New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-11

Paris. Dec. 10.-An official report or
the principal happenings on the bat'le
front from November 81 to December
) was given out in Paris to-day IL
is. in part, from the observations oil
eye-witnesses at the front, and is as
follows:
1.-THE period Of time between Novem-,
Der q and December 5 was not marked
by operations of any great extent, Dut
observations made during these days
established the fact that along the
entire front we have taken the ascend
aucy over the enemy, with our artiI-
lery as well as with our infantry Inc
French artillery, without suffering Sc
verely from the fire of the German
cannon. was successful at number OF
points in silencing batteries OF the
enemy. and even in demolishing sew
elal of them. Our infantry, showing
sustained spirit of offence, mace
progress everywhere, and at no point
was this infantry progress 1olIo"eu
BY retirement.
"From the sea TO the Disc, on De-
cember /, and at Bixschoote and Mer-
ken, our heavy artillery inflicted serl-
Gus damage on five German batteries.
Several ammunition wagons were
blown up. The same day at Wydeh-
dreft we destroyed section OF Ger
man machine guns. December our
heavy artillery imposed silence upon
the heavy artillery of the Germans
On November % our artillery OF IhIs
pattern demolished certain brioges
built by the enemy and destroyed h.S
supplies; this in the region OF hhocAe'
There was a similar series OF ehsae'
ments December at Bixschoote;
con November u we bombarded sue
cessfully, at a point near Lens, Ger
tain German supply trains, ana on De
cember we demolished the earIh
works Of the enemy in the Vlclhl'y VI
Roclincourt. o,r+
at is impossible to give an account
of all the attacks repulsed by our III
fantry. Here is list of the prlhei'
nal engagements of this nature, WIN
the date and the locality where they
took place: At Paschendaelle, on NO
vember 81; at Bixschoote, on NoVem,
Der 30; again at Paschendaeile' on
December 3; at WydendreII' on -
cember 5, and at Brodseinde' 10 Vre
east Of Ypres, on November ~ III
this last mentioned engagement 'ne
Germans evidenced great energy III
their offensive. Some OF the aI1ach-
inn force were killed on the parapeslSS
Of our trenches. No fewer VhaR IoO
corpses were found IN front OF one
trench. r 4bo
From one end to the other oil the
northern sector our infantry mas Ihaue
advances and won ground. IN the re-
zion of Streen Strante on NoVeIhp ,so
20 we advanced between IOO anu 10
wards at Veldhoek, and the same nay nay
we made sixty yards at SwarteIeh. / ne
following day we advanced Low "a
pear the inn at kortmeker, ana OH
Docar,ber A we progressed more than
50o vords in the region of Langemark,
"a ON the next day, December ., we
ado more than 200 yards IN the re-
zion of d'Agny. We won iOO yaTds III
the region of Mametz on DecempeI
IA o,,r ADVANCE December amount
ed TO about 200 yards IN the region VI
Andechy, Ovillers and frlcourL 49,,
Further to the south another attack
on the town of Fay also served 10 give
nroof of the spirit with when our men
undertook offensive operations Oh
November 2S French troops reacned the
first barbed wire entanglements OF lhe
enemy, and cut them with WIRE sheaIs'
T hey at once lHIIe4ShSu ''N ii
tho Ground thus gained. During all
hat nigbt the enemy did not cease a
constant fusillade in our direction. Our
ebaTnsbooters and our pioneers never
tbeIess continued the destruction OF
the wire entanglements Of the enemy,
making use Of shears and melonite
bombs.
western portion OF this sector was was
fairly quiet during the week ended
december 5. On November 80 Frencn.
artillery dispersed certain columns OF
German infantry at point TO the
north of Fort Condo. The artillery OF
the enemy showed little activity, and
our troops were enabled to perfect
II cir defensive organization.
ain Champagne our artillery mas
bean successful to a notable degree.