Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-22
FRANCE AND HEN ALLIES
MATING For VICTOR

War From November 10 to January
1872 reading as follows. was given out
this afternoon:
''Since the 18th of November, in other
words since tho conclusion of the
battle OF Yprcs. and up TO the complete
resumption OF tho great German often
sire movement against our left wing.
the war has taken the character of a
siege. In such II warfare il generally
is expected that the advantages OBJ
tanned by one side or the other virtual
ly offset each other. But in this case
il can he said that, with one cXccp-
ton, wc alone have gained ground.
With this one exception. the Germans
everywhere have gone back
The following recital OF points
gained makes il possible to get an idea
OF the progress on either side:
by the Germans-Destruction of the
market. of the cathedral and of the
hospital of Ypres: destruction of the
town OF Nieuport and of the Nieuport
baths, and the bomba rdment of
Armentieres, Bethune and Arras: bom-
hardment of Soupir and of Soissons:
recapture of hill No. 1872 ana Of an
eminence near Croy, and gain of
from l.200 to 500 yards TO the north
of Scissors: advance of 400 metres i'm
the Argonnc along front of 500
metres at a point near the Brook des
Meur!sso; bombardment of a church at
Nancy and of the hospital at Thanh
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
OF FRENCH VICTORIES
Results obtained by the French
From the sea to the I.ys: recapture OF
all the left bank of the User between
Kocke and Hetsas, and an opening on
the right bank between the spa and St
Georges: the installation OF a bridge
head four kilometres 1.-TWO miles and n
halo into this region, and the installa-
ton Of n bridge hend to the south of
Dixmudc: capture OF ST. Georges and
of the house of the fcrryman and of
Korteker; the General extension OF
our front around Ypres; the success Of
Wybondrert. and the cessation of the
attacks OF the enemy's infantry.
From the Lys to the Disc: the cap
ture OF the chateau and OF the village
of Nermelles and of Rutoire; the can
lure Of numerous German trenches be-
tween &iNNoulette and Carency: the
partial rccapture of 81. Laurent and
81 BlanGN. near Arras; the capture OF
La boise'le; the capture of German
trenches At l.ihons: the capture of
4uesnoy-c Santcrrc the end Of Oc-
tober. and progress to the east. fol-
lowed by the general extension and
consolidation of our front
From the Disc to Rheims: the can
ture of the German trenches at Nam
pocl and of the plateau or Noubron:
mo taking OF spur No 1872, and of the
cmincnce AT Croy, both OF which how
ever, We lost again; tho destruction of
numerous pieces of German artillery;
the reduction by four-nfths of our pre
N'ous percentage. of infantry losses,
thanks Is tIfc greater efficiency of orr
artillery and tn" consolidation OF OH,
defensive system.
HAVE; STOPPED SEVENTEEN
GERMAN COINTERATTAC kS
From Rheims to the Meuse: adj
vance Of one kiometre two-thirds Of
1nile) in the region of Prunny. ad
vance OF more than two Kilometres in
tHe region or fcrthcs, and the stopping
Va seventeen German counterattacks:
advance OF nearly one kilometre in Tho
Argonne. In the forest OF La Grur,c
and of Bolante. and the repcllinp of
numerous countcrattacks. the extern
SION or our front in the neighborhood
or Nerdun. and the destruction of mn
merous German batteries
From the Meusc to the Swiss from
tier: important advances in the foros,
OF CohsenVoye. in the forest of Aprc-
mont III the forest Of ALLY in the
Forest OF Mortmarc, ana IN the forest
of lie Pretre; the checking OF All IN.
German attacks here; progress 10 tho
northeast or Nancy, in II locality called
the forest OF Parroy. progress IA III.
north ana 10 the south of Scnoncs and
IN 'he ehtire neighborhood OF Ban de
Sapt; capture of the Tete de yion,
which commands St Marie. ana OF me
Tete dc Faux.
The complete checking OF thirty.
-FOUR counteratiacks deliverc;. by the
enemy: the capture OF Aspach ana ~
Steinback and OF the heights 70 ,ha
east OF tho last mentioned place ma
progress In the direction OF Nunstar
Cernay and Altkirch
Summing M. We &c, ten ge,era,
advances OH III" part of our troons
winch were distinctly perceptihle q,
certain places, compared 10 twa,,y
general Withdrawals on the part OF rho
enemy. always with the execution NJ
the situation 10 the northeast OF sois.
sons
on ALL OTHER FRONTS
ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS
This is comparison OF the las. .yo
months. To complete il, IL snould Ma
added that, first. the German offensive
IN roland has been restrained for ,
month past second. the Russian orcn.
sve continues in Galicia and I'm ~.
Car hian Mountains; third. Tho T,,,L
ish army in the Caucasus has h.en :,
large measure annihilated; fourth
Germany has exhausted her resource,
in officers Ian average OF twelve NJ,
iicers TO reglment), and Will not {,
the futurc he able TO develop her re
sources in effective men, except at III.
expense Of tho oxisting units; NTH. III,
arnios Of tn" allies. on the contrary
arc finding IL possible to furthc
strengthen I'd irnselVes to n measur
able degree.
IL can consequently be affirmed tina