South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-26
Official Statement From Paris
Indicates TeutOnS Have Made
Progress in Counter At
taCkS Hurled at Allies.
THICK FOG PARALYZES
OPERATIONS ABOUT LYS
Severe Fighting at Two Points
in France Continues With
important Results Hanging
in Balance.

PARIS. Dec. 26.-Repulse OF Ger
man counter attacks by the allies Is
the chief feature emphasized IN the.
official statement issued here this att
ernoon. II indicates that the Germans
repIving TO the offensive taken by the
French. British and Belgians have
themselves in turn made attacks al
most along the entire front. The OIL
cial statement follows;
..r-bere was a light cannOnade on
the front between the sea ana the
Tvs. where a thick fog paralyzed OPP
erations Between Lys ana the ClSe
No repulsed numerous counter atJ@1ks
-, tbe enemy at NOulettes west OF
ms at La Boisselle. northeast OF
albert and at Iihons, west OF Chaul-
nos where a trench taken from the
enerpv was lost and then retaken ait
er a sharp fight.
..I3atween the Oise and the Alsne
we report that during the day OF Dec
% a very severe German attack was
repulsed at Chivy, northeast Oh
SOupier-
sIn the region Of Perthes our ar
til1er,- silenced the batteries Wnlch
we're hom harding the trenches recent
1v taken bv our troops. the strong
counter attacks by the Germans were
rolled back During the night OF DEC.
24-25 yesterday new counter aIldcH
particularly strong made on front oi
/ 500 wards and with powerful troops
suffered a complete check
PrOgFess i'm AlSace.
"In the ArgOnne and between the
Meuse and Moselle there is nothing 20
report.
I'm upper Alsace the day was mark
Cd by appreCiable progress beIore
Cernay. We reached the edge or the
woods ON the hills to the west OF
that town. We maintained, despite
numerous counter attacks, our posi-
I'VE now occupy the outskirts of
lower Aspach and the heights which
dominate Carspach to the west
The following statement on the
fighting i'm the eastern theater oI War
was issued at the same time.
"Russia-The Germans who have
forced a crossing Of the Bzura to the
south of Sachazew have been thrown
hack after suffering considerable
losses. All their attacks on BOlimow
nave been checked. In the region of
Inowlodz. on the Pilica, and To the
south stubborn cOmbats continue
Along the whole course OF the
NIQa ana 10 lAt cNuNAl Va biAN it7N'.''~
the battle is going on under condl-
tions favorable TO the Russians
Hot Fight i'm Progress.
Severe hghting is in progress at two
points today in France, the outcome
OF which viii have an important
bearing upon the outcome OF the
great conflict Along the Moselle
river the French troops are trying
TO reach Metz and cut the German
lines OF communication leading into
northern France.
south or Arras the Germans are at
tempting n similar drive toward
Amiens. from which rtdiate several
railway lines upon which the French.
BelCian and British troops I'm Flan-
ders and the extreme northern part Of
France depend for their supplies eN-
cept such as come from England
through punkirk, Calais and Havre.
News that tho Germans are striv-
ing 20 reach Amiens explains the con-
tinuCd lighting about Albert where
the conflict RACES from house TO house
and the capture of a single trench or
"a gain Of a few yards is considered
important enough 90 chrcnicle in the
official statements.
Conflicting reports reach here as to
the situation along the Moselle. Ii
is stated unofiicially that the French
have made So good progress there
that they have been able TO bring
their heavy artillery To bear upon
Metz and are shClling the outer forts
OF the German stronshold i'm LOr-
raine
French Make Gains.
10 is known that the French troops
have made important gains jim the
forest Of lie PctTe bur the official
statement has not yet shown how
these bear upon the efforts 20 gain
the Norroy ridge from which their
long range guns could reach the Metz
forts
\ brief luu in the hghting i'm FIan-
ders is due 20 the fact that the allies
have reached the barriers that halted
the Germans when they tried 10 hack
their way through 20 Dunkirk before
the main English forces had reached
the front
This is the humiliation along the
User canal. Ice has formed i'm the
flooded region. bGt il is not yet thick
enough 20 bear th1, weight OF men and
artillery.
When the ice has reached the nee
essary thickness the offensive of both (
Germans and allies i'm this region will |
probably result in the greatest losses |
that yet have occurred in the war
DUPONT IMPROVED.
ROCHESTER,. Mimi. Dec. 26-Thet
condition of q. Coleman Dupont The !
wilmington. Del. powder magnate. !