New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
Counter Attack Drives
Germans from Bois
de COrbeaux.
prRLIN CLAIMS
TWO MILE GAIN
psris Admits Recapture of
Hardaumont Redoubt
Near DOuaumOnt.

Iopdon. March S.-Through a vlg-
,-ou. French counter attack in the
po, de Corbeaux to-day, which, eX-
,.Dt for a fringe, Paris asserts has
b.sn retaken, the German offensive
,.,, Of the Meuse has apparently
h.sn slowed down. The French also
,l,im the repulse Of violent attacks
:, Bethincourt, the most advanced
mint of their line, although east OF
10 Meuse the loss of the Hardau-
mont redoubt is admitted.
continuation Of the German
,,;ve northwest Of Verdun is de-
,ared BY Berlin TO have netted the
Germans French positions over a
,rout of nearly four miles and Writ
rsllv two miles in depth and enabled
them to capture So officers and 1921
men The villages of Forges and
Rsgnieville, the heights of Raben and
he Cumieres woods fell into the
hands Of the Germans.
The French did not give up these
rOsitions without strong resistance
md suffered heavy casualties, es-
,a.;.ly olono the southern fringe Of
The Cumieres wood.
Germans RepuIsed. Says Paris.
ives. Of the Meuse," says the
Paris official statement tonight, "the
emy attempted to make fresh ad-
,ixe during the course Of the day.
uMer cover Of an intense lombard
Rri an attack by heavy electives
Va. directed against our positions at
AAincourt, but was repulsed.
A counter-attack launched by US
q the Bois des CorbeauX, where the
Grnans penetrated yesterday, drove
tie enemy from the greater part Of
ia! wood, Of which he occupies no
Ene than the eastern extremity.
On the right bank Of the Meuse
hs bombardment has again become
very violent in the region Of Douau-
Acnt, where the Germans attempted
ms1ccessfully to attack our lines.
East Of the fort, after an infantry
Eton, the enemy succeeded in re-
nrupying the HardaumOnt redoubt,
Vach We took possession of yester-
dsy."
sy the rseapture Of Bois de CorbeauX
ne French have driven wedge into
ground gained b. the Crown Prince
yesterday. The Berlin statement re-
''ssis more fully this advance, which
oissded over a width 81 miles and a
a'p;s Of Is miles.
lie German statement also an
i'ahcss the capture Of the Cumieres
soSds, which would place the Crown
1hnee in the rear Of the Cote dc
'Vie The official announcement says:
TOn the left bank Of the Meuse, in
''''r 10 improve the connections with
ns r.w German line on the right bank
Z" ne Neuse, which runs on the south
"a slopes Of the Cote de Talou and Of
"eloie du Poivre and on the Douau-
~'t' Positions, We stormed French po-
,'.'0n' on both sides Of Forges brook,
t'0s Ssthincourt, over a width Of six
''nsifes l3.7 miles, and a depth Of
~''' han three kilometres (l.S miles,
Ten Cannon Captured.
'is villages Of Forgcs and Icgnic-
.".'' as well as the heights Of Raben
ms Cumieres woods, are in our
r''''s'ion. Counter attac,s By the
''hen against the southern boun-
e' o. these woods were repulsed
"a 'snguinary losses. a great mum
:" H the occupants in the captured
.',''l'ns perished. Fifty-eight officers
',<H men were taken prisoner
"'as'nore, ten cannon and much
~ war material we're captured"
."'o~ins up the advantage Of ycstcr
~ ~ ". Germans, going around tho
'Vi me slope which served them .,
t' followed the railroad and en-,
''''' Esgnieyiiie. with Hill 2e5 thcy
no ss..1 the The loop Of the Meusc, within
~ hegnieyillo b. located.
.,s.. ifench withdrew their right
~ 49, ',,ln the loop, and il now rests
trs1 Neese, above Cumicres. This
Q. aarsi from an advanced position
t,fS,s ,'tt bank became necessary, &C.
. ~ % me military experts. in order
t.,. Hl~in alignment with the posi-.
i.v. va NE right bank. and H. would
t,,t ~ "a oihicgii 70 hold the advanced
tsr. ,n'en NE Cermans could ~ IN.
ts.i ""e attack in front aud on the
french Confidence Unshaken.
&C. Ky Nus obtained command Of
lr,,,s,pss leading 20 the principal
ittss,. pssi,icns, which run from Beth,
.sss,,,, % Cote de POie BY the north.
itss NJ. spur of lie Mort Homrne an1
- 'Sh oi Corbeau3 and Cumiercs
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