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ST, MiHI::i CUT
OFF HY ALLIES
Wedge Forced c1cA Of G2T-
mans and Line Se1Naj.
LEFT WIG IS THREATENED
Continuous Activity Is Beginning to
Tell on kaiser's Troops and They
Lose Many Trenches.

Tell on kaiser's Troops and They
Lose Many Trenches.
London, Dec. IA. - The offensive
movement of the allied forces IN
Flanders and France is beginning to
gather impetus.
It is meeting with fierce resistance
from the German forces, but at many
points along the battle front In the
western zone the French, British and
Belgian forces have made advances.
Repulsing violent attacks on both
extremes of the battle line and i'm.
portant advances in the forest OF La
Pretre. where the French are unotfl.
cially reported to have cut the line
of communication of the German
forces in possession Of st. Mihiel.
The French have been particularly
active in the Woevre district and
along the heights of the Meuse, where
they have concentrated their efforts
on the German trenches guarding the
positions at ST. Mihiel.
While the French suffered heavy
losses, according to official reports
from Berlin, they have accomplished
their purpose, and are said to hold the
commanding positions in that region
and to have isolated the Teuton force
that attempted to break through the
battle front of General Joffre's troops
In that section of the line.
While both the Paris and Berlin OF.
fetal communications say that there
was quiet along the front in the west
ern battle zone, the efforts of the two
armies were concentrated at three
points along that line.
In the region of Ypres the Germans
attempted to counteract the offensive
of the allies and hurled their forces
against the lines of the allies. Sew.
eral attacks of a most violent nature
were repulsed by the French, British
and Belgian troops and the Germans
suffered heavy losses In each on
slaught
There has been practically q con-
dnuous action in that section, but
unofficial reports say that the Ger.
mans are being pushed back yard by
yard, and that their attacks are be-
coming weaker. Their loss of line af.
ter line of trenches has resulted In
desperate efforts on their part to hold
ing the lines that guard their line OF
communication.
The Germans claim that the Often
sive Of the French was checked tenn
porarily, at least, by the failure OF
attacks in the region Of Apremont.
According to Berlin, the French at
tempted offensive operations over a
large front in the neighborhood OF
Apremont and Grey, in France, and
these onslaughts were repealed.
The German report shows that
General Joffre's men have reached q
point midway between st. Mihiel and
Pont-a-M ousson, 30 they must have
gotten across the German line Of COM
munication. but they lost 600 men In
prisoners and a large number Of kill
cd and wounded.
In the same region the French
claim to have made substantial pro-
gress. There has also been more fight
ing around Ypres-that bone Of con.
tention In Flanders.
Paris dispatches say that In the Al
SAGE region the Germans have be-
come active and assailed the French
lines. These efforts failed, as did the
onslaughts on the post of La Mere
Henri, to the northwest of Senones.
The following are the Official state
ments:
FRENCH.
"It Is announced that two German
attacks at the two extremes of the
front have failed. One was to the
northeast of Ypres and the other
against the railway station at Aspach
(Alsace)."
An earlier Official communication
says:
..The day Of Dec. IL was particu-
larly quiet. The enemy's activity was
shown especially by an itermittent
cannonade at different points on the
front. In the region to the southeast
Of Ypres there were ventured, how
evefethree violent attacks of infantry,
which we're repulsed.
in the woods of La Pretre we have
made important progress.
in the Vosges the enemy attacked
on various occasions the post of~ba
Mere Henri, to the northwest of Sc
nones, but was repulsed.
I'm Servia the extreme Servian left
wing, pursuing the enemy, has forced
him to recross the Drina near Baina
Basta. On the remainder of the front
the Servian armies continue to drive
back the Austrians to the north and
northwest"
GERMAN.
FOLLOWING their unsuccessful at
tack on Apremont on Dec. II, the
French again attacked Saturday after.
noon over a large front by way Of
Grey The attack ended in the loss to
the enemy of 500 prisoners and
large number of men killed and In.
1ured. Our losses In this engagement
amount to about seventy wounded.
The rest of the day passed quietly in
the western theateY."