New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-23
Capture 500 Metres of Ad-
vanced Positions in the
Forest of Givenchy.
PENETRATE FRENCH
LINES NEAR VERDUN
Occupy Haumont Wood and
Salient-Allied Fire in CHAM
payne Destructive.

London. Feb. e2-Following their
violent bombsrdment in the Artois dis
triet yesterday evening, the Germans
took by storm to-day 500 metres OF
French first line trenches in the Forest
Of Givenchy and penetrated TO the
communicating trenches. From most OF
the latter positions they wero driven
back by French counter attack. how
ever. Paris reports that the attack
cost the Germans heavily.
At Neutrality-suspicious., in the region
north Of Verdun, the Germans also
gained a footing in the French au-
Vanced and communicating trenches'
holding the latter only temporarily
Berlin reports aerial activity ct sew
eral points along the front ana aorhi's
the loss of a German aeroplane near
Sevignv. The British statement RECORDS
heavy artillery and mine operations
Germans Take Artois Trenches.
"In the Artois district says the
French communication, after the Nlo,
lent bombardment previously reported
20 have taken place yesterday evening,
the enemy delivered a strong attack
against our positions at the Forest OF
Givenchy. They were successful IN pen
etrating into our first line trenches
along a front Of about 500 metres ana
AZ several places they gained lodgemenI
in our communicating trenches. 4here
followed q counter attack on our par''
and as a result the enemy holu now
only few positions in these latter
aftQrk1nO force
81 this point consisted OF seven bat
talions. They suffered heavy losses as
a result Of our curtain OF fire and from
The activities Of our infantry and our
machine guns. -,
"In the region OF Verdun the artil-
lerv activity has continued. Yesterday
evening the Germans attacked our po-
sitions 10 the east Of Brabant-sur-
Vouse between the Forest Of Hautet
and Herbe Forest, where they gained
footing in some of our advanced
trenches. At certain points they
pushed on 70 our communicating
trenches. but our counter attacks drove
them out Of these latter positions. we
took about fifty prisoners.
an this region to-day the Germans
directed a series Of extremely VICIOUS
artillery actions against our front pc
tween Neutrality-suspicious. and LherDe-
bois all of which were repulsed.
"Retween these two points and with
large losses the enemy was able TO oc-
cupv the Haumont Wood and the salient
which formed our line 10 the north OF
Beaumont.
ITO the east of Seppois two German
attacks were repulsed by us.
"Iu Champagne we carried cut q DE-.
structive fire against the enemy works
to the west Of Navarin.'
After several hazy days the weather
cleared yesterday" says the German
statement, "this leading to lively artll-
lery activity at many points between
La Bassee Canal and Arras, where, FOL
lowing up our effective artillery pom
bardment, we captured by storm eOO
metres Of French positions east OF
Souchez and made seven officers ana
3l9 men prisoners.
Between the Somme and the Oise,
on the Aisne front, and at several
points in the Champagne, hghtlng
activity grew increasingly violent.
There have been numerous AERIAL
engagements between aviators on both
sides. especially behind the enemy
front. A German airship fell victim 70
enemy fire near Sevigny during the
night"
The British statement says:
"The enemy last night sprang mine
east Of Givenchy. We suffered no
casualties Poperinghe was shelled by
the enemy during the night.
"This morning we sprang mine
near the Hohenzollern redoubt; oui
troops occupy the near lip Of the
crater. Our artillery bombarded the
enemy trenches near Maricourt, Owl
iers and the Ypres-Comines Canal
Hostile artillery shelled our positions
northwest Of Ypres, using many
lachrymatous shells. Our trenches
north Of Ypres. between the Pilkeln
Road and the Ypres Canal, were also
bombarded.
"One Of our aeroplsnes was hit by
an snti-arcraft shell, practically sever
ing the pilots leg. He managed, how
ever. 20 land his machine safely in the
aerodrome without injury TO his OBJ
server"