Milford chronicle., 1915-01-01
AXE
AN TOWN
in ArgOnna and
/ AISaGa
Ting NEAR ARRAS
ltacks Germans on Twelve
Front With Artillery and Bay

The fighting in northern France
continues with undated vigor and wa
marked by violent bombardment o
certain French positions by the Ger
man artillery and the capture by the
French OF a village in Belgium.
The French have also gained some
ground in the Argonne, and they are
investing Steinbach, in upper Alsace
where the campaign for repossession
of the lost province Of Alsace, one OF
the first objectives of the armies OF
the republic after the outbreak Of the
war, apparently is making progress.
The unofficial reports that the allies
were shelling Muelhausen are supple.
mented by the statement Of the at.
tack on Steinbach.
In Belgium the French war Office
reports, the village of st. Georges
has been occupied by our troops, who
have established themselves in this
location.
From the Lys to the Somme the
enemy has rather violently lombard
ed our positions in the vicinity OF Re.
helle, at st. Aubin, at lie QuesnOy
and at Pouchoir, to the northwest Of
Roye."
The French have also gained a lit
tie ground in the Argonne, notably in
the forest Of La Gruri, in the forest
Bolante and in the forest of Courte
Chaussee.
On the heights of the Meuse sew.
eral German counter attacks have
been repulsed, in the forest of lie
Bouchot, which is northeast Of Tro
yon.
The German forces which had oc
cnupied the French trenches in the
vicinity of the redoubt in the burned
forest to the west Of Apremont have
been driven out after three successive
counter attacks. it is declared.
In upper Alsace, following a violent
engagement, the French are closely
investing Steinbach, and their forces
have taken possession OF the ruins Of
the chateau near the village.
That portion of the French army
which is holding the lines near Arras
in northern France, attacked the Ger. |
mans on a front twelve miles long on |
Sunday. They carried half a mile Of
German trenches near Lens by as
5ault, and are holding these positions
in force.
The way for this attack was pre-
pared by violent artillery and machine
gun fire, which swept the German pO
;itions from a point to the north OF
ems to the suburbs south of Arras.
1he German batteries everywhere re.
llied heavily to this French fire.
While the Germans were thus en-.
,aged along the entire line of this
art of their defense works, the
french fire opposite Lens suddenly
eased. Instantly Freich infantrymen
capped from their trenches and charg
d the German positions, which were
rom 100 to 200 yards distant. A brief
nd furious bayonet encounter
rought victory to the French The
-ermans were routed. 1t was all over
] twenty minutes.
The German official statement given
ut in Be.lih says:
IN the western arena of the war
'e gained some ground, after relative.
unimportant engagements near
'ieuport and to the southeast OF
pres.
Several strong French attacks to
he northwest Of st. Menehold have
cen repulsed with heavy losses to
he enemy. We captured 200 prison
rs.
An advance in the burned forest
the west Of Apremont led to the
apture by US Of one fortified French
rench and three machine guns. The
rench attack to the west of Sem. {
elm have been repulsed."
War Office dispatches say storms {
ave interfered with operations in
rance, but that the French continue {
D attack ON the North sea coast in l
rest Flanders, where they have been {
epulsed. r