New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-10
ur,est Half-Mile Line from
" French in Artois. Der
lin Asserts.
LASER SENDING
NJ" 100000 TO WEST
1ondon Thinks Attacks Are
D. v.,cly Defensive. to Fore
stall Allies.
y, cave III, Ta,oasl

Feb Q More than 500 yards
l... 20 .he west Of Why. on
O .m,or,ant yimy ridge. has been
y, .s5 from the French. according to
.s,sl announcement tonight from
y. More than 700 prisoners an
rs,binc guns we're taken.
....;sen. with this German success
.''. ..Dort, from Amsterdam and the
.'.,., frontier that she Germans are
hsls.forrirr 100000 men 70 the wes1
The port Of Leeorugge, II IS
..'.' -enor,ed. is 20 oo extended 10
$50 II 80 shins and 20 afford in
,,e". .sc.l..ie~ for submarines.
,s a. ans reported by Rerin we're
ne 30 ground over which the
nee V5rs1ced ,n the Allied offensive
f.si.'. "Ser.emhcr and near the area
o. .s g, az Neur lest. Vast ~
...r .te Germans late do January re
...l me storminc Of 1.5V0 yards o.
.e-., 80 quarters the recent German
..,,s in this region are regarded as
f''1--Ir defensive operations, de-
ne, - win back commanding posi-
80 vbieb would give the Entente
,...e. IN advantage IN any forward
cement they may attempt IN inc
future. :s4o-rv -o,or+.d
. = that the Germans we're on the
~. n launching determined Of
-.rs ~ Northern France and Bel
-'~-, +, which case the operations IN
=. ,-sser. area OF activity would nave
~ important bearing.
Tho first snow Of the season fell IN
PAWS today. The snowfall was gen
.-.' throughout Northern France and
,r All the trench country.
The German Official statement a.
lows:
Tvs, line French positions over an eN-
,s,sion OF 500 metres. securing more
u a hundred prisoners and five ma
ne guns. -,
South Of the Sommc Che French
-ir penetrated during The evening a
I'LL German trench section.
I'm Bots lc Pre're an enemy aero
sne Was shot down by our infantry.
fell ir flames. It's TWO occupants
ED .
The Paris report admits the loss OF
.rench 70 the Germans. which, IL says.
q. taken through the explosion Of
$50 mines. A par. Of the lost ground
claimed 20 have been recovered. The
Seal statement follows:
aln Artois artillery on both sides
,e,,irued 20 show activity. On the
'-ont extending from Hill 40 10 the
rosc from Melville 20 La Fohe the
Germans Yesterday, just after midday,
,rploded two mines. heavily charged.
10 the west o. la Foie they were able
&c penetrate some portions Of our
,lsr,h which they had destroyed by
lie explosion. but at certain points We
Grove them our by an effective hand
grenade attack The lighting continued
iafrg the nigh.
South Of the Somme River We bonn
.srisd the euemy's trenches.
IN the Nosges there was cannonad-
ig on both sides in the neighborhood
q Hsr,mansweiler-Kopf.
The night report said:
IN Belgium our heavy artillery con
,rged the bombardment Of the Nauban
ior and the trenches in the region OF
ie, Sss
IN Artois O rather intense artillery
'lel has been going on between Hill
30 and the road from Melville to
laelgs. The enemy, after having eN-
l.oied mine in front Of our trench 70
he southwest Of lIill 40, directed
.ganst our positions an infantry at
'ica which was rcpulsed
Between scissors and Rheims. 20
south Of Nille-aux- Bots, We at
-tsad with grenades small post,
En.ch the enemy was obliged 10 evac-
.'e
10 the southeast Of St. Mihiel our
arteries caused extensive damage 10
n German organizations Ia the Forest
q Apremont'