New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
LILIES CLAIM GAINS l IN UPPER ALSACE ] AND NEAR CRA0NNE
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 luth of the Lys the British artil- |ry shelled the roads over which the
 erman troops were moving, as well
 the points where they were as
 n1b.ing.
 bye, Noyon and Soisson there was
 termittent cannonading and rifle
 ing at various points. The infan
 of the enemy endeavored to come
 of it's trenches to attack, but it
 Hs at once driven back by a se-
 Ire fire.
 ~s Germans Lost 5000 Men.
 In the region of Craonne the total
 Ses suffered by the Germans on the bth and the 2Gth of January un- pubtedly reached the equal of one tigade Ga brigade in the German
 my totals G,00O mem. The German
 eisoners in our hands all are un-
 pr the impression that they have ben strongly checked. Our losses
 Gead, wounded and missing for Aese-3two days arc about 500 men hd they can be explained by two pings: First, the severity of the Ehting and second, by a partial land
 dc at an old quarry ill which two kmpanies of French soldiers had
 ken shelter during the lombard
 ent. As was reported yesterday, hcse men were shut up in the quarry, nd they doubtless were taken pri-
 Aers by the enemy. During the first brt of this attack our counter at
 cks resulted Tn bringing again into fr possession all ot the territory in ispute
 Tn the sector of Rheims and from Iheims to the ArgoDne, there was an ttillery duel iii which our heavy ar yl1ery mastered the batteries of the ynemy. As was set forth in our an- ouncement of last night, we have hadex perceptible progress to the forth of Senones. Three attacks in he Argonne, at Fontaine Madame, belivered at 6 A. M., 10 A. M. and ' P. M., were completely repulsed. There was the same outcome to three German attacks in the Forest of Dail- V, to the southeast of St. Mihiel De- achments of the enemy were driven pack at Parroy and at Bures. On the dope of Mount Henri our advance mounts to about 400 yards. We made an equal advance to the south fest of Senones, and in the vicinity If Ban-De-Sapt, near Launois, we gained ground and broke in upon the defenses of the enc ny.
 Claim Progress in Alsace. ? We made progress also in Alsace. I6 the region of Ammerzweiller and 6urnllaupt-Le-B the territory oc- Iupied by us was retained Near Car ley the attack of a German battalion F,as repulsed.
 Judging from the number of dead ,pund on the field of battle on Jan. 6. 26 and 27, to the west of Ypres, 1t La Bassee, at Craonne, in the krgonne, in the Woevre and in the Fosges, the losses of the enemy dur ng these three days would appear to pc greater than 20.00O men"
 German Official Statement,
 Berlin, Jan. 2S, by wireless tele- graph to London, 3:10 D. m.-Victory for German troops in two important engagements along the western front is announced in an official communi- cation from the war office today. h. the region of Craonne another section of the trenches of the allies was cap- tured, and in upper Alsace the French retreated in disorder after suffering heavy losses in attacks on the German positions. In the eastern campaign Two small defeats of the Russians are Reported.
 The statement follows:
 Western theater of war: The vtl- ages of Middlekerke and Klype, on Inc coast of Flanders, were lombard Ed by the enemy's artillery
 'In the heights of Craonne another 500 metres of trenches adjoining on |he east the position we captured on the day before yesterday was taken from the enemy. French attacks were repulsed without difficulty.
 1,1OO Prisoners Captured.
 The enemy has suffered heavy loses in, the battles between the 18th and the 27th of January. Over 1,5OO dead Frenchmen were found on the battlefield. Including those reported on the 27th, HOO prisoners fell into the hands of our troops. 'In the Vosges several French at lacks in the neighborhood of Senonges and Bau-De-Sap were repulsed, with losses to the enemy. One officer and fifty Frenchmen were taken prisoners. Our losses were auite small
 French Attacks Rcpulsed.
 Tn upper Alsace, along the front line between Lower Aspach, Heid weller and the Wurzbacher forest the French attacked our position at As pacn, Heidweiler, Ammerzweiller and in the Wurzbacher forest. Their at- lacks were repulsed everywhere, with heavy losses to the enemy Their losses were especially large south of II eidweiler and Ammerzweiller where the French retreated in disorder. Five French machine guns were cap tuTed.
 Eastern theater of war: Um- aortant attenpts of the enemy to