New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
Official Report of
French War office

Paris Dec. 24.-The following OH
cial communication was issued by the
War Office tonight:
"To the north of the Lys the enemy
has bombarded rather violently the APP
proaches of the road from Npres 10
Confines and those Of Langemarck, but
has delivered no attack.
Before BoiSselle, northeast OF A.
bert. our troops last night made sllght
progress. A German attack on SAINT
Mard Wood, east of Tracy-le-N al, mas
been repulsed.
I've have organized the trenches
captured the day before yesterday De
cember 22) near Puisalenne. The
ground taken in the Ban de Sapt region
near Launois, north Of ST. DE, mas
been held and organized.
"No other news of importance mas
been received from the rest OF the
front"
The War OHce gave out an official
communication in the afternoon, when
said:
From the sea to the Lys we made
progress by sapping operations IN the
dunes and we repulsed an attack IN
front Of Lombaertzyde. At Iwartelen,
10 the southeast Of Gpres, we occu-
pied a group of houses and we drove
back as far as the southern part OF
this village a counter attack OF inc
enemy: this was done in spite OF
very spirited fire from the German ar
tillery.
THE Belgian army pushed forward
certain detachments along the ught
bank OF the User. TO the south OF Dix
nude and organized a defensive work
protecting the head of a bridge.
an the region Of Arras the log stll
made all operations impossible
"To the east and to the southeast OF
Amiens. especially in the suburbs Of
Lassigny, there have been artillery eX-
changes.
I'm the region Of the Aisne the
Zouaves. during all day yesterday, held
back brilliantly number Of attacks;
they remained masters, at point near
the road Of Puisalenne. of the German
trenches occupied hy us on Deem
Der p.
an Champagne VIC strengthened the
positions taken by US i'm our advance Of
the night before in the region OF
Craonne and Rheims.
"In the vicinity OF Perthes. all the
counter attacks Of the enemy on the
positions conquered by Us December %
were successfully repulsed. To the
northwest of Nesnil-les-Hurlus we oc-
cupied German trenches for distance
of 400 yards. and we drove back
counter attack. The Germans endeev-
orcd 10 take the offensive in the direc-
tion Of Nille-sur-Tourbe, but our artll-
lerv dispersed them.
an the Argonne we took possession
Of a piece of ground in the Forest OF
La Gruric. and in the vicinity Of Baga-
81 l.
an the region Of Nerdun the preva-
lence Of fog made impossible the con
duct of any operations of Importance.
The enemy delivered counter attack,
but without success, in the Forest OF
Consenvoye.
an the Forest Of Apremont our ar
tillery demolished and caused the
enemy 10 evacuate several trenches. In
the Wocvre district the French artil-
lerv reduced certain German batteries
to silence.
In the region of Ban dc Sapt. to the
northeast Of st. Die, our infantry ad-
vanced with a rush and established It,
self on the territory thus gained.
"There is nothing to report from
Upper Alsace.
Russia. On the Bzura River the
Germans have maintained themselves
i'm two positions. On the contrary, at
a point north Of Sochaczew, they we're
driven back TO the river, which flows
to the southwest of this town. Their
efforts to debouch from Bolimow re-
suited in failure At the present time
the Germans are essaying to cross the
River Rawka to the southeast of Skier
niewice.
."To the south Of Rswa the Germans
are resisting stubbornly pronounced
Russian offensive movement being de-
livered along the northern bank Of the
River Pilica."