Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-01-30
FIERCE FIGHTING
NEAR NEWPORT
FOREST BATTLE IN ARGONNE
RACES WITH FURY-TERRiFlc
ARTILLERY DUELS FOUGHT.
FRENCH ARE FORCED BACK
So Strong Were the invaders and So
Furious the Assault That They
Carried the Advanced Posi-
tions of the French.

London, Jan. 25-The Germans
were checked, after temporary gain,
| and pressed back until the fighting
was carried up to their own base in
upper Alsace today, according to the
/ French war office statement, received
! from Paris tonight Bitter fighting is
/ progressing in front of Newport in
Belgium. The forest battle in the Ar
gonne RACES with undiminished fury
and terrific artillery duels have been
fought all along the line, according to
reports from the western front.
French Forced Back.
The battle in Alsace has only be-
gun. Severe fighting is likely to con-
tinue for some time. The Germans
are bringing up reinforcements.
Where the French were arraigned on
the east side of Steinbach, the Ger
mans, yesterday, advanced from their
infantry base at Uffholz in an attack
which was preceded by violent bonn
bardment So strong were the invad-
ers and so furious the character of
their assault that they carried the adj
vanced positions of the French To-
nights communique states that the
French have carried the fighting into
the region of Uffholz, which is about
two miles to the east of Steinbach.
Reports differ regarding the prog
ress of the fighting at Hartmannswei-
Ter Kopf, the height to the north of
Cernay (Sennheim) and northeast of
Steinbach. While the German report
states that the kaiser's troops have
| made progress on the summit of the
height and that fifty Alpine chasseurs
were made prisoners, the French
statement says they have pressed the
fighting until they have reached the
German works.
Thanh Is Bombarded.
The German artillery is bombarding
Thanh. The Germans S-inch shells
have set the town partly on fire.
The French are directing their heavy
gun fire against the German entrench-
ments at Cernay. The fighting at this
point is so fierce and uninterrupted
that the Germans have sent the civil
ian population of the villages in the
neighborhood to lower Alsace.
That the Argonnes and Alsace prob
lens are of the deepest concern to
the Germans is evidenced by the fact
that they are the only points men,
toned by them specifically in today's
report. Berlin states that two French
attacks were repulsed without diff
Guilty in this region The French re-
ports state that in the region of st.
Hubert and Fontaine Madame. where
fighting has continued incessantly for
three days, terrific infantry engage
ment took place in a portion of an
advanced trench which has, been
taken, lost and retaken repeatedly dur
ing the progress of the battle.
Artillery Duel On.
An important artillery duel began
today and still continues at Carney in
the ArgOnnes.
Definite termination Of the lighting
in the region of Four de Paris is re-
ported by Paris. The French report
states that their troops lost part of
earthworks which were destroyed and
made useless by the explosion of
heavy German bombs.
German guns are bombarding heav-
lily to the north OF Zinebeke and
there was a lively fusillade near the
Chateau d'Hernbag, but no attempts
by infantry to attack Germans ensued.
Germans Hurl Bombs.
German forces were forced from an
advance trench near Routoire. in the
region of Vermilles and in retaliation
the German batteries opened heavy
fusillade to the north of Arras. the
town itself coming in for lombard
ment.
Turks Hold Position.
Petrograd. Jan. 25.-Fighting in the
Choroch valley. where the Turkish
territory matches wit. tLe Russian
Caucasian provinces on the Black sea
has assumed an Unexpectedly stub
born character. The enemy is strong
ly entrenched and the Russians evil
IDENTIFY are finding it no easy task TO
drive him from his position.
1t is authoritatively stated that por-
tions Of the first Ottoman army corps
have been brought around by sea and
are operating in this quarter.
Boy Scout Chief Killed