The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-30
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LONDON. Marcn -'.--iedNE 'oo'iN''
attacks we're directed by the Germans
to-day asains; the positions taken by
the French forces this morning in Avo-
court wood. Three attacks were made
and all were repuls"d.
Nortness, OF this sector great force
of Germans attacked the Village OF
Malancour,. gaining "A fouthold IN an ad-
vanced work north Of the village and
cap,urinr two houses in the village it.
self. Succeeding attacks we're made IN
an effort to increase the gains. but THESE
were stopped by the frcnch artillery
machine gun and rife fire.
French Hold Positions.
The official communiauc issued nv
the French War office tonight follows
Between the Oise and the Aisnc our
artillery dispersed important conveys
northeast Of Mouiin-sous-TouN
In the Argunue we exploded miu"
north Of I.e Four de Paris. The eN-
p,osion destroyed grenad,.r posts and
shelters and enemy works.
our heavy artillery directed numer-
Gus bombardments against Mai"n-
court wood and AvoCourt during
counter attack executed 10y the Ger
mans on "A neighboring sector
West of the Meuse the lombard
ment continued with Niol.NC" I'm IN"
course OF the day from Avocourt 10
Bethlncourt. Three successive '"Un-
ter attacks made bl the enemy on the
positions taken by Us this morning IN
Avocourt wood wer" completely re-
pulsed In the course OF one attack
with n great number Of efectives di-
rected against the village OF Malan-
court the Germans were able to gam
n fuothold in an advanced work situ-
ated north of MalanCourt and cap
tured two houses in the village, MI
their attempts to press further were
stopped by our fire.
There was some violent iutSrm,t-
tent artillery firing east of ia. Meuse
and in the Woevre as ft: as Les
Eparges.
In the Nosges We humharded Ger
man ORGANIZATIONS AZ Stusswchr and
Muenster.
The successful assault 10y the Froncl
on the positions III Avocourt wood thi
morning was preceded by an intense ar
| tulcry fire II resulted In tho FrenC
occupation Of the southeastern corner u
| the wood to depth of over 300 yard
and the capture Of the Avocourt rcdoub'
"a strongly fortified German work, Tn
Germans retaliated Immediately h
sending fresh brigade TO recover IN
lost ground but the attack was rcpuls"
with heavy losses to the attacking forces
! The French afternoon commun'aue wa
, as follows
In the Argouue our batteries bonn
barded the positions oi the ternahS
north OF La iiaute therauchee ana ON
fine southern boundary of Cheppy W o"i
A fight with hand grenades' maze IN
CONJUNCTION with activity in the ncAt
sec;or made il possible for us Ia make
nrorress. particularly in the connect
IN, trenches of the enemy In the north
/ nf Ayocourt We also touh several
prisoners.
/ West of the M.use the enemy made
mn fresh effort last night against our
positions at Haucourt and Malancourt.
'rhe bombar,iment. however assumed II
certain intensity along our front al
Ue,biucour,, lie Mort Homme and
Cumieres
This morning, after an intense pre-
naratory artillery fire, our troops lie
uyered "A spirited attack against the
German positions III ANoc"urt wood
We occupied the southeastern corner
of this wood for depth of more than
ana wards as well as All important
worl, called the Avoconrt rcdouht
which the Germans had strongly forti-
tied.
A violent and Sudden counter attach
delivered by the enemy with fresh
brigade. which had arrived on the seen.
hut "A few DAYS ago, was completely
repulsed by us. The enemy suffered
heavy losses and left nifty prisoners IL
our hands.
East OF the Meuss there has beer