New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-14
Haig's Men Win in Swift
Blow on Foes Lines
Near SOucheZ
ENEMY REFUSED ON
ANCRE, BERLIN SAYS
Spirited Fighting Begins
in EaSt-Germans Storm
Cerna Hill

London, Feb. ia dense fog hung
over the battle lines on the West front
to-day and precluded all but the sim
plest actions. The artillery lombard
ment, particularly north of the Somme,
was unusually intense and concen-
trated.
British attachments carried out ex-
tremely successful operations early to-
day. East of Souchez the enemy's po-
sitions were penetrated on front Of
several hundred yards. The British
troops destroyed defences, including a
trench railroad, and captured forty
seven prisoners, suffering only light
casualties themselves, according TO the
War Office report. Other raids north
east of Neuville-St. Vast, north OF
Loos and east of Ypres, also inflicted
heavy losses on the enemy and severely
damaged his works.
In a raid northeast of Rheims a
French detachment swept in fifteen
prisoners. Destructive fires were di-
rected against the German organiza-
tions in the region of Quennevieres,
between the Disc and the Aisne. A
German patrol was dispersed with
losses in the Anspach sector of Alsace'
Critic Reports British Defeats
Details Of engagements on Sunday
night north OF the Ancre are given by
the military critic of the Overseas
News Agency, in Berlin. who says:
"On Sunday night violent engage
ments took place between Serre and the
Ancre, where six attacks by the British
were REFUSED. The British in the az
ternoon had opened an extremely heavy
fire on the German positions north OF
the Ancre, this increasing to drumtlre
at nightfall. One trench near Serre
was evacuated by the Germans during
this preparatory fire without the Brit
ish being aware of the movement.
Between and 10 p. m. the first or
the British contingents initiated the
attack over the snow-covered ground
near Beaumont. They were sangulnar-
ilv repulsed. Two additional attacks az
tho same point failed
"Toward evening the British launched
their fourth attack east OF beaucourt
This was made by battalion support
ed BY numerous machine guns. 1t was
followed by violent hand-to-hand fight
ing. during which one officer and more
than thirty men were taken prisoner
by the Germans. -.
"The British attempted two addi-
tional attacks with strong forces in this
district Soon after midnight they
succeeded in penetrating German
trenches buried in snow, after furious
hand grenade fighting, but we're elected
as the result of counter attacks.
"At 4 a. m. the British in vain made
their sixth and last attack
Spirited Fighting In East
Fighting on the Russian, Rumanian
and Macedonian fronts was more
spirited than usual. British armored
motor cars advanced twice toward the
enemy's positions near the mouth OF
the Sereth and raked them with an
entiIading fire. South of the Putna
Valley road German troops stormed
noint of support, capturing l6o prison
ers and three machine guns. On the
upper Sereth, near Zvyzyn, the Rus
slams. several battalions strong, twice
assaiied the enemy's lines, but were
thrown back.
South of Lake Drisviaty, on the Rus
sian front, German raiding detach-
ments brought back ninety prisoners
A French aviator serving with the
Russian army, brought down hostile
machine northeast of Focsani, IN Ru-
mania. ...,.o
After a long period of inactivity the
Teutonic troops on the Macedonian
front took the offensive yesterday IN
the bend of the Cerna River. A hill
nosition and several encampments east
Of Paralovo were wrested from the
Italians and ninety-two prisoners ana
five machine guns were captured, &C
cording to Berlin. Paris states that
Several surprise attacks attempted by
the German troops were repulsed by
tbo Italians" Successful raids by
British troops in the Dorian sector are
chronicled by the French, who report
that the Italians have occupied the VII
lage of Ersen, in Albania.
On the Italian front aerial activity
was the feature of the day. Italian
seaplanes raided the San Rocco navy
,.srd near Trieste, and dropped bombs
on the arsenal and ships at Pola, the
Austrian base.