El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-19
FRENCH TAKE P0SITI0NSB BY STORM;
RECOVER Ia B0ISSELLE FROM FOE
Seize Town in France by Att ack at Daybreak Armies in
the West Are Generally Inactive, Official Reports
Show; Russian Staten ent Reports Gains of
the Cars Troops Along the Vistula.

z ONDON. Eng. Jan. 19.-Though
both the British and French
papers continue to discuss the
probability Of fresh German attempt
TO break through the French lines
barring the way to Paris, the Germans
so far have failed TO follow up their
successes in the region Of Scissors.
The German troops are remaining more
or less inactive beyond the river Aisne,
and the only activity they have shown
in this vicinity in the last "a hours
has been the bombardment Of St. Paul.
The capture Of several German field
works on the east bank Of the Mouse
river, which, according 10 the French
official statement were taken by as
sault. is about the only notable change
in the western war theater.
There also has been no change to
speak Of in the eastern arena, barring
some Russian gains on the central Pc
land front and the reported crushing Of
the Turkish army which tried TO make
stand at Kara-Urgan.
German Batteries SHeneed.
This afternoon the French official
communication from Paris says in
Part:
IN Belgium there was snow storm
Monday and also Intermittent artillery
exchanges at certain points. There
was also q fail OF anow in the region of
Arras, where our heavy artillery on sew ,
eral different occasions silenced the
batteries Of the enemy.
In BOisselle Recuptured.
las We set forth Monday a fairly !
spirited engagement had developed at
La Bois5elle. where, following tho !
breaking out Of several fires. we were I
compelled during the night Of January
lf-lS to evacuate our positions. Those, /!
however, we recaptured January IS at !
daybreak. The enemy has not re- {
uewed his attacks on this part OF our /
front.
In the valley Of the Aisne, to the east
Of Scissors and in the section Of Reims,
there were artillery exchanges Mon
TO the northwest Of Pont-A-Mous-
son We occupied Monday another field
work OF the emmy in the forest of lie /
Pretre where we todav occupy 500 /
yards Of the trenches OF the enemy"
Only Cannonndes In west.
The German afficial statement given 4
out today at Berlin says:
In the western the0ter. except for /
few unimportant skirmishes. only ar
Illery duels took place Monday along
the entire front
IN the eastern theater the weather
was very unfavornble.
Cinim Russians RepuIsed.
AT Radzanowa. OF Cjechun and at
Sierpec tn0rth Of the Vistula river)
The Russians were repulsed with heavy
losses several hundred prisoners re-
NAMED in our hands.
To the west of the Vistula and to
me east of the Pilica river the situation
generally remains the same"
Russians Announce Gains.
Ihe general staff of the Russian {
-rmy mas given out an official commu-
lieauon at PetroGrad as follows:
On tire right bank OF the river Wis
94a We deltr- red a counter attack thu ]
lignt OF January IL and we reoccupied
certain trenches near the village OF
5oumine, which the enemy had can I
.ured the night Of January 16. The Ger
nan attachments defending these .
renches were virtually annihnated. The
subsequent efforts made by the enemy (
N this locality to attack were without
The same night the Germans tried
vice TO assume the offensive on tbe
5oulki-Fissouffka front, but they we're
discovered IN time by our searchlights
md were dispersed 10y our fire
In the region to the east on Piofrl,oyv
south Of Lodz) our artillery has de-
5royed an armed motor car OF the
,nemy- New attempts made bv tho
Germans to bernhard Tarnow Gn Cali