The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-12-24
French Official Statement


Paris. Dec "a .2.59 %. mD-Thc
French official statement given u
his Afternoon rccitcs "a series OF
French Successes Of apparently minor
importance from tho sea on The north
TO tie frontier at Alsace on the south.
The locations whore French troops
have gained the advantage are given
as along the Lys, In the region OF
tho Aisne. in Champagne car
PCrthcs: IN the ArgOnne, In the for
est of ApremOut and near 81 Die
Fog prevented lighting near Arras
and Verdun and there has oeen ar
tiilcry activity southeast of Amiens
near VILE sur Eourgo, and M the
forest OF Apremont.
The text q the communication fol-
lows.
"Frun tic sea 10 the Iys we made
progress by sapping operations In
dunes ana wo ~repuiscd an attack in
front of L-ombBertzde. Al Swartclcn
20 tho southeast OF Tprcs Wc occupied
"a group ~ houses and we drove back
as far ass the southern part OF this
village "a eounter attack ~ the enemy
this was done Ia spite Of IA very spir-
tied Ere from the German artillery.
'The Belgian army pushed forward
certain attachments along the right
bank OF the ser 60 the south OF Dix
nude and organized q defensive WORK
protecting the head Of a bridge.
In the region Of Arras the fog stu
made an operations impossible,
'To the east and 10 the southeast
OF Amlons. especially In the suburbs
OF Lass.gny, there have been arti-
lery exchanges
'In the region Of the Aisne, tho
nav during all day Yesterday held
back brilliantly a number Of attackh,
they remained master, "a the point
near the road OF Puisloiac. OF the
German trenches occupied by us De
ccmner n.
In Champagne We strengthened
the positions taken by as boz our al
vance of the night before On the re-
gion OF Craonne and Rheims.
In The vicinity Of Perthes, an the
counter attacks OF the enemy on the
position conquered 10y US December
- We're succcssfully repulsed-
"To tho northwest OF Mesnle- Les
Hurtus. we occupied German trenches
for "a distance Of 400 yards and We
drove back a counter attack The
Germans -cndeavored 10 take the Of
fensiye Boz the direction of Nila-Sur-
Torbe. Dut our artillery dipcrsed
thom.
In tho NrEonne We took possession
Of a pie, 81 ground in the forest Of
La Grurio. and in the Nlcilit, ~ Bag
atelle We rcpulsed a German attack.
attack.
IN the region Of Vcrdun The pre-
velance Of fog made impossible the
conduct of any operations Of Import
ance. Tho enemy delivered a counter
attack. hut without success, IN the
forest of -Consenyoye.
In the forest of Apremont % arr
tiIlery demolished ana caused tho
enemy 10 ~oYactate several trenches.
In the Woc're district the French ar
tlliery reduced certain German bat
teries 60 silence.
I'm the reglon Of Ban De sapt. 90
the northeast ~ 81 Die, our infantry
advanced with a rush and established
Itself on the TERRITORY thus gained.
There la nothing 20 report ron
upper Alsace.
"Russia ON the Bzum river tho
Germans have maintained themselves
in Two positions. ON the contrary. az
n point north 81 Sochaszew they were
driven hack 90 the river whioh foNs
90 the southwest OF this town, Iheif
efforts 60 dcboueh from Bolimow rec
suited ~ failures. Al tue present
time the Germans are cssaytne 20
cross the river Rawaka % the south
east OF skieFnerwicz.
ITO the south 90 nawa the Ger
mans are resisin ~ aluoborniy a pro-
nounccd Russian offensive movement
being delivered along the northern
hank Of the river Plica
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