Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-26
OFFICIAL BULLETINS
FRENCH

On the User front the Belgian
troops advanced in the region OF Per-
vyse yesterday.
The Germans launched at daybreak
against our trenches to the east OF
Ypres a strong attack with a bat
TALON which was halted. Three hum
dred dead, among whom was the com
mander of the leading company, were
left on the ground. This attack should
have been supported by the companies
OF the second line (of Germans). but
because OF the accurate fire OF our
artillery these forces were unable to
leave their shelter
Near La Bassee, at Givenchy and
Cuinchy, the enemy launched against
the British lines five attacks. After
having made slight progress the Ger
mans were repulsed, leaving on the
ground a number of dead and 90
prisoners, Of whom two we're officers.
That attack was accompanied by an
attempted diversion at several points
on our front between the Bethune
road and La Bassee and Aix-Noulette
One part Of the enemy's forces.
which had attempted to leave the
trenches, was instantly halted by a fire
of our infantry and of our artillery.
On the rest OF the front between the
Lys and the Olse there was an artil-
lery duel
To the west OF Craonne the enemy
made two successive attacks OF ex-
treme violence. The first was re-
pulsed, the second penetrated our
trenches; but with an energetic coun-
ter-attack our troops regalned almost
all the lost ground. The battle con-
tinues around that part of the trench
still held bv the Germans.
In ChamDaRne while the enamy'a
artillery is showing less activity than
on preceding days, our batteries have
fired effectively upon the German po-
sitfons.
In the Argonne, in the region OF ST.
Hubert, we broke up with our artillery
fire an attempted attack
In Alsace the enemy has actively
employed his bomb-throwers against
our positions at Hartmannsweiler
Kopf. No new fighting has taken place
there. He has bombarded Thanh,
Lanbash and Sentheim.
GERMAN
In. the western theatre of war the
enemy, as Is customary, placed Mid
dlekerte and Westende under fire yes
terday. A large number of the inhabi-
tants were killed or injured by the ar
tillery fire, including the burgomaster
Our losses yesterday were quite
small, although we were attacking
the positions of the English on both
sides of La Bassee Canal. While our
attacks north OF the canal, between
Givenchy and the canal, did not lead
to the capture of any English posi-
tlons, owing to strong fankIng
movement, an attack by our troops
from Baden, south of the canal, met
with complete success. In this region
English positions extending over a
width of l100 yards were taken by
storm. Two strong points of support
ITO men were taken prisoner.
The English vainly attempted to re-
capture the positions, but were beaten
back with heavy losses. Our losses
We're comparatively small.
Battles which resulted successfully
for us occurred on the heights of Cra-
onne, southeast of Laon. All French
attacks in the southern part of the
Argonne were repelled. We captured
80 prisoners.
In the eastern theatre of war the
Russians unsuccessfully attacked the
positions of our cavalry northeast of
Gumbinnen. Fierce artillery duels oc-
Cured on the remainder of the front
in eastern Prussia. We were success
full in less important engagements
Importance has Mapped west of the
Vistula and east of the Pillca in
Poland.