The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-04
Invaders at Vaux Advance,
but Terrific Fire Forces
Their Retreat.
SHELLS DISPERSE
TEUTON COLUMN
British in Heavy Action on
Yplps Front Win Back
Much Lost Ground.
.,4..4,i cah,e p,anafcA TO Tue SyN.


I,oSpoN. March 3.---In resumption OF
me nyh,ing about Douaumont. north OK
v.-dnn. las, night, the Germans sue
coded IN reaching the village of Douau-
nou.. which lies To the north OF the
fart where several hundred Randen.
bur- troops have been surrounded Tor
come days.
I'VE cleared the village Of Douaumont
O. the enemy" the German official state
m.,r SAYS "and pushed our line to the
s.s, and south Of tho village, as well
a. OF the armored fort, to more favor.
able positions
The oonmunique issued this afternoon
b. the French War Office admits that
the Germans were successful in pene-
trs,ins the village AFTER suffering heavy
tosses. II says that tho lighting Is con-
t,nu!ns with ferocity and adds:
"A lively counter attack launched BY
- enabled us to regain ground on the
Immediate outskirts OF the village"
Germans ReDulseA At vsux.
Neither the German nor tho Franch
statement mentions tho demolished fort.
q whether the Brandenourgers nave
been relieved or not.
To the east Of Douaumont the Ger
mans attacked the village Of Vaux. which
les TO the north Of the permanent field
works of Vaux. This attack, made At
abou, the same time as the attack on
,ho village of Douaumont. comprised
assaults from the north and northeast.
TIE Germans reached the French wire
cnrangements. but were then forced back
b. ne rre curtain Of the French az
ui'sry ard machine gun action. leaving
altrge number OF dead.
IN. whole region 70 the north OF
N"~dun, on both sides of the Meuse and
IN re Wocvre. has been subjected to
heavy artillery FIRE by both sides in the
l,S' twentv-four hours. The French
q, "ouc"ntratcd their fire on a number of
German points of assembly and dis
par,ed q column on the march near
beaumont, 10 the north Of Douaumont.
Considerable activity Is also reported
from other points Of the front In upper
Asaca, east of Seppois, the French a..
! sumsd the offensive and took several
trench elements on the right bank nj
No Grand Largue. Tho Germans or
gtH'zed a counter attack. but failed tt
regain the lost ground.
Heavy Fighting At Douaumeat.
THE French night communicate follows
In Belgium we bombarded enemy
camps in the region Of Langemarck.
North Of the Aisne q strong patrol
which attacked our advanced post
u.s. rerused with losses.
our artillery executed a destructive
n-e on the German works to the east
OF Nsuville. south Of Berry -au-B Bac.
northwest Of Rheims.
In the Argonne our artillery was
very active and bombarded the enemy
ln's ~ La File Morte and In the
R"ls de Cheppy. We exploded SUCCESS
fully a camoufet at 81. Hubert.
In the region to the north of Verdun
me hghtlng Is very lively near the
Village If Douaumont. We hold part
of high elevation on the northern
tloHe OF which is that village. 4
h'e'y counter attack launched by
W. enabled US to regain ground
IN the immediate outskirts Of the
village. The bombardmeat continues
very Violently to the west and 10
he east Of the Meuse AZ we'll as In
We W"evr.. Our artillery executed
c"n'Hntrc fre on enemy points Of as
semhly, notably near Beaumont, where
column on the march was dispersed
IN Upper AlSace We executed ar
attack 10 the east Of Seppois and took
several elements Of German trenches
on the right bank Of the Grande
Largue An enemy counter attack
JAILED 10 dslodge us from tho ground
Won.
Adiutaut Navarro brought dowr
Yesterday in the region Of Douaumon'
n.N sHth German aerOplane, a machine
"' the Albatross type. which fell II
our lines. Tn" occupa nts. wounded
'tr' 'a<"n prisoners.
Claim Mastery Of Iloua I'M ont.
71' German official statement follow
southeast of Yrres, on the canal. tn
h'Iusn broke into the positions takel
rom them on February II and evel
penetrated over small front into wha
we're prey lously our forward trenches
They were Immediately driven out {
ihese. but still occupy some parts {
-" haston.
South OF the canal at La Basse
HNcly hghting developed at clos
quarters before our front In conjunt
''on with enemy mine explosions.
In Champagne the activity Sf tn
encmys artillery increased In plsce
un'il II became very heavy.
IN Bolante Wood. northeast of L
Chalade. in the ArRonne, IA tentativ
attack by the French waD repulse
"A easily.
Ca III. heights east OF the Msu
pt'"r heavy artillery preparations y
D''ared the village OF Douaum0nt I
'o enemy and pushed out our line
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