Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-19
French

fNiNlS, feDruarE lS.-Inc war
Office to-day issued the following:
FROM the sea to the Disc nothing
new was recorded last night.
1T has been confirmed that the
successful surprise movement which
made US master OF tho lines of Cor
man trenches to the north OF Arras.
northwest OF Rolincourt. inflicted
heavy losses on tho enemy. We
captured bomb throwcr and sew
eral hundred bombs
I'm the Valley of the Aisnc and
In the sector OF Rheims there have
been artillery engagements. in which
our batteries have had distinctly the
advantage.
in Champagne, in the region OF
Perthcs. all the territory conquered
by us yesterday and the day before
has been retained Among the nu-
merous prisoners made by us Feb
ruary l6 and February IL are found
officers and men OF the sixth and
the eighth corps OF the active army.
and OF the eighth. tenth and twelfth
corps OF the reserve army.
I'm the ArEonne we have also
maintained the advances won in the
forest of La Grurie, 10 the south OF
Fontaine aux Charmes. Further
more. we have made some progress
in the vicinity of Bourcuilles, Mt hill
No. 263.
Our success between the Argonne
and the Meuse. reported In the Of
fetal communication OF the evening
of February II. has made us mas
ters of n forest located to the south
of the forest of Chcppy. We have.
furthermore. made an advance of
about 400 yards to the north of
Malancourt and we have made al
most as much at a point to the
south of the forest de FORCES All
these gains have been retained
by us.
From the Meuse to the Vosgcs
there Is nothing to report"
The following official communica-
ton was issued to-niEht:
The day OF February 10 has, not
been less favorable for us than the
two preceding days.
From the sea to the Aisnc it was
marked by artillery combats, al
though near Rolincourt the Ger
=,
with the object of retaking the
trenches which had been occupied
by us on February IS
These were all repulsed. and
several hundred dead were left on
the ground, among them several Of
ficcrs
In Champagne. in the region OF
Souain, Perthes and Beauscjour. the
enemy delivered, first on the night
OF February l1-lS. then OH the
morning OF the 18th, two violen;
countcrattacks along the whole
front. for the purpose of recaptur-
ing the trenches lost by them on
the 10th and 18th. These two
counterattacks were completely re-
pulsed. our troops driving back
their ASSISTANTS at the point of bav-
onets.
I'm maintaining these gains we
have taken three machine guns and
several hundred prisoners. Accord
Ing TO the declaration Of these
prisoners. the German regiments
engaged suffered heavy losses.
reaching in some cases one in four
and In other cases one-half of their
electives
"On the heights Of the Meuse, in
the vicinity of Eparges, where. on
February Il. we gained some
ground, this ground has been re-
tanned. Notwithstanding counter
attack by tho enemy
I'm Lorraine, in the region of
Non. we delivered an attack which
enabled us to capture the village of
Norroy and occupy the whole posi-
ZION. IL is true that the Germans
nave. as announced in their com
nunica ton, evacuated Norroy. The
nave been driven out of H.
In Alsacc supplementary details
show that the southern peak of the
Sudel Farm. conquered by us on
Wednesday. constituted a formidably
organized redoubt. There we tool,
bomb thrower, five machine gums.
some hundreds Of rifles. shtelds
bombs. utensils. barbed wire en-
tanBlements, telephone apparatuses
the enemy entered on February l6.
for holding earth"