South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-19
BLIZZARD HALTS
CANNONADE ON
BELGIUM FROM
Snow Storm Raging About Ar
ras Fails to Stop French,
However, Who Silence Sew
eraI German Batteries.

/ PARIS. Jan 1y. - french troops
have recaptured their former positions
at La Boiselle, the little hamlet 20
/ miles northeast Of Amiens, which was
the center Of severe hand-to-hand
fghting on Sunday and Monday. Of
fetal announcement of the French sue
! cess at this point was made in a state
ment issued by the war office this aft
ernoon. Because of blizzard in Bel
GUM there has been only an intermlt-
! tent cannonade. A heavy snow storm
is also raging in the region of Arras,
but despite this the heavy French ar
| tillery has silenced number OF the
/ German batteries.
There is a lull in the fighting in the
valley of the Aisne but northwest of
Pont-A- Mousson, where the French
are assailing the Germans attempting
| 10 cross the Mouse. Gen. JOffre 5
troops have captured a new field work
| in the forest OF La Pretre, now hold
ing 500 yards OF German trenches.
snow storm is still raging in the Nos-
! ges and the fighting in that region is
confined TO artillery combats.
Here's Official Statement.
The text OF the official communique
| follows:
| In Belgium there is a severe snow
storm. There has been an intermittent
| cannOnade. There is also snow
storm in the region about Arras where
our heavy artillery silenced in several
combats the enemy's batteries. As
was reported yesterday, a very sharp
engagement is developing at La
| Boiselle, where, following fierce at
I tack we were compelled to evacuate
1 our positions on the night of Jan. is.
We retook these on Jan. s at day
break. The enemy has not renewed
his attack on that part of the front
In the sector of scissors the
! bombardment of St Paul during the
| night of Jan. 17-1S was not followed
| by any infantry attacks and the day
of Jan. Is was absolutely calm.
I'm the valley of the Aisne. to the
| east Of scissors and in the sector of
Rheims there were artillery combats.
ITO the northwest of Point-A- Nous
! son we captured a new field work in
LaPretre forest where we now Oc-
cupy 500 yards OF German trenches.
In the Vosges there is a severe
snow storm. There has been can
nonade particularly in the region of
Ban De Sapt and in the sector OF
Thanh"
Violent Fighting Is on.
| Over approximately 100 miles of the
: great 375-mile battle front in West
| Flanders, France and upper Alsace,
| fighting of more or less violence is in
progress. The critical points lie east
| OF Amiens, north of scissors, and in
the ArgOnne, although dispatches from
ST Omer say that a vigorous artillery
duel is again in progress in Belgium.
After the Germans lost LaBOisselle
| GO miles northeast of Amiensl to the
French. the kaiser's forces opened a
] I--tsk cannonade against the ruined
village. They are also bombarding
the French position at St. Paul on the
Aisne.
Four German avlators who were
! taken at Barbecue. % miles south
| of Verdun, were trying to lombard
the French lines OF communication
! from the air when they were shot
/ down.
] The army of Cen. Won Heeringen is
| cooperating with that OF Gen. Won
/ Kluck over a front about AZ miles
] long on the Aisne. stretching from
! Tracy-Le-Val to Berry-Au- Bac. Their
attempts TO pierce the French line at
that point have been accompanied
/ with enormous losses.
| At BOureuilleS, west Of Nerdun, the
Germans of the army OF the crown
| prince have made a fresh series OF
| unsuccessful attempts TO work their
! way southwark Verdun is their OBJ
| jective but the ultimate object is to
| open the door Of the Meuse so that
the Germans can sweep southwark
and attack the rear of the forces that
lie from st. Mihiel to upper Alsace.
Blizzard Sweeps Trenches.
/ In Champagne and in the ArgDnne
siege operations continue varied at in
tervals with artillery exchanges. The
I weather is very bad in that section
/ and in the VOsges the snow is from
/ two TO four feet deep. A regular
! blizzard has been sweeping the
/ trenches.
At Newport and Ypres in West
| Flanders. the German guns are al
most constantly in action and the
same is true on the western bat
tie line. The Germans have been
| carrying on a bOmbardment of the
| French position at Thanh.
At other points on the front calm
| prevails.
The British military authorities
state that $50 residents have been
killed in the German bombardment at
Ypres. 1t is said that abundant food
| is in the town.