Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-24
Allies Claim Advance at Every
Point But One.
BATTLES IN NORTH OF FRANCE

German Counter Attack illustrates
Forward Movement of Allies at
Mametz - Germans Claim They
Have Captured French Trenches
Britain Has 1000, 600 Men.
Paris, Dec. 23.-The scene of &C.
tivity at the front which had remained
consistently In the Flanders districts
for some time has changed markedly
during the past two days to the dis
trict lying between Rheims and the
Mouse, where a number OF violent
engagements have been fought, most
Of them resulting in successes for the
allies. The official war reports given
out here do not indicate as marked
progress as the communicates imme-
diately preceding had set forth, but
In the opinion Of military experts they
are entirely encouraging and in &C
cordance with the recently developed
plans Of attack.
failed to advance III the many attacks
they have made during the past thir-
ty-six hourssv~including Monday and
part Of Tuesday. That was at Ma.
metz, where German counter attack
frustrated forward movement which
the allies were preparing, although II
did not accomplish any other purpose
In the vicinity of Souain the fighting
has been a stand off and is continuing
there severe bayonet charges by each
side having failed to win ground. The
allies are apparently concentrating on
fcrts to the east of the Argonne for.
est.
In the afternoon communique a
great number IF operatives are re
corded, most of them in the Argonne
district.
French Report Progress.
Paris, Dec. 23.-The Official com
munique issued at 10:45 o'clock at
night was as follows:
Northwest of Puisaleine, south OF
Noyon, the enemy made violent coun.
ter attacks yesterday evening They
were all repulsed. South of Varnees
we gained a footing yesterday even
ing. In Loureuilles our attacks have
continued today. They appear to have
enabled us to make progress in You
reuilles and west of Vauquois.
Nothing has been reported from
the rest of the front"
French RepuIsed, Says Berlin.
Berlin, Dec. 23-(By wireless to Lon
don.)-The German official report
given out in the afternoon reads as
follows:
eat Newport and in the region
around Ypres the situation yesterday
was generally quiet.
"1n order to recapture the positions
lost by them Dec. 20 at St. Hubert
and Givenchy the English forces, re-
fnforced by French territoria1s, made
desperate attacks during the day and
night, all of which, however, were re
pulsed. In the region around Richie
bourg the enemy succeeded in obtain
Ing firm foothold in his old posi-
tions
French attacks yesterday IN the
neighborhood of Albert, to the north
east of Compiegne, at Souain and al
Perthes were repulsed with heavy
losses to the French.
TN the western part of the Argonne
district we captured a few trenches
In the eastern Argonne, to the north
and northwest of Verdun, French at
taeFs were repulsed with heavy losses
to the French"
England to Rush 100000 Men.
London, Dec. 23.-In an interview
given to the London representative OF
the Paris Humanite David LLOYD
George, chancellor of the exchequer
says:
Before spring half a million fresh
British soldiers will join those in
France and Belgium. England has a,
present more than 100000 men un
der arms
Although cur army at the front is
scarcely onesixth the size Of tke
French army our monthly war ex
peEditure is $225,0O0,C0O, which is q
larger amount than Frances total. In
addition to the enormous resources
which we shall command through the
new income tax, we are turning into
the war treasury new loan amount.
Ing to the colossal sum of $4,000, goo.