Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-06
Recapture One of Lost
Trenches in Vicinity of
Steinbach.
ALLIES CLAIM TO
HAVE MADE GAINS
Official Report Tells Of Advances at
Four Points and Admits Loss Of
Ground 70 Germans at Another-Ger.
mana Declare French Shells Are
KILLING French Citizens and Destroy.
;no Homs.-Another Garibaldi Killed.

Paris Jan 6.-French forces yester-
4ay advanced at four distinct points
dong the battle front extending from
the North sea and Alsace and gave
ground in one instance, according 20
the Official announcement issued TINS
afternoon by the French war depart
ment.
The gains claimed by the French
were in the region to the northwest OF
Rheims. in the forest of La Grurie, near
the ravine of Courte Chaussee. and IN
the forest OF La Pretre. In Alsace the
Germans regained one of their OLD
trenches in the vicinity of Steinbach.
The official statement also identif1ed
the second Garibaldi, reported killed IN
action on the French battlefield, as
Chief Adjutant Constantine Garloaldl'
a brother of Lieut-Col. Peppino Carl
baldi. Another brother, Lieut.. Bruno
Garibaldi, was killed Dec. 80. while
leading a charge Of Italian volunteers
against the Germans in the forest OF
Argonne.
Paris Official Statement.
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Paris this afternoon follows:
"In Belgium the enemy delivered, but
without success, two attacks in the
region OF the dunes and to the south :
east Of st. Georges.
"Cn the rest Of the front to the north
of the Lys and from the Lys TO the
3 Disc there has been nothing except ar
tillery hghting.
.In the valley of the Aisne and In
the sector OF Rheims our batteries
gained the upper hand over those OF
the enemy. At . point northwest OF
Rheims 1t II reported that certain OF
our tfoopa have made an adyauc0gof
about 100 yards.
I'm the Argonne there developed q
spirited action which permitted us to
retake 800 yards in the forest Of La
Grurie, at the same place where was
recently slight giving way. as previ-
ously reported. From Bagat telle and
from Fontaine Madame there was de-
liyered two violent German attacks.
each OF which was repulsed. A COM
plete German regiment was engaged in
zach movement.
Weather Continues Bad.
Near the ravine of Courte Chaus-
zee we blew up by exploding mine,
800 yards of German trenches. half OF
which we later occupied.
From the Argonne to the Vosges
the bad weather has continued. There
ls fog and mud. At different points
along this front there has been fairly
spirited artillery exchanges.
.In the forest of LIE Petere near
Pont-a-Mousson, we have continued to
yain ground.
Hold Heights at Stsinbach.
I'm the region of Thanh lin upper
Alsace) we retained the gains achieved
the night before at Steinbach. as well
rs In the trenches to the southwest
and to the northwest Of this village.
The enemy succeeded in occupying one
Of his former trenches on nearby
height, the summit of which, however,
remains in our possesson.
Near the Courte Chaussee at the
point where we blew up the trenches,
the attacking regiment commanded by
Lieutenant Colonel Garibaldi, delivered
a vigorous attack against the breach
made by the explosion. The Italians
captured 12o prisoners, including
twelve under-officers, and took one
machine gun and one caisson. The
/, chief adjutant Of this regiment, Con-
stantine Garibaldi. brother Of Lieu
tenant Colonel Garibaldi. was killed
auring this attack