Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-03-04
Successes Reported at Both
Ends of Franco Belgian Line
PURSUE FLEEING RUSSIANS
Paris States That Attack by the kais.
er's Forces Failed - Champagne
Gains Maintained - Austrians
Also Report Success.

eastern and western ends OF the
Franco-Belgian battle line are report
ed in statement given out at army
headquarters. The statement follows.
"On the road between Greluvelt
and Ypres and on the canal southeast
Of Ypres we took one OF the enemy's
trenches and a few prisoners.
In Champagne comparative quiet
reigned after the heavy battles OF pre-
vious days. Near Combres three
French attacks were carried out with
strong forces and with great fierce
ness. They were repulsed with heavy
losses to the enemy.
In the Vosges our attack made
further progress. In the region south
east of Sulzern we captured Hochrods
berg, the heights near Hochrodberg,
and the hamelts OF Bretzel and Wild
enthal.''
Paris. THE war Office announced
that part OF the trenches near Ypres
which the Germans captured recently
had been retaken and that German
attacks elsewhere had been repulsed.
The statement follows.
In Belgium there were some infan-
try actions. In the sector OF Ypres
we took portion OF some trenches
which the enemy had occupied tenn
porarily. 1t is confirmed that the Ger
mans left several hundred men on the
field. Our losses were slight.
In Champagne our gains were
maintained. Two counter-attacks by
the enemy failed.
In the Vosges we repulsed three
attacks, one on the northern bank OF
La Fecht and two on the southern
bank. The fighting continues
The following official communica-
ton was issued:
There has been intermittent can
nonading from the sea to the Aisne.
with very effective fire by our artil-
lery. In the Champagne region a
counter attack by the enemy, which
was repulsed, was followed by vigoi-
GUS pursuit. which made us masters OF
the whole of the German position to
the North and East of the wood cap
tured by us. On the rest Of the front
two other counter attacks were repuls-
ed and we made fresh progress partic-
ularly North of Lesmenils. We cap
tured two machine guns and 100 pris-
oners. The enemy delivered his sew
enth counter attack at Les Eparges,
with view to recovering the positions
gained by us. 1t failed completely
Berlin. --According to information
here, the pursuit of the Russian Tenth
Army, which was driven out of East
Prussia, is being kept up vigorously
and the Russians are unable to offer
serious resistance anywhere.
The Austrians are vigorously push
ing their campaign in Galicia and Blu
kowina. notwithstanding the unfavora-
BILE weather conditions.
The German statement on the East
ern campaign follows:
No actual changes have occurred
in the district northwest of Grodno.
north OF Ossowetz, southeast of Kelno.
and on the front between Przasnysz
and the Vistula east of Plock, the bat
ties are taking their course.
There is nothing new from Poland
south of the Vistula."
Vienna 1.-The following official COM
munication was issued:
The situation in Poland and west
Galicia generally is unchanged
In the battles on the Carpathian
sront from Dukla Pass to Wyszkow
several Russian attacks again were
repulsed with heavy losses to the
enemy.
The operations south of the Dneis-
ter river are progressing.
London.--A Petrograd dispatch to
the Times says that the Russian coun-
ter-move to the German advance from
East Prussia has begun along front
Of 100 miles to the North Of the Bohr
and Narew rivers