New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01
Advance to Road of
French Retreat from
Mons in 1914
French Push Ahead
North of SCISSORS
Germans Beaten Back in
Furious Battle in the
Champagne


,.aoc March Slight villages
s;o;,,nc the Hirdcnburg line fell TO
-. british last night and to-day. two
80 ,bcm just southwest Of Arras on
~. road 70 Cambria. the six others in
Hiding the important centre of Yer
- facing Cambria and st. Quentin
on the west .,
Or.nnv;uc Vcrmand, the British arc
80 more back on the road of Sir
-, rrcncb's memorable retreat from
Mans when the "drst hundred thou
I'd" were thrust from Belgium ana
olros+ cut 10 pieces. Il was at Yer
u.-5 thu. the S,h Brigade halted after
che battle Of le Ca;eau, where General
Smith Dorrien's command was shaken,
Inn, ,C, ouite shattered. by Won kluck.
t-lcz-Cagnicourt. below Ar
ras was captured by Haig's troops
Yesterday evening. They continued to
thrust eastward and brought in add
tional prisoners and machine guns.
lust below this point. near Henin-sur-
Coieul strong posts held by the Ger
mans were rushed by British detach-
ments. who killed or captured the
whole garrison. returning TO their for
mer positions with prisoners and booty.
Villages Fall to British
n the neighborhood Of Vermand
Haig's men encountered little opposi-
ton and. established themselves in
Marteville and Soyecourt. Artillery
FIRE drove the Germans from St.
Emile.
North Of Roisel. along the valley of
the Cologne River, d small stream, the
British advance was resumed and the
villages OF Jeancourt. Hervilly and
Heudicourt were captured.
Meanwhile the British pressure
north Of Arras is continuous and the
fighting there has become bitter
Morning and night attacks are reported
northeast Ct Neuvsile ST. Vast. east of
Loos and north Of Ypres. British raid
ing parties were flung forward, de-
bringing back prisoners and war ma
terial Haig is evidently testing the
German strength in this sector, pre-
paratory 20 an attack in force TO turn
the northern pivot Of the Hindenburg
line.
French Gain North of scissors
The day report from Paris speaks OF
brilliant progress at points along the
rev German lines after a lull of sew
eral days The French successfully at
tackled along the Neuville-sur Marginal
front. northeast Of scissors. and drove
eastward. capturing several important
supporting posts despite a stiff German
defence During the day they repulsed
no less than FIVE German counter at
tscks on their new positions in the
Champagne.
The night report says enemy attacks
on the positions recently conquered
north Of Nregny were hurled back
twice by artillery fire before the Ger
man soldiers could reach the French
trenches. Berlin reports tenacious
fighting in the Champagne for the
heights south Of Ripont.
Fierce Battle in Champagne
"On the ridges Of this strip" says
Berlin, "the French attack was re-
pulsed in the centre. but his storming
detachments entered our trenches for
some hours. The trenches were again
cleared Of the enemy by the thrusting
detachments Of the division which
stood there, and which was equally
tenacious in attack and resistance"
II Is reported from France that the
Germans have caused extensive floods
along the User, indicating their inten-
ton 70 keep strictly on the defensive.
The British are maintaining their
pressure along the Bapaume-Cambral
road and are now evidently aiming 10
outAank the Bots Havrincourt. The
German statement indicates the pres
enee Of heavy British guns along both
sides of the Peronne-Fins road, which
in itself is tribute TO the British
transport.
The net result Of the latest British
efforts has been to drive a salient into
the German lines between Marcoing
and 81. Quentin on ten-mile front.