South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-08
Paris Announces Capture of
Burnhaupt-Le-Haut, Only 8
Miles From MueIhauSen-
Advance in Flanders.
GERMANS SUCCEED IN
REGION OF ARGONNE
TeutOnS Drive Enemy Back 20
Yards and Blow Up Trenches
ARTILLERY Resumes Activity
Around ArraS and in Belgium

PARIS Jan S.-Tbe capture by
French troops Of Burnhaupt-Le-Ha Haut.
only eight miles southwest of Muel-
hausen, Alsace. is announced i'm an
official statement issued here this af-
ternoOn. The statement also said that
the French troops had resumed their
offensive in Flanders and had gained
some ground near Lombartzyde
AT other points on the long battle
front, extending from Switzerland to
the North sea coast. the French
troops have advanced their trenches
They are now complete masters of
hill No. 425 in the Altkirch region
they having driven the Germans from
the positions that they held.
The statement admits that the Ger
mans had a slight success i'm the Ar
gonne region blowing up some
trenches and forcing the French back
20 yards.
Artillery l. Active.
This afternoons cOmmunique says.
The enemy's artillery showed.
during all the day of Jan. z, great
activity in Belgium and in the region
OF Arras. The French artillery re-
sponded sharply and effectually. Our
infantry realized some progress near
LObartzyde. where we captured so
yards in front of our trenches, a hill
occupied Dy the enemy.
ITO the east of st. Georges we have
gained some ground. We have seri-
Ously damaged the enemy's trenches
in the neighborhood Of Steenstratte.
'ln the section of Arras, at the
forest OF RerthOnval, we without be-
ing attacked. evacuated certain parts
Of the trenches where out men were
up to their shoulders in mud
To the left of La BOisselle our line
of trenches has been carried forward
We now occupy the highway from
LabOisselle to Aveluy.
"In the VALLEY of the Aisne. TIE
artillery duel has been very sharp.
Our heavy artillery has obtained good
results Near Blanc SablOn the mine
throwers of the enemy inflicted losses
upon US. but in the afternoon we
stopped the Germans fire
Blow Up Block House.
"In the sector OF Rheims, to the
west OF the Bois De Zouaves we blew
up a blockhOuse with a mine and
occupied a new trench 290 yards in
front Of our lines.
The artillery combat between
Betheny and Prunay has been very
hot. The Germans have left numeT-
Gus dead upon the field Our losses
we're small. Between Jonchery-Sur-
Suippe and Souain we silenced i'm sew
GT1l UEnlS the enemy aEIlAAtEN,
wrecked some trenches.
"In the Argonne. 10 the west of the
heights OF Chevauche. the enemy
blew up with a mine a few OF our
trenches OF the first line, which were
completely wrecked.
"A violent attack which the enemy
made Immediately thereafter was re-
pulsed with the bayOnet. We took
some prisoners and maintained our
front except on one line extending for
so yards. where the wrecHng of the
trenches compelled us TO establish our
lines 20 yards in the rear.
On Offensive at Thanh.
ION the heights of the Meuse and
between the Meuse and the MOselle
there is nothing 10 report. The wind
blew a gale all day.
"Our offensive has continued in the
region or Thanh and of Altkirch, and
has obtained important results. We
have retaken the trenches on the
east slope OF hill No. 425. where the
enemy had succeeded i'm reinstalllng
himself two days age.
I'VE subsequently, gained ground 10
the east of these trenches. Farther
To- the south we have captured Burn
Le-Haut. We have at the same
time advanced in the direction OF the
Aspach bridge and kahlberg
y
tried without success 10 reach our
batteries. has ceased To fire upon
them. bombarding only the hospital
of Thanh which has been evacuated. -
Launch New Attack.
With a twO-fOld object In view. the
Germans have launched "a series of
fresh attacks upon the positions OF the
allies west and north or the river
Oise and along the Aisne. The double
r,r4rnnea Of the invaders
Ito find a weak spot in the lines
OF French and British defending the
territory east cf Amiens.
An effort 10 divert the attention
OF the allies from the north and
southern ends o. the 350-mile long
battle front. where the pressure OF the
French British and Belgians is being
steadily increased
Dispatches from the northern
sphere indicate that another battle IS
in progress FOR the possession of
Lille The lighting ia that region is