South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-18

guns operated by the Germans
one OF the machines j. said to
have been wrecked and the aNia-
tor killed. The Others escaped
and returned 90 TOul
PARIS. Dec. IS.-AlI the counter
attacks made by the Germans in Bel
gfum have been repulsed and south Of
the Franco-Befgian frontier numer-
Gus trenches have been captured bv
the French. according 10 an official
statement issued here this afternoon.
In the Argonne. however. the Ger
mans have succeeded i'm blowing up
one Of the French trenches with "a
mime.
The official statement follows.
rlio day of Dec. Il was marked by
progress ON our part in Belgium
where all counter attacks by the
enemy We're repulsed.
In the region of Arras a vigorous
offensive made us masters OF several
trenches before Auchy. I.abassee
Loos, 81. Laurent and BIaney. At the
last poine we have captured on a front
of more than one kilometers (about
one-half a mile) almost an the
trenches Cf the first line OF the enemy.
In the region of Tracy-Le-Nal. on
the Aisne and i'm the champagne dis
tuct oar heavy artillery has easily
gained the advantage
I'm the Argonne, the Germans have
succeeded i'm blowing up one of our
trenches to the north OF Four-De-
Paris and have tried 10 debOuch with
three batalliens.
That attack OF the enemy's i'm
tanlry and another attack made
against 81 Hubert have been reDulsed.
To the east Of the Meuse and i'm The
Nosees there is nothing to report.
Offensive More Marked.
The offensive operations of the allies
IN northern France is becoming more
marked and the attacks Of the
french. British and Indian troops am
the way from Warneton. ON the Rel
glan border To the River Disc have
become more violent
In West Flanders the Germans have
neen making fierce attacks I'm futile
endeaIorS 10 recover fosr ground
along the east bank OF the Yeer
canal between Dixmude and NIer-
port South OF the forest in the
'houthulst' and south Of the Ypres-
Menin road. the Auglo-Freuch forces
The Germans have Eeen coDueIIea
90 eracuate trenches made untenable
py the French and British ARTILLERY
Near Zillibeke, Klein ZiUebeke and
Van NoOrde. between Npres and Men
ln- the struggle has cost heavily in
human life.
Along line stretching rouablv
through BiNschoote. Langemarck and
ZOnnebeke. artillery duelling b. m
progress. punctuated with infautrv
charges.
The French are consolidating the
positions they have taken up east ~
Arras and are homoarding the GER
man lines which now lie in the east
ern suburbs OF ST. Laurent tthree
miles from ArrasJ The French
forces which reached the western
suburbs of ST Laurent. took posses
sion OF the houses and hand-to-hand
hghting has been ia progress in the
streets there. The German artillery Ia
bombarding both ST. Laurent and
Arras.
Attacks and Counter Attacks.
The fighting in this region lies In
the basin Of the River Scarpc alore
the Arras-Doua highway and the
Arras-Lens railway
Attacks and counter attacks are I-
progress around Bapaume and Per-
onne. where the French are increas-
ing their pressure against the Ger
mans with the use OF fresh troops. All
along the line British and French de-
tachments are interspersed fhs
troops. OF one nationality hoIdiue
part OF the line adjoining that section
held by the other
on the eastern end Of the line There
is severe struggle for artillery
supremacy
The Germans holding the B.Iglar
coast have given the Belgian resident
permission tn flee following the do,fr,
OF number W ncn-cOm batants fr
the bombardment OF the coast b,-
brltlsh Warshlps. Hitherto able
bodied Beigian men had been hef7 ~