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rEUTONS WILL FOLLOW UP sue.
CESSES NORTH OF THE AIsNE,
is OPINION EXPRESSED
AT CAPITAL.
lLLIES ATTACK IN NORTH
TO OFFSET FOES ADVANCE
institute New Drive Against German
Positions Along the User and Es-
peciaIIy North of Lombardtzyde
and Nieuport-British Claim
Marked Success.

Paris, Jan. 16.-Despite optimisti
Slams of the military officials that tn
Germans will not be able to follow VI
heir successes north of the Aisne ant
east of scissors where they drove tn,
| French from more than five miles O
trenches, fears are quietly expressed
| official circles that the enemy is
getting ready for another attempted
| lash on Paris.
The war Office continues to insist
| hat the withdrawal was due entirely
! 20 the floods now prevailing in the
| Five rivers" and that it was actually
If no strategical Importance But re.
| ports just received show that the Ger
| mans already have pushed forward
| mounted heavy artillery in the trench
IS recently held by the French. From
hese positions they are now pouring
1 heavy fire into the French lines
'outh of the river.
Germans Hammer Center.
Snow in the Vosges mountains and
ioods in Flanders still prevent any ex-
:ensive operations on the eastern or
western wings, and to British observ-
ers it appears as though the Scissors
district had been selected for the point
where, with reinforcersents and first
inc troops, the Germans are planning
20 display once more the hammering
actics, so familiar during the autumn.
Severe fighting continues to the
northeast of Scissors. 1t was an
aounced that the Germans had taken
The French positions at st. Paul in
hat region, but that the French were
Immediately reinforced and regained
he coded positions after a stubborn
light. North of Arras, also heavy fight
ng continues, French Zouaves having
aiken a line of German positions fol-
owing a series of bayonet charges of
The most brilliant nature.
Allies Attack in North.
To offset the enemy's new offensive
near scissors the allies have insti-
:uted new drive against the German
positions along the User and especi-
ally north of Lombardtzyde and Nieu-
port. There the land batteries are
aided by the monitors and torpedo
boats operating from the sea.
Already it is announced that the
German fortified positions at West
ende have been very badly damaged.
Not single word regarding the op-
erations in upper Alsace has been di-
Vulged officially since last Thursday |
other than to repeat the assertion that |
he heavy snowfall is interfering with |
operations. Rumors that the Germans !
nave gained distinct success in that |
'egion continue to circulate, despite |
denials at the war office |
Ind there is serious apprehension that |
he campaign there has met with !
ome sort of check.
British Win at Bassee.
The British claim to have won a
marked success several days ago near
"a Bassee, when they drove the Ger
mans from strongly entrenched posi-
ions, gaining one mile in distance and
severe losses on their antag-
nists.
Italy has been momentarily distract
d from thoughts of war by the devas-
ating earthquake of Jan. 10. The as
ertion is still being made in London
hat the allies confidently expect Italy
D join them in due course.