The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1915-01-09
ALLIES BATTER
GERMAN LINES
Claim Gains at Several Points
Of Battle Front
TEUTONs REPORT GAINS
French Column Reaches a Wood Only
a Few Miles From Altk'rch-Fierce
Fighting In Belgium.

Fighting In Belgium.
The French continue to batter the
German lines all the way from the
North sea to Alsace, according to the
reports from Paris.
The French made distinct gains at
four different points, they assert, and
admit losing ground to the Germans
at only one point.
The gains claimed by the French
We're in the region to the northwest
of Rheims, in the forest of La Grurie,
nea the Ravine of Courte Chaussee
n in the forest of LIE Pretre.
In Alsace the Germans regained one
of their old trenches in the vicinity of
Steinbach.
The allies are continuing their de-
termined resistance in Belgium and
beat back two attacks in the region
of the Dunes and to the southeast of
st. Georges.
To the north of the Lys and from
the Lys to the Disc the only engage
ments of the day were artillery duels.
Concerning other operations of the
day the French war office report de-
clares:
in the valley of the Aisne and in
the Sector of Rheims our batteries
gained the upper hand oyer those Of
the enemy, reducing them to silence.
AT a point northwest of Rheims it is
reported that certain of our troops
have mad an advance of about 100
yards.
In the Argonne there developed a
very spirited action, which permitted
us to retake 300 yards of trenches in
the forest of La Grurie, at the same
place where there was recently a
slight giving way, as previously re-
ported. From Bagatelle and from Mon
tame Madame there were delivered
two violent German attacks, each of
which was repulsed.
Near the ravine of Courte Chaus-
see we blew up by exploding a mine
500 yards of German trenches, half
OF which we subsequently occupied.
"In the region of Thanh Tin upper
Alsace), in spite of a violent cannon
aiding, we retained the gains achieved
the night before at ~Steinbach, as we'll
as in the trenches to the southwest
and to the northwest of this village.
The enemy succeeded in reoccupying
n of his former trenches on the
eastern flank of a nearby height, the
summit of which, however, remains in
oil possession.
ut should be set forth that in the
Argonne, near the ravine of Courte
Chaussee, at the point where we blew
up the German trenches, the attack
ing regiment commanded by Lieuten-
n Colonel Garibaldi delivered a Wig
orous attack against the breach made
by the explosions. The Italians cap
tured 120 prisoners, including twelve
under officers, and took one machine
gun and one caisson. The chief adju-
tant of this regiment, Constantine
Garibaldi, brother of Lieutenant Colo
mel Garibaldi, was killed during this
attack
But all the fighting has not been
in favor of the allies, as the Germans
also claim to have made some gains.
French trenches in the Argonne were
occupied by German troops, and in
upper Alsace French troops were
driven away from a position near
Sennheim (Cernay), according to the
German official statement.
"The French continued their syste
matte bombardment of villages sit
uated behind our 'front.'" the state
ment says. 'They seem Indifferent to
the killing of their own countrymen
and to the destruction OF French
homes. In any event, this lombard
ment causes us very little trouble.
Sat Souain n in the forest of Ar
gonne we captured several of the en-
emy's trenches and made prisoners
of two officers and 200 men.
"The French again obtained a foot
hold on the much-fought-for height
west of Sennheim (Cernay), in D
Alsace, but they were again driven
off after a strong bayonet attack.
They have not dared to attempt fur
Their advances. Fifty Alpine chasseurs
were taken prisoners by u.s."