has been slight. but
regular. Under the cover Of night,
troopers protected by portable buckiers
slip along the dunes and roads, rap
idly improvising new defences WIN
sacks. baskets and cases filled with
earth. for deep trenches are Impossible
in the ground. The artillery support
ing these operations have made many
Of the German trenches IN the dunes
untenable.
The only infantry seton around
Ypres occurred at dawn on MONDAY
January %, when a German infantry
company deployed $50 yards from our
lines and charged at double quplck'
Three companies followed each other AT
short distances. supported by an entire
brigade. This attack was instantly
checked by the violent fire OF our IN
fantry, supported by artillery.
THE officer commanding the leadlhg
company was the first to fall, and IN a
few minutes the ground was covered
with more than three hundred dead
while many became entangled IN the
barbed wire and were made prisoners.
Some Of them, Notwithstanding palniu.
injuries from the barbs. tore them
selves out of the tangle The prison
crs said that the attack was 10 be sup
ported By other forces. which were Gs-
posed By our artillery fire.
German Losses 1000
British infantry and French ar
tiilery repulsed a violent attack at la
Rassee. Hundreds Of dead still he on
the field. The attack was again re-
pulsed. the German losses beng al
least two battalions 1000 mem.
From La Bassee 10 Arras there nave
been continuous artillery engagements
the most violent az Blangy, which was
followed by an infantry charge IN
force. The entire shock was received
hv three companies, which held thelI
ground in spite Of a formidable can
nonadng by three-inch, four-inch, SIX
inch and eight-inch guns. bombs and
grenades. II became necessary to
abandon the burning houses at La Fon-
derie. which were destroyed by gren-
AIDES. Part Of our force succeeded IN
retaining: the others were killed or
wounded and fell into the enemy s
hands.
Three companies from the second
line Of defence delivered several coun-
ter attacks with fire and bayonet until
the lost ground was regained.
"The action was particularly violent
a La Boiselle. being nearly continuous
from January l6 10 January 26. A
prisoner taken January Is SAID that
Emperor William had ordered the oc-
cupation Of this place in honor OF the
anniversary Of the founding Of the en-
rire. and promised 700 marks to who
.oever brought back a French machine
GUN. No machine gun was captured
hut nine successive attacks were re-
pulsed.
"The explosion OF a depot of melan-
tie permitted the enemy 20 capture
email section Of the trenches. but they
we're driven out half an hour later. anc
the cemetery al La Boisselle was
found TO be full Of German dead. in
Guiding several officers.
Fight with Cold Steel.
Around scissors the enemy hat
gained no advantage since January "a
a. Palsy the two adversares are
within twenty yards Of each other anC
the same line Of barbed wire serves as
defence for each side. -Four com
panies Of Germans attacked at tins
point after the explosion Of mine
but were repulsed. and counter at
tack drove the enemy from th'