South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-15
English Drive TeutonS Out of
Woodland in Flanders From
Which Artillery Fire Had
Been Directed.
FRENCH BEAR BRUNT OF
FIGHTING ALONG LINE
Severe Artillery Duel Progress
eS in AISaCe Near AIIkirCke
Reserves Replace English
Regulars on Firing Line.

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PARIS. Dec. 15-Briush troops
have captured small forest iu ELAN
ders west of Wytsehacte. over which
sharp nghung has been in prosress
for several days. This Woodland has
been used Dy the Germans 90 shelter
their artillery. uu has now been oc-
cupied Uy the Euslish troops
Official announcement OF It's capture
was made i'm a statement issued here
this afternoon.
The French troops have sained
ground west of lIoue5eke and have
held this despite Il Vigorous counter
attack by the. Germans The French
have also made some progress in the
ATgonnc and have held she ground
gained i'm the Nosges South OK 81.
Die the Germans have bOmbarded the
station of ST. Leonard at long range.
In Alsace the German artillery IS
showing great activity.
The Official co1nmuniuue follows.
Between the sea and the Lys the
English have captured "a small forest
to the west of Wytschaete The
ground gained yesterday by our
troops alon- the User canal and O.
tie west OF Hollebeke has been held
despite a vigorous counter attack 1y
the enemy.
From The Beigian frontier 10 The
Somme, there is nothing 90 report.
irOm the S1nlmt tp tho ArgOnue
there have been intermittent cannon
tides, not Nory violent except In the
region of Grouy
In the Argonne we have mace
some progress and maintained our
advance OF preceding days.
in the NOsses the railroad station
at 81. Leonard south OF ST. Die has
been violently bombardcd at long
range by the Germans.
I'm Alsacc the cnemy's artillery j.,
showing great activity. except at
Saeinbach, where an attack by Ger
man infantry. starting from Umholtz.
was able 90 gain a foothold.
We have maintained everywhere
our -ornter progress.
French Bear Brunt.
During the past A. hours the French
have been bearing the brunt OF the
fighting at both ends of the great 300
mile battle front stretching over Bel
sian, French and German soil Fur
ther progress has been made az "a
number of other points according 10
official dispatches from the front. and
many German prisoners have been
taken.
While the French troops led the
assault near Houebckc where the
Germans are reported go have lost IA
good position. the British are still
under fire with the German artillery
keepins up an incessant lombard
ment of the English trenches. lt was
indicated IN the official Information
from the north that the British troops
lying from HOllebeke 90 LangemaTck.
east OF Tpres. are launching series
OF fresh attacks t0 dislodge the Ger
mans from their positions along the
User canal at that point
ON the heights of the Mcuse there
are further Indications of German
retirement from 81 Mihiel soon. The
nOrthward along thc Meuse because
of the dangerous Increase of pressure
on the part of the French.
Artillery Duel Coo ON.
Ia Alsace. particularly near Alt-
kirche "a severe artillery duel Is
pr0gressins The French have sue
ceeded in getting an enormous num-
Der OF heavy gums through the snow
filed passes of the \0sges. their o.-
Ject being 20 get a~ much artillery
into Alsace as possible before mlo-
winter storms could block the passes
entirely. IL is Indicated shat there
has been n0 appreciaDle change lu
lie pp5-Lou OF tiit D. ItNtu troops it-
ing 10 the west or Metz. StrIsFbuI-.
and Muelhausen during the past
hours.
As many as possible or the British
regiments that hay" been 1n the FIR
ing line In West FLANDERS since the
fighting became violent In that region
have been replaced hy reserves for "a
short period.
British Regiments at Front
Among the British resiments which
have been stationed at the front. or
are holding the advanced lines at
present are the DOrsetshirc regiment.
Hussars. the East Yorkshire reeI-
ment the Bedf0rdshre regiment. The
Leictshire regiment the Couneaur
regiment the East surrey regiment
the Berkshire regiment the stafford
shire regiment. the Leicestcrshirc yco-
manry the MiddleSex re4imert the
ONOn and Ruckshire ll-ht infantrt
the sutherland hiehlanders. tlte
Royal scots fu~illers the Cuids-reaw
guards. the Grenadi-r guards. the
ROYAL scots greNs the Manchester
Black Watch. the Wiltshire regiment
the Irish regi; lenL the WarWickshirc
regiment the Algyle and sutherland
the Duke o. CORNWALL
light Infantry the Worcestershire
tthis reeiment recently receiving spec
iaI mention Lor gallantu in Field
Marshal Sir John Freuch's dispatch
esl. the kinE's own regiment .the
Lancaster regiment and the London
Scottish territorial battalion.
Gen. Eon Beimhng the German
commander entrusted by the kaiser
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