The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-24
FRENCH REPORT OF
 WAR ACTIVITIES
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Val was a brilliant success for our in- fantry. It was near Il o'clock when the Germans attacked. They bombarded the village with howitzers and then threw two battallions upon their northern side. Their attack, sudden and en masse, car- ried the Germans at first to the public square and then to the church and en- abled them to take from us mitraileuse. Ii But this success quickly gained. was as quickly broken down. The. Zouaves charged, re-captured the mitrailleuse and then, reinforced, pushed forward past the church and the square, driving the Ger mans back to their point of entrance into the town. N
 "In this new repulse the Germans left behind several hundred dead or wounded. Our losses were less than 2O0
 'Another example of the sting of our foot soldiers: In the vicinity of St. Hub ert, two of our companies suddenly at tackled, were driven from their trenches but the next morning they recovered all the lost ground and in addition took so prisoners.
 gonne our aviators have done good work. We have seen the services they have rendered to the artillery in directing Its fire. They also, two upon the Aisne and to the east of Rheims, compelled the enemy's aviators to return to the German lines.
 From the Argonne to the yosges numerous actions have taken place in which oH troops have given evidence of their endurance. Each day and each night around Verdun and on the heights of the Mouse they have had to repulse particularly violent attacks.
 ''On the 10th in the Vosges, the Ger mans having sustained losses which retched 250o men, removed General Ebergardt. who commanded 8 division. Lieutenant Mandel, son of the ex- x-secre- tury of state of Alsace Lorraine. was killed during this days fighting
 Battalions Sent to Rear
 ''On the 17th two German battalions which had engaged us at St. Marie were sent to the rear because they had lost more than half their forces. Tt is we'll worth while giving spe- cial mention to the affair at Chauvon- court, which did not succeed. and to the one of Senones. which did suc- ceed. "Our men by daring attack had established footing in the two bar racks west of Chauvoncourt, a suburb of St. .sMiheil. Twice they were re- pulsed and twice they recaptured the position. They still occupied the iar- ger part of it when, on the 18th, a violent 2S-centimeter mortar fire com pelled the front company to seek shel ter in the first barracks. At this mo- ment the Germans blew up the build ing, which they previously had mined We had in this place 200 casualties (killed. wounded and prisoners). The endeavors of these brave men, how ever, were not useless, as through them we were enabled to destroy the defensive works which had served as the base for German counter attacks. "The Germans who attempted to cross the Maas to help their troops sta ticned at Chauvoncourt. on the other hand, sustained heavy losses-losses certainly much greater than ours. At Senones a detachment, supported by artillery received the older <to take German trenches which were threatens ling ours. A break was made in the first wire fence by means of melenite on the 18th of November at daybreak and our infantry. at a bound, made an advance of 250 yards, only to find it. self confronted by new wire fence. Taken on the Hanks. right and left by machine guns the infantry remained firm and unshaken and under fire pro- Guered ground. Our men in this brief arair lost only 50 men
 Worth noticing also in the eastern section has been our resistance and progress near Les Epargnes, in the VI. cinity of Verdun.
 Lombard Cathedral
 The Germans have not altered thei Ct stomary methods. They again have bombarded the Rheims cathedral. The, also have sheiled. taking special aim