South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-06
FOG AND SLEET STILL
HAMPERING MOVEMENTS
TeutOnS Succeed in ReOCCupy-
ing One of Old Trenches on
Eastern Slope of Hill No.
425, French Hold Summit.

in Flanders are attempting to regain
the ground taken by the allies in the
sand dunes along the coast and south
east of St. Georges, but two attacks
have been repulsed it was officially
announced here this afternoon.
Along the Aisne and around Rheims
the French artillery has silenced the
German batteries. French troops
have advanced 100 yards to the north
east of Rheims. In the Argonne the
French have retaken 500 yards of
trenches.
In the Argonne region the French
have blown up 500 yards of German
trenches and have occupied half of
them. Near Pont-A- MOusson the
French continue TO gain ground and
in the region of Thanh, Alsace, they
have maintained their positions de-
spite bOmbardment by the Germans.
Reoccupy Old Trench.
In the same region, the official
statement admits, the Germans have
succeeded in reOccupying one of their
old trenches on the eastern slope OF
hill No 425, but the French hold tha
summit of this hill.
The official communique follows
In Belgium, the enemy has made
two attacks without success in the
region of the dunes and to the south
east of st. Georges. On the rest of
the front to the north of the Lys and
from the LyS TO the Oise there have
been only artillery coInbats In the
valley of the Aisne and in the sector
OF Rheims our batteries have gained
the advantage over those of the en-
emy which have been reduced TO ST.
lence. Besides this our troops have
advanced 100 yards northwest of
Rheims.
I'm the Argonne there has been a
very violent fight which permitted US
TO take 800 yards of trenches. in the
woods of lie Grurie, point where a
slight retirement had previously been
announced
From Bagatelle and from Fontain
Madame the Germans opened two Vi0-
lent attacks. each with an effective
strength of one regiment They have
been repulsed. Near the ravine of
Courte Chausse we have blown up
with a mine 500 yards of German
trenches of which we have occupied
half.
Bad Weather Continues.
From the Argonne 10 the Nosges
the bad weather--fog and sleet-con-
points on the front only very sharp
artillery duels.
In the forest of la Pretre near
POnt-A-Mousson we continue to gain
ground.
In the region of Thanh, despite a
violent cannOnadS, we have maintain
ed our gains of the day before as
much at Steinbach as in the trenches
to the southwest and To the north
west of that village.
THE enemy succeeded in reOccu-
gyipg one of his old trenches on the
eastern slope of hill No. 425, of which
the summit remains in our posses
sion"
Troops Change Positions.
German troops who have been fight
ing against the Russians in the east
ern theater of war and TO whom short
furloughs had been granted, are be-
ing sent to the western front. At the
same time German soldiers who have
been on the firing line for a long time
in the west are being sent TO Poland.
Their respite from battle is taken up
with the journey across Germany.
This information was secured from
German prisoners and is believed to
be authentic.
Yard by yard advances are again
reported by the allies at many points
Swiss frontier. In upper Alsace tle
Germans have set fire TO the forests
north of Thanh with the idea of driv-
ing out the French who have estab-
lished their lines in the thickly wood
ed rolling country.
over the greater part of northern
France and West Flanders heavy rains
are still falling.
Fight at Close Range.
East Of the Meuse, between Com
mercy and HattOnchapel there is hard
fighting at close range The French
claim TO be within two miles of the
principal lines of communication sup
plying the German troops at st. Mi
hiel
Fresh troops are swarming into
upper Alsace through the Pail of Bon
Homme (west of Collnar) and from
all indications Gen. Joffre has decided
TO make a terrific effort during the
balance of the winter TO secure COM
plete control Of Alsace and Lorraine.
In the region OF Craonne the army
of the German center under Gen. VOn
Herringen, is being subjected to a
daily boml,ardment bv the French.
The German batteries along the cen
ter are more sparing with their am
lnunition than they previously were.
In West Flanders. the Belgians and
French are keeping ~ continuous at
tacks against the Germans east of st.
Georges and LOmbartzyde. while the
Germans continue 10 mass troops IN
front OF Ypres and make desultory at
tacks against the British lines near
Zonnebeke.