South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-21
FOrtifiCatiOnS at NOtre Dame
De LOrrette Are ReCaptured
From KaiSer'S Men - AM
munitiOn Depot Blown up.
FRENCH TAKE VILLAGE
UNDER HOT SHELL FIRE
Severe Fighting Occurs in Re-
giOn of Albert Where Ger
mans Press Forward to En-
emy'S Wire EntangIementS.

BERLIN Cby wireless), Jan. 21.-
Admission Of the losses of German
trenches to the French at Notre Dame
De Lorette in France. is contained in
an official statement given out at the
war office today. 1t follows:
"In the western theater of war
there were only artillery duels yester-
day between the North sea coast and
the river Lys. Trenches at Notre
Dame De Lorette, which we had Oc
cupied Tuesday, we lost today (Wed-
nesday announcement Of the capture
of trenches at NOtre Dame De Lo-
rette by the French was made by the
French war office in Paris last night.)
Northeast Of Arras repeated
French attacks on both sides Of the
Arras-Lille highway were repulsed.
I'VE took and retained two French
trenches several miles north of Berry
Au-Bac.
French attacks on our position
south of St Anhiel were repulsed and
we succeeded in recapturing posi-
tiOn evacuated by us northwest OF
Pont-A- MoussOn on Monday. We took
four cannon and several prisoners.
Fighting continues for the remainder
of our lost trenches.
In the NOsges and northwest Of
Sennheim battles are proceeding.
"The situation in East Prussia Is
unchanged.
AN Important engagement east Of
IipnO ended favOrably for US. We
took 100 prisoners"
DESTROY AMMUNITION DEPOT.
PARIS, Jan. 21.-The destruction
Of a German ammunition depot near
Rheims by French artillery, after avi-
tors had established the range, IS
announced in official military dis
patches from the front. a terrific eX-
plosion followed and 1T is believed that
many persons were killed. Following
the explosion French infantrymen
advanced. occupying some OF the Ger
man trenches.
Hard fighting is also reported from
the Woevre district between St. Mihiel
and Metz, where the French have
been struggling desperately to drive a
wedge through the German forces
holding pents ST. Mihiel lines of COM
municadon. The Germans are deliV-
erinR furious counter attacks near
BeausejOur and Pont-A-MOusson.
French Take Village.
After a fierce hand-to-hand strug-
gle the French have taken complete
possession OF the French village of
I.aBoisselle, near PerOnne. but the
French position Is now being shelled
by the Germans.
There Is also severe fighting in the
region OF Albert, where the Germans
were able 10 press forward to the wire
entanglements protecting the French
trenches at Thiepval.
These attacks are part Of the often
sive movement launched by the
kaiser's forces east OF Amiens. The
Germans at that point are trying to
pierce the French lines with the idea
of menacing the lines of cOmmunica-
ton supplying the French and British
armies In northern France and West
FLANDERS.
After a luu in the infantry opera
tions. caused by floods, the Germans
and allies are again at grips in West
Flanders. particularly upon the sea
coast where British warships are
again in action, shelling the positions
OF the German artillery.
A heavy German offensive move
ment between the Meuse and MOsene
rivers is now expected as a result Of
the steady encroachment OF the
French in that region. The French
are dangerously near Metz and are al
SO pressing hard against the German
lines ia the forest OF Ia Pretre and in
the ConsenvOye forest.
a gruesOme incident is reported
from St Hubert, near Ferdun. Ger
man sappers exploded series Of
heavy charges OF dynamite, to blow up
some French field works. They were
partially successful but they also blew
up an imprOvised cemetery where a
number Of French and German SOL
diers had been buried earlier in the
war.
Although the bridge across the
Aisne at scissors Is within easy artll-
lerv range Of the German guns, il has
not been destroyed. III is supposed
that the Germans think they may
have use for il. II has been mined by
the French. however. and any at
tempt OF the Germans To cross by II
,rnnld mean disaster for them.