Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-24

in the region of the Aisne; in Cham
pagne near Perthes, in the Argonne;
in the forest of Apremont, and near
ST. Die.
| Fog prevented fighting near Arras
and Nefsiun and thetg had been ar
tiliery activity south Of Amiens neal
! Vile SurTurbe, and in the forest o.
Apremont.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
From the sea to the Lys we mad
progress by sapping operations in the
dunes and we repulsed attacks before
Lombeartzyde At Swartelen, to the
southeast of Ypres, we occupied a
group of houses and we drove back as
far as the southern part Of this vii
lage a counter-attack of the enemy;
this was done in spite of a spirited
fire from the German artillery.
Belgian army pushed forward certain
detachments along the right bank OF
the User to the south Of Dixmude and
organized defensive work protect
ing the head of a bridge.
I'm the region of Arras the fog still
made all operations impossible. To
the east and to the southeast Of
Amiens, especially in the suburbs Of
Lasigny, there have been artillery ext
changes.
In the region of the. Aisne, the
Zouaves during all day yesterday,
held back brilliantly a number of at
tacks; they remained masters at the
point near the road of Puislein, hold
ing the German trenches occupied by
us December 81.
I'm Champagne we strengthened the
positions taken by us in our advanc,
of the night before in the region
Craconne and Rheims. In the vicii
ity of Perthes all the counter-attaeks
of the enemy on the positions con
quered by us, December % were sue
cessfully repulsed. To the northwest
of MISUNDERSTANDING, we occupied Ger
man trenches for distance of 400
yards and we drove back a counter-at-
tack. The Germans endeavored to
take the offensive in the direction of
Ville-surTurbe, but our artillery dis
persed them.
In the Argonne westook possession
Of apiece Of ground IN the forest Of
La Grurie, and in the vicinity Of Bag
atelle we repulsed a German attack.
In the region of Verdun the pre-
yalence Of fog made impossible the
conduct Of any operations of impor-
tance The enemy delivered a coun-
ter-attack, but without success, in the
forest of Consenvoye.
! 'In the forest of Apremont our ar
1 tlllery demolished and caused the en-.
shmy to evacuate several trenches.
IN the Woevre district the French ar
tillery reduced certain eGerman bat.
telies to silence. -
I'm the region of Ban de sapt. to
1.-THE northeast Of ST s1ltes, our infantry
fadyapce8swith 4 raSA and Established
Itself on the Territory thus gained
There is nothing to report from up.
per Alsace.
Russia: On the Bzura river, the
EGermans have maintained themselves
in two positions On the contrary. at
q point north Of Sochaczew, they were
driven back to the river which flows
to the southwest Of this town. Their
efforts to debonch from Bolimow re.
suited in failures. At the present time
the Germans are essaying to cross the
River Rawka to the southeast OF
Skierniewice.
"To the south Of Rawa the Germans
are resisting stubbornly pronounced
Russian offensive movement being de
livered along the northern bank 81 the
River Pilica."
Petroarsd's Version
Petrograd. Dec. 14-In the front O
Warsaw attempts Of TIE Germans t,
force q crossing Of the Rawka an,
zzura rivers to the east Of IowIcz