The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-11
GERMANS ON OFFENSIVE
ALONG ENTIRE FRONT
violent Counter Attack. TO Retake
Positions Fail.
Special cabIe Dsspaich TO Tnr srx

Special cable Dsspaieh to TnE STU.
PARIS, Jan. l0.--The success OF the AL
lied offensive during the past few weeks
seems 10 have made an appreciate i'm
preston on the Germans and has ap
psrenty brought them 10 the realization
that they must take decided means to
check II. Their efforts have assumSI the
form OF violent counter attacks watch
have been especially noticeable within
the last forty-eight hours.
The official communicates issued BY the
French War once to-day are larg.l a
narrative OF various German attacks,
none OF which has had any marked ef-
feet. The enemy has been active not only
with artillery. but has made II number
OF infantry advances against positions re-
Gently won by the Allies. who have main
tained their ground at every point The
communicate issued Ut 10 80 o'clock to-
night tells of renewed efforts by the Ger
mans TO recapture Pcrthes, in the Cham
payne district. and also OF hRnting in the
Argonne at ST. Hubert and Fontaine Ma
dame. The night statement follows:
In tho Champagne district last
night two German counter attacks.
of BeauseJour. were repulsed.
In the Argonne two minor ATTACKS
by the enemy failed at Fontaine Ma
dame and St Hubert
Rifle FIRE was directed against Hill
No. 263 west Of Boureilles) and on
Russiau-des- Meurissons. but no at
lacks were made.
on the rest of the front the night
was calm.
az rapnrde
man attacks near Scissors. where the
which he was ousted on Friday; between
Rheims and the Argonne. particularly at
Perthes near the -Four de Paris and at
Hin 263 in the Argonne. in tho
Vosses northwest OF Wattweiller in AL
SAGE. and in the forest Of Agreement.
The only success recorded in the
French communicates, which cover only
the ightlng of yesterday and up to dawn
this morning. Is at the farm OF Beause-
jour ia the Argonne. where the French
troops captured German field fort and
some ground TO the west Of tho farm,
The afternoon statement follows:
From the sea 10 tho Disc there
has been an artillery duel. On the
Aisne. In the region OF Scissors, tho
enemy has not been able, In spite OF
numerous attacks, to recover the
trenches which no lost yesterday.
At the end OF the day he renewed
the bombardment OF Soissons.
In Champagne, from Rheims 20
tine Argonne, our artillery has main
tanned a very effective fire on tho
German trenches, dispensing at many
points groups OF sappers. The posi-
tions which we captured at Perthes
les Hurlus and around that village
have been organized. 4 counter at
tack by the enemy west of Perthes
was repulsed. on the border OF the
farm at BeauseJour we have accom-
plished an advance ut two points.
winning some ground TO the west
and capturing a field work to the
north.
In the Argonne the enemy bonn
barded the region of Four de Paris.
We replied to the fire and destroyed
a German blockhouse. The enemy's
efforts to capture "Hill 263" are oon-
tinuing. To the west OF Bourcullles
all our positions have been main
tanned.
Between the Argonne and the
Meusc there Is nothing new to re-
port. on the heights OF the Meuse.
in the forest OF Apremont, an attack
by tho enemy broke down under tho
fire OF our artillery. In the Vosges.
northwest OF Watwiller (Alsace) and
IN the region OF Thanh we have like
wise repused the enemy's attacks
The German Offensive 10 regarded by
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