New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
GERMANS GAIN
ON MILEFRONT
Paris Admits Malan-
court Loss and Foes
Hold in Village.
IBv cshi. to Ths TIien.I

London. March % Following their
attack a. Haucourt yesterday the Ger
mans launched a fresh assault this
morning at Malancourt, about half q
mile north Of Haucourt village. They
succeeded in wrestling from the French,
Berlin asserts. positions extending
over a mile and quarter Paris ad-
mits a partial loss, as we'll as the Ger
man occuostion Of two houses IN
Malancourt itself.
While this attack WAS in progress
the French also made a gain in the
Avocourt Wood, at the extreme end OF
the German fanking line. Over 'front.'
OF 900 yards they drove back the Ger
mans, besides capturing a heavily Tor
tilted redoubt IN the wood. These po-
sitior the French still hold despite
the most violent counterattscks.
"On the left bank Of the Meuse'
SAWS the Berlin statement, "our troops,
with little loss TO themselves. stormcd
French positions. north of Malancour;,
over front Of about 1000 metres.
They also penetrated into the north
western portion Of Malsncourt
: French Use Fresh Troops.
9TH. French left in our hands y
officers end 1876 unwounded men; gun
and 1 machine guns.
Examination of the prisoners taken
enabled US to confirm the belief that
two more French divisions have been
brought into the fighting"
Admitting the German gain the
Paris official statement says tonight:
"In the course of an attack With
heavy electives directed on the village
OF Malancourt the Germans were able
10 gain a footing in an advanced work
situated north OF Malancourt and to
occupy two houses in the village. All
attempts to push beyond this we're
stopped by our fire.
This morning, after an intense pre-
paratory artillery fire, our troops de-
livered a spirited attack against the
German positions in the wood Of Ayo-
court. We occupied the southeastern
corner Of this wood for depth Of more
than 800 yards, as well as an I'M
portant work called the redoubt Of
Avocourt which the Germans had
strongly fortified.
"A violent and sudden counter-at-
tack delivered by the enemy with fresh
brigade which had arrived on the
scene but a few days ago was com
pletely repulsed by US. The enemy
suffered heavy losses and left ntty
prisoners in our hands
Attacks Fail to Worry French.
Despite the apparently large gain al
Nalancourt, observers here refuse 10 be
discouraged by il. They are, on the
other hand, inclined 20 attach even
more importance 70 the French victory
at Avocourt. Attacks in the Bethin-
court -Malancourt sector, II IS pointed
out. mean only fresh frontal assaults
toward lie Mort Homme. They are no
more menacing, and presumably VIII
be checked as completely as similar
attacks at Bethincourt early IN the
month.
Every since the Germans began their
fanking move west OF the Meuse they
have sought control Of the communlca-
tion lines through Bethincourt. But
he French have held the town against
all assaults. Malancourt lies midway
on the road from Bethincourt TO Avo-
court. Here, likewise, though they
have lost the heights on both sides of
the town. the French still stand firm.
As long as the villages hold out the
Germans are kept from using the roads
for the movement Of troops and heavy
artillery.
The French victory at Avocourt,
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