The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-15
Infantry Drive Follows In.
tense Bombardmcnt. but
Is Broken Down.
TETTONS vICTORS
AT TWO POINTS
Cain FoOthOld i'm Trenches
Between BcthincOurt and
lie Mort HOmnle.
Special cabte Despdfch TO THr srx.

kpectfl tdotS DespdfCH 70 THE SCS.
PAWS. March 1.-THE German attack
on the western side OF the Meuse was
renewed to-day. but without success.
The heavy German artillery. which had
been maintaining a heavy bombardment
Of this region. doubled the intensity Of
is fire this morning between Bethincourt
and the Cumieres wood and followed this
with AN infantry attack in force. The
attack WAS rcpulsed with serious losses
10 the Germans. except at two points
between Bethincourt and Le Mort
Hommc.
This was the only infantry action Of
Ire day OF the verdun front. There was
VT heavy bombardment. however. by
the artillery of both sides to the east
u the Meuse and in the woevrc.
In the Nosges the artillery activity
centred about Cnappe!otte and tho val
ley Of the Thur. Attacks we're made by
French troops on small sectors Of enemy
trenches at Stosswihr and Carspach.
gaming some prisoners and material
Three German aeroplanes were
rough, down BY French aviators In the
verdun sector. To the east OF Lure a
g-encA aeroplane attacked by four Ger
uaa machines brought down one Of the
.A;ie- and returned unharmed to the
feHch lines.
Germans Repulsed Three Times.
The official communique issued by the
french War Office tonight follows:
To the north Of the Aisne tho Ger
mans attempted three times to pene-
Ha'e our trenches a. the northwest
u;. Of the Buttes wood. None Of
Ter attempts was successful.
In ,hc Argonnc our artillery executed
. Effective fire In the sector of the
-Four ii, Paris where a munitions de-
vi vas blown up. as we'll - on the
ril~Iys, roads ard enenyl organi-
rtions in the region OF Montfaucon
| al ANecourt
To tho west Of the Meuse the BON.
brdment with shells Of great caiibre
| o. our positions from Bethincourt to
CunereS has redoubled In violence.
IL the afternoon the Germans launched
very strong attack on this sector
al were repused on the whole front
WIN serious losses. They gained a
| iotiolL IN our trenches at only two
lcials. between Bethincourt and lie
Mort tIomme.
E,s' ~ the Meuse and in the Wocvre
IL artillery was very active on both
sics IN the course OF the day. There
Va no infantry action.
North ot ST. Mihiel our batteries
bou1Ttcd important enemy camps In
0e lieudicourt wood and caused a great
TIRE u; the railroad station and stores
a. 's Marche-en-W
N Lorraine We bombarded AN enemy
Column 10 the northeast OF Define.
French Atrmen victorieas.
In 'he Nosges there was great activ-
ny by the artillery of both side iE the
sec'or ~ cAappelottc and in the valley
o. The Thur. sudden attacks on enemy
trenches AZ Stosswihr and at Carspach
enabled us to take some sixty pris-
on'rs and rather important material
without any loss on our part.
Six aeroplanes of the first lombard
Ng group and Ave double motored ma
canes threw forty-two bombs OF large
eaAa-e OIL the railway station OF Brie.
u,es,
Thcr. were numerous a. rial combats
to-day IN the region of Verdun. Three
urnan iviators were clearly seen to
nave hc'u brought down by our avia-
tors within the German lines. One OF
or a'roplancs. which was attacked by
sut enemy machines to the east OF
Lure, "'sas-d them in combat and sue
@e!t1 IN bringing down one Of the Ger
ia ~ machines. which fell IN the region
'crnay The French aeroplane re-
'sri'ed unchanged to our lines.
Cover Nerdun Movemen nts.
The Daily Mdus correspondent al
i'htarNer, telegraphing under yester
tdy's date. SAYS:
re"grams from Basle report heav,
ts dlrWS the week on the Belfor'
non' and N the Vosges. This Is prob
s'N intended 10 cover the movements
" 'roops 10 Verdun'
Ih~ ''erman official statement issue[
"''dv mentions no action In the Verdur
'rson ana says that, generally speak
~ there is no change on the western
front
Toe French afternoon communqu!
.e't mat strUng German reconnaissance
p"'E winch approached the French pos!
.'"s ln th' Iiaunremont wood last nigh
'e 'he'ked by the French curtain o.
n, "as the only infantry action re-
..'','d last night in the Verdun region
t," "hs artillery firing OF some spiri
/" we west o. the Meuse and the bonn
..a'p'nen' N tho Vaux and Damloup dis
'Is continued with the same violence
a. ,he Noevre, on the eastern side o.
,t'aun' heavy artillery activity on botl
'n"S II relorted, centring about Elk.
,,'u'ther To the east, just 10 the nortl
fon'-a'M Mousson, a German detach
.Nn' attempted "A surprise attack on th.
'e'c'' positions at Cruix' des Carmes. "
we hpiS lc fretre. The French fire dis
r'Sd the detachment and several Ger
'"sh dead were left on the field.
Csr'ain of Fire Halts Gerna.s.
The text Of the afternoon communiqu'
west ~ the Meuss there was q
"ary spirited cannonading last night.
on the right bank of this stream q
,uohs enemy reconnaissance In the
""n of iiaudremont was checked by
WI curtain 81 fire. The bombardment
,oi''nues violently in the region Of
~" and near Damioup.
an the Woevre both the French and
~ German artillery has been active.
~ Continued on Foxsth Paos.