Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-18
ALLIES REPULSE
VIOLENT ATTACKS
Germans Take Fierce Offensive
in Ypres Region.
THOUSANDS OF GUNS ENGAGE
Enormous Number Of Heavy Cannon
Being Used by Both eldes Along
3ooMlIe 5attIefront--Bom-
bardment Is contInsous-
THOUSANDS OF GUNS ENGAGE

says:
In the region of Ypres a very vio-
lent German attack has been repulsed.
''In this same region, that one of our
trenches which was mentioned in the
afternoon communique as having
been reached by the Germans has
been recaptured by US.
"On the rest of the front there in
nothing to announce"
( BY FRANKLIN p. MERRIcK.
international News Service Correspondent
Paris, Dec. 12.-Strengthened by
the re-snforcements that have been
sent to aid them In their attempt to
pierce the allies lines in the region Of
Ypres, the Germans have taken .
derce offensive there An Official state
ment issued here says they made sev.
sral attacks Thursday
Three Of these attacks were 70
pulsed, but in another the Germans
captured one OF the allies trenches.
The French are making progress In
the region Of Arras and Juvincourt
The Official statement follows:
The enemy showed some activity
IN the region Of Ypres yesterday. He
directed several attacks against our
Anes, three OF which were completely
Tepulsed. At only one point Of the
front did the Germans succeed in
reaching one of our trenches In the
frst line.
For our part, we have continued
TO advance in the direction of the
enemy's lines In the region Of Arras
and In that of Juvincourt.
In the Argonne. we have pushed
forward several Of our trenches and
rolled back two German attacks.
In the region of Yarennes we have
consolidated our gains of preceding
days. The German artillery is show
ing great activity, but has been, un-
able to infiict upon us any losses. Con
ditions are the Same on the heights OF
the Meuse.
In the forest of La Pretre our ad.
vances are continued and maintained.
ITO the south of Thorn we have
captured the railroad station Of As
|pach. On the rest of the front in the
Vosges there are artillery duels."
Never before In the worlds history
has there been gathered together such
an enormous amount OF heavy artil.
lery upon any battlefield as has been
Inassed along the 3O0-mile front from
the Vosges to the North sea, where
the gigantic armies of the kaiser and
the allies are locked in an iron EN-
brace.
All the big guns In France have
been planted along the battle line with
the exception of those defending
Paris and the immovable artillery in
permanent fortresses. All the big guns
In the British isles, with the exception
Of those necessary to defend the coast,
have been rushed into France by Earl
Kitchener. the British secretary OF
state for war. to re-enforce the French
artillery and to support the far-f1ung
battle line OF the British. French and
Belgians.
More than ten thousand big guns,
exclusive Of the light artillery and the
flying squadrons Of field guns attached
to the cavalry arm OF the service.
thunder death and destruction at each
other by day and by night.
Germany not only produced an un-
expected number Of heavy guns, in
cluding the famous 42-centimeter how.
itzers. but the kaiser's artillery was
strengthened with battery after bat
terry OF Austrian guns, which were hur-
ried to the German front in the early
sfapaa Of the ruar =.