The chronicle=news., 1914-12-21


cleared all the Russians out OF west
Galicia. THIS means that the long
siege OF crscow has been raised and
IL this advance on the part OF the
Teutonic allies continues It may
bring similar relief to tho Austrian
garrison at f'rzemys1 besie9ed by the
Russians since the early days Of the
war.
Paris. Dec. 2l.-progress AL along
the line is claimed In the French Of
ficiai statement given out ID Paris
this afternoon. There is not one sin
gle mention OF German 'sutness OF
French repulse.
Gains. although slight, are record
ed in Belgium, between The Lys and
the Aisne: IN the Champagne coun.
try and in the ArEohne. AT one
point an advance CT I 20 yards IL
I recorded and at another the French
made 500 yards.
Progress mas Deen made between
the Argonne and the Meuse.
The French heavy artillery Is
uesSiipeu Us having. beeh sutCeSsi u
on the Aisre, near Rheims and else
where ~" SO ''' ~ ''"- ~
| The text t'SGt tie communication
\ follows:
''The day 81 December 20 brought
nothing of Importance in Belgium.
Exception Is made 81 some progress
1 in the region Of LON baertzyde and
st. Georges and at n point to the
southeast OF the Inn of kortaker,
which is southeast of Bixschoote. the
occupation of some houses in War
telem, SOUTH OF Ziliebeke and tho
bombardment by the enemy of the
Ypres hospital. ''''', ~"
between the Lys and the Aisnc,
we have occupied a forest near the
route between Nouletes and solahei
and we also took possession Of all the
first line of German trenches be
tween this highway and the a. first
houses of Notre Dame De Eorette.
southwest of Loos.
The enemy has bombarted Ar
ras.
Our heavy artillery silenced on
II Itpedleu OCCdbltHS the dEtIileTy VI
the enemy to the north of the Car
noye, which IS to'the cast Of Albert.
This artillery also demolished the
German tretiches and sent Head over
heels two cannon of q battery estab-
lished near HON, which is to the
southeast OF Carney The heavy ar
tillery also scored distinct advan-
tages on the Aisne and in the Sector
Of Rheims. - ''t''''
''In Champagne, in the region OF
Prosnes, Hartzes and Beausejour. as
well as in the Areonne, we made
along the entire front appreciable
advances. This is particularly SO tt
the northeast of Beausejour, where
We won and occupied 1920 Yards Of
tie enemy's trenches. In the fores,
of LaGrurie, we blew up four mined
saps and we established ourselves IN
the positions thus made. l''
Between the Argohne and the
Meuse there has been progress alonE
all the front. particularly in the re-
gion of Varennes. where the Brook
of Cheppes has been left - Yard.
in our rear, and IN tile region 81
German Court Bethin-Court.
''On the right bank of the Meust
we have gained ground at LaCroupe
4 at point two kilometers northwest
of Brabant ana in''the forest Con.
seyoye 'N~ r" "a"E!'1
4 Finally on the heights Of the
Meuse we have mad slight progfess
in the forest DesChevaifers, to THE
northeast of the fort or..Coyon..9 -,
4 Berlin (via London). Dec. 21.-
n The German official report today
says
THE French attacks yesterday at
! Newport (Beigium) were repulsed.
y Between marlborough L'Avou,
and the canal OF La Basse We, at
tackled the positions of Anglo-Indian
| troops, stormed and captured their
trenches and dfsiodged them from
their positions WITH heavy losses. We
| captured one piece or artillery. five
| machine guns, two mine throwers
and 270 Anglo.indsans. Including 10
I officers. The trenches We lost to the
I enemy December 10 fiea" Notre Dame
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