New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-30
+, Bombs Thrown
in Night Attack on
Darkened City.
GERMANS STORM
NILE OF TRENCHES
French Driven Out OF
Frise-Lose l,l00 Prison
ers and p Guns.

Paris. JAN. ~ vi -
,rs3 and thirty injured in a Yep
nj, raid over this city this even
~, About dozen bombs were
i.s,ped in all. The first two explo-
s,-. were heard about 9:20 p. m.
psr, had Just been completely
s,-se,ed in anticipation Of the raid.
f-, engines and squads Of trumpet
90. wen, through the city sounding
4s alarm. Searchl.ghts were also
~, in operation, and the noise Of
,s-or'ares was heard in several d.
r..o1s
L was difficult to distinguish be
,rss- the shots which came from
approaching Zeppe,ins and those Of
he aru-air-raft gums.
London. Jan. 3o-A Reuter- dis
r from Paris states that a Yep
dropped bombs on Paris at -
a. night. The dispatch
es..s ,ta. -lsre we're some victims
ai DAMAGE to property.
i-ao-. 1ar. 2a-The western war
f,-. hos been ,ae scene of really heavy
f.t---. .be Germans having launched
determined offensive there.
l+er MAKING IN recent days severa
1sr.. il he Allies lines, which had
l.er ..raigh.ened out again in whole
OF 10 par. by counter attacks. the
Isr.ors yesterday after heavy
bombsrdments assaulted the allied posi-
aors along a front Of several ki!o-
-s,res south o. the River Somme and
% re northeast Of Neuville in the
Ar-ois region
The attacks resulted. according 70
Bsr.ir. in sweeping gains IN both cases
iie village q Frise and 1000 yards OF
trenches south Of it being taken in the
more sou.hery sector, while IN the
Neville region 1900 yards Of trenches
vsre stormed, the gains aggregating
nearly & nile and half Of front. In
eier,aly more than 100 prisoners
ard twenty-five machine guns were
we're taken
Trenches Regained, Says Paris.
The French account Of the hghting
t'g,h o. TIE Somme differs materially
from that given BY Berlin. II is de-
dared tha. the Germans failed in their
stack except on the bank OF the
S'uns where they were able to drive
detachment Of French troops out OF
asvillsge Of Frise. Paris asserts that
e attack as been checked and that
nns Of the trenches lost were re-
''T.Isd In the hfst of the french
'si;er attacks
Il Us sccoun, Of the fighting in the
I~s the Paris War Office apparently
n'sfs 20 the operation mentioned by
'rir as taking place near Melville
N''ing asserted that portion Of the
n'i'ies occupied yesterday by Ger
1i,' were retaken.
Tie text Of the official statement
L'sn ou, to-day by the German Army
1ssceusrters' STAFF says:
10 the northwest Of the farm OF
.as'o.ie, northeast of Melville, Ger,
IH troops stOrmed fifteen hundred
!s'as Of the enemy's trenches, taking
n'0ners 237 men, including one ON :
and capturing nine machine guns'
several French attacks against mo
E''iaon near Melville. recently tak3h
NE Germans, broke down, but the
s'ny succeeded in occupying the
VOID mine crater.
'he western section OF Saint Lau-
hear Arras, the Germans stormed
~ 'ook from the French a group OF
to.ses
iake 1000 Yards of Trenches.
south Of the Somme the Germsns
,GsISaered the village of Frise and
~. ~ yards o. the position connected
'n y 10 the southwark. The Ger
F'S took twelve officers and s2
I'm soldiers. all unwounded, and
spu'ed thirteen machine guns and
~ Zine throwers.
lurther 10 the south of Lihons q
,'ush reconnoitring detachment ad-
~ 80 y until II reached the second line
s,s sNe enemy, took several prisoners
h., returned without loss to its for
sr,r he champagne there were lively
a0' and mine engagements.
LA Oomores Heights French mine
Gs-ly shght damage TO the advanced
fo,a.ssn trenches. The enemy was
,,,S'a 70 Withdraw after making an
,mv,-p' 70 occupy the crater. The en-
.ysses were heavy.
he SWIh oi Apremont, 70 the east OF
SHOT ssuse' an enemy aeroplane was
bio, uo"h by German artillery. The
gereiy Tes ,s killed and the observer Sc
snsS, s,'y slight damage was done in the
the ri.I. attack against Freiburg, on
and tSa t"' oi January %. One soldier
In. %S civilians were injured"
french statement. which differs
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