The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-22
Follow Up Gain in Malan-
court Wood-Heavy Fire
Blocks Advance.
CLAIM $500 CAPTIvES;
.COLONELS INCLUDED
Berlin Says French Counter
Thrust Was Repulscd
With Serious Loss.

tpe~ici clb', b,spatch 70 Try suS.
Io.pc.. March ?I.-Thc attack be.
-un i, the Germans yesterday afternoon
gains, the Malancourt -Avocourt front.
on the wcs. bank Of the Meuse. was con-
rnued las, night with the same support
H h,lvv lr'iilery fire and the throwing
Of LIQUID hrc. ny these attacks the Ger
mans. who already In the afternoon had
made progress In the wooded country
20 the south of Malancourt. gained pos
.s.sion of the hvocourt wood. which liz
the southeastern part OF the Malancourt
wcol. but were prevented by the French
ire f,or advancing further.
Tho Parts correspondent of tho Daily
Nod says;
Til, German attack on Malancourt
,,nuot ppssibly make any difference IN
Iio position Of Affairs. The Germans
rrtsl Icy Ir,ilrry cnplacements and
lame ih,owcrs to surprise the first
Trench trenches and gain couple OF
hundred feet advance.
This th"y very well know cannot in
any Way affect the final issue -of the
bat'c for Nerdun which already has
pscn decided Having failed IN the ini-
81 itiacN, they are now seeking to
MAINTAIN the attack until Friday. when
tie Imperial Chancellor. Dr. Won Beth.
n4nr.lIolweg. Is Ia deliver his impa-
'itHty awaited statement on foregu
srairs IN the Reichstag.
'As col Feyler, the eminent Swiss
military critic says, The battle Of Vcr-
dgT is over.
Germsns Claim $500 PrisOnePs.
The assaults in which the Germans
-sdr thcir advance were made by Bava-
rAn reg nents and battalions OF Wuert.
um,erg Landwchr. In the phraseology
o' the German official statement issued
this afternoon. the Germans storlned
rhe entire strongly fortified French
POSITIONS in and near the forest south
ca. Of Avocourt."
The German statement describes the
,oss-s Of the French IN killed and
sVlnded rs considerable and says
nat N addition thirty-two officers. tn
Cudirg two In command OF regiments.
ard more than $500 unwounded men
ss-e taken prisoners. \ large amount
Q. mater al also was captured.
French counter attacks to recover the
positions lost were begun Immediately.
~. were cn,jrely unsuccessful. the Ger
man statement says, and only incurred
furth,- .oss.s.
The orrcial German statement follows :
Wee, Of the Meusc 3ayarian rcgi-
a,Uts and battalions of WuerttcmburG
U Land,.Ir. after careful preparations.
II ,;'-1cl TIE entire stSongly fortified
Fr0rn positions in and near the
.,res' northeast Of Ayocourt. In ad-
90. fl" considerable sanguinary
lo..s- 20. enemy has so far incurred
los,,. ,Iuounting TO thirty-two officers,
",'Ailn. two in command OF reg,-
non. md more than $500 men in
,'.."Iua.d prisoners. AMI much war
r1f.r..I. the amount OF which has not
- been dsccrtaiucd
"a, rv-"rh Ngaiw Lost heavily.
'pur'.r attacks attempted by the
s.p. ''L .ot bring him any a'ivan-
'as- hI' on the contrary inflicted
fur l,r ..Gious losses upon him.
|.,.' - sc Neuse the situation II
u..alsrd
T .r" els 10 further infantry attack
a.',r H,S -,it ,n-day in this sector. hut
." r.ula~nmout by the German guns
q 'r.. .lilrc continued without inter-
'rr' pr. 80 calnoualc being directed
'p..a''. tgHii's, ,nr village Of Esnes.
10 =, ute oC Ay"court on tn" Narennes-
hltaiHuu~t road and against Hill 500.
n" ot' r.'V"cIi Malanrourt and tsnes,
ne 't.' # IN" road connecting ;he two
tuia
=, uo,, .,a.lincn, of this hill was he
60 yesterday afternoon and there has
N''r "" Increase in the intensity or the
''n2 sa.a the Germans began the
- 611f, The French guns repiled
'rerg.'. 81, 90 the German fire and the
.'-nan- made no attempt at AN IN
'sn'ry o'ark ~ the course OF the day.
~ artillery fire was only intermlt-
'''' o0 'hc front 20 the east OF the
Mouse and on the Woevre plain.
French NrttiIcry Checks Germans
7'c r~"n'h night communicate fol-
j. $50 A~-onnc there was grenade
'ghtju- it Ia Uautc Chevauchee. Our
ARTILLERY .Ne"uted "A destructive fire
~ '.' 'isrWdn works on the sides OF
'hs road from Niennc le Chateau to
Ru.ri ili.
On 'hr left bank of the Mouse the
h'mnirdwont continues with violeate
u 'N' 6-jon of MalancOurt. in the
'las" ol Esncs and Hill 304. Re
wed :" m -rsat energy by our ar
'!l'r', 'hn cuemy u,ade no attempt at
'n dt'a'E ~ tho course .of the day.
.''' VIZ an lUtFVfilltteUt
'"n' o1 several points Of the front.
" Tn" ors- OF the Meuse and In the
"oevrr
IN Lorraine there was activity by
our artillery against the German Or
sahi@dtlou> 70 the north and east Of
tnbormcnU
IN npp'r Alsace our artillery took
pnher ~ ire enemy troops which de-
.onched from Niederlarg. southeast Of
hsppoIS.
VI the day our pilots brought down
'ernlan a"roplane, which fell in
names In the region OF Douaumont.
IN the night of March c0.?l our
seropanes bombartied the railway
A,ions of Dun-sur-Meuse and Audun-
ROMAN and German bivOuacs In the
"xlon Of Visneulles Gin the ~. Mihiel
'""ns Gain IN MalsRcosst Wood
me text of the afternoon French com
nnh'Hue follows:
~ Belgium a reconnaissance On the
su' OF the enemy which took place
Continued ON Tktrd Paos.