Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-12
FRENCH LOSS HEAVY NEAR
PERTHES, SAYS BERLIN
Many Germans Killed Ia Trench
Attack Near scissors, As
serts Paris.
SLOW PROGRESS AGAINST
WARSAW BY GERMANS
New Russian Move Against
craeow indicated by Bat
tie on Lower Rida.

-Four distinct battles which have de.
veioped In France and AIsace are be-
ing carried on vigorously. but withoLt
marked advantage for either side OF
greatest immediate consequence is the
fighting near Perthes, which involves
possession of important railroads ana
probably q considerable section Of tbs
fortified batel line. In this district The
French attempted further attacks, bizt
were beaten back with heavy losses.
the German official statement toaa
asserts.
Near scissors. IN the Atsne country.
the French statement says, German
attempts to capture lost positions
were repulsed. and more trenches
were seized by the allies.
In the Argonne. where fighting has
been more continuous and stubborn
since the early weeks OF the war than
almost anywhere else, Ius Germans
are on the offensive and claim to hass
capturd' a French vantage point
Report French LOSE Heavy.
The fourth battle, In Alsace, is less
active than was the case before the
reinforced Germans checked the
French advance The Berlin war Of
hce asserts that French attack
south Of Sonnheim was defeated end
that the attackers suffered severe
losses.
Desuitory fighting continues IN Po-
land and the German statement tells
of slow progress a0n fkln part - this
army which Is attempting H. a7~azars
an Waz sa y sxn the vest.
tsssS4t<ng SoEay reports that an AZ
tempt Of the Russians TO cross the
lower Nida. In southern Poland. was
repulsed. The attack apparently
means that the Russians have deter
mined on another move on Cracow-
the GahciRn stronghold
Army headquarters at PetrOgrad
states that German attacks on the
Russian positions along ths vistuIa.
were beaten back. A minor victory
over the Turkish forces in the Caus
casus also is announced
| BY the United Press
PARIS, Jan. l2-F1ghting wnica
equals In Intensity any battle Of ths
present war continues In the vicinity
| of Soissons, where the Germans are
endeavoring 10 retake the three lines
of trenches captured by the allies
| Possession OF these trenches has
given the French a distinct advan-
tage, as, II they can be held. 1t VIII
! be possible to utilize mine throwers
from them to demolish the main lines
of German defenses which extend
around the base of the hills north o.
| Soissons.
Tho entire front OF the trenches is
covered with German dead ana
wounded. The French. with the aG-
vantage of cover, are losing faf
fewer men than the enemy. althouga
| their losses are admitted TO be con
siderable.
Violent fighting is also reported to-
day north OF Beausejour. where the
Germans have attempted q general
advances. Up TO the present the
French have successfully rnalntained
their positions
The official statement follows;
Prom the sea to the Oise thers
was yesterday an intermittent can
nonading, fairly violent at certain
places.
At1HckN nchuAsuua
''On the AAsne. TO the north of eois
sons, determined attacks have been
/ delivered against the trenches occu-
pied by us the sth and the 10th q
/ January. The enemy during yester-
dRy attacked our positions eevera1
times We repulsed him, and we tool
possession of more trenches.
From scissors TO Rheims shere
were artillery exchanges. Our heavy
pieces OF artillery responded eff
caciously TO the batteries and the
nine-throwers OF the Germans.
In Champagne. In the region o.
Souain, there was yesterday very
active shooting by our artillery
directed against the positions of our
adversaries near Perthes.
lie Fortin. situated to the ncrtn
of Beausejour Farm, was the seems
of a desperate encounter. The eneny
succeeded in setting up trench a
a point within a series OF field works,
the commanding position Of which
was held by Us. This lighting is s1a
going on.
snow In the yoeres.
TN the Argonne and as far as ths
Meuse there is nothing to report.
'On the heights of the Meuse there
have been two German attacks, one
at the forest OF Consenvoye and ths
other at the forest of Bouchot Each
WAS repulsed.
ITO the southeast Of Cirey-Sur-
vezouse one OF our detachments sur
prised and put TO fight Germar
company which was piilagfng the
village OF st. Sauveur.
'Tn the Vosges and in Alsaee the
day passed quietly. Bad weather and
the snow storms continue"
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 10 (by wireless =
I.ondon) The German official state
ment issued in Berlin today says.
"In the western theatre instgnificans NJ
engaxements are taking place south
OF the canal OF La Bassee, but 20 fas
without result.
French troops last night made an
attack on our positions to the south