New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
New Assaults Pierce
Trenches Twice Near
lie Mort HOmme
VOSGES BATTLE
GAINING FORCE
Berlin Claims RepulSe of
British Attack Near
YpreS.

London. March 1.-THE expected
German assault against lie Mort
Homme and Bethincourt, west of the
Veuse. for which the artillery had
leen preparing. began to-day. Paris
reports its general repulse, but ad-
mi,s that the enemy succeeded in
penetrating the French trenches in
two places.
West Of the Meuse.' says the
Paris statement, "the bombardment
with shells Of heavy calibre against
our positions between Bethincourt
and Cumieres redoubled in violence.
IN The afternoon the Germans
launched a very powerful attack
against this sector, but were re-
pulsed along the whole Of the front
with serious losses. They took foot
oily in two points Of our trenches
between Bethincourt and lie Mort
Hommc.
East Of the Meuse and in the
T'ceyre the artillery on both sides
vas very active during the course Of
,he day"
Germans Attack on Aisne.
Tie continuation Of violent fighting
10 the Thur Valley. in the Nosges, and
,5e rcpulse Of three German attacks
1or.h Of the Aisne are also recorded by
Paris. The night statement says:
"Nor,b o. the Aisne the Germans
'ar'ce essayed 10 penetrate our trench
re- on the northwest outskirts Of the
Boz des Buttes. None Of these at
,empts was successful.
IN the Argonne our artillery di-
rsc,ed effective fires against the sec
,o- Of Four Dc Paris, whore a muni-
tons depo. was exploded. as well as
on the railroads, the highways and
,asmy organizations in the region Of
Noa,fsvcoa and Ayocourt.
yosges Attack Repulsed.
IN the Vosges there was great &C
'.uty Of the two artilleries in the
rector Of Chapelotte and the valley Of
hs Thur. Surprise attacks on the
enemy trenches at Stossweier and
Csrspacb enabled US TO gain about
iix'y prisoners and quite important
material without any loss.
North o. St. Mihiel our batteries
oombarded important enemy camps IN
me He1dicourt wood and caused a
great fire .n the station and store
solses a. Ia Marche-en-WOevre.
IN Lorraine we shelled an enemy
t91mn northeast o. Define
The day statement said:
TO tne west o. the River Meuso
irere vas a fairly spirited cannonad. .
.fg last night. On the right bank Of
i17 stream strong Reconnaissance OF
'fe enemy 800 the wood Of Haudremont
- checked by our curtain or ire.
ne bon Dardinent continues violently
% The region o. NaUE and near Dam
.0g9.
IN the Woevre both the French and
ias German artillery has been active
A'iieglafly Ia the sector Of Ei1, but
ensrgise there So nothing Of impor-
>res % report an This section.
IN The foreg, o. Le Pretre detach-
hsrt % Germans who cndeavored 70
tsrprise our trenches a. Croix des
'srf0es va received by fusillace ana
compelled - dispcrle, leaving scFera'
efsc On the Geld"
lfe British statement gays:
TIE enemy exploded tWO mines TINS
1sn.n9. one sout1ward Of La Bassee
'>nsl and the other near Seuye Chap-
'lt. In orc case sOmc damage Wa6
cone - a small salient u our trenches'
Ncrtf Ward - Ypres We carried out
fgccessfyl bombsrdncnt Of enemy
,fisnehes. During last night near tne
ipfes-koglers railroad our grenadlefn
Ah9 machine guns drove on enemy
No'king parties Who we're attempting
y NDfk IN = mine crater. 80,
There has been considerable artil,
isrT activity to-day westward OF Lens,
Berlin, ia its afternoon stateint q !
f''tords only brief skirnish with ths
Drnfh about Ypres. The statemeh'
isTf:
Generally speaking, there was no
f,sn2s. small engagement near
eif.te, northeast ~ Ypres, ssnded ~