Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-15
Kaiser's Troops Repeatedly Renew Attack After Being
 Driven from Trenches.
GERMAN ARTILLERY
 ABANDON POSITION
Allies Make Gains at Four Points, French Advancing Toward StraSs. burg and MuelhauSen Berlin De-
 nicS Germans Quitting Belgium.

Berlin, Dec. 14, by wireless to Lon don.-The following official infOrma- tion was given to the press by the imperial press bureau tonight:
 "There are no fresh operations to report from either front.
 The news, which was probably conceived in London and published by the press of neutral countries. con corning the general advance of the allies in Flanders, which it was de- elared in these reports marked the beginning of the reconquest of Bel gium, is quite unfounded, as is evi- denced by the German and French official bulletins of the past few days.
 "The Austrian general staff reports that in the Carpathians and near Przemysl 2,7Q0 Russians have been made prisoners
 Paris, Dec. 14.--Official bulletin:
 'In Belgium several fresh attacks have succeeded in making progress along the canal of Ypres.
 "The railway station of Commercy was bombarded yesterday by batter ies firing from great disatnce. The damage done was insignificant.
 "ln Alsace a return to the offensive by the enemy northwest of Carney has been repulsed.
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 Paris. Dec. 14.--In Belgium, along the Lorraine frontier, in front of Metz, and in Alsace, the French have again forced the Germans back, according to official announcement made tonight.
 Owing to the constantly increasing pressure, which is being exerted by Gen. Joffre's right wing army against the Germans in the Woevre region, where the invading forces constantly are being hurled back on the line nc- tween the Mouse Actresses and Metz, the developments in this region are the most significant of the day.
 A violent cannonade directed against the German artillery positions located on the heights on the Mouse river, failed to provoke any consider able response, and air scouts made a reconnaissance which resulted in the discovery that the German batteries had abandoned their positions, the fury of the French fire evidently having forced them to withdraw to the north.
 Infantry engagements were fought in the Mortmare forest in the Woevre region. the French finally taking the German trenches on a front lying 5OO metres along the edge of the wood. Although the losses of the Germans were heavy in the main engagement they did not hesitate to return the attack. Two furious counter attacks were directed against the victorious French troops in an effort to retake the lost positions, but despite the vi- olence of the onslaughts. the French were able to maintain their advantage effectively repelling the attacking forces.
 German Fortress Threatened.
 Strassburg and Muelhausen are still threatened by the French advance Tn Alsace. Gains have been made daily eainst the German resistance in this territory. despite the difficult terrane and superiority of the German delen- sive positions. The Germans attempted a return to the offensive to the northwest ol Carney during the day, but the attacH was repulsed.
 Following Hull of about 12 hours in the fighting in Flanders, the French resumed the offensive with great vigor, utilizing considerable numbers of the recently-arrived rein Agreements. By attacks which were directed against the Germans on the hanks of the Yser, they drove the Tn vaders from their first line trenches and occupied the pits, which they i'm mediately strengthened for their ow1 occupancy. The Germans retailate' with a series of violent counter al Jacks against the French trenches tt the west of Holbecke, but their at Continued on Page 8J