South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-23
French War Office Announces
Advance of 100 Yards in
Region of Lombaertzyde -
Storm Does Heavy Damage.
INDIAN FIGHTERS AID
ALLIES IN THE VOSGES
War Office Maintains Silence
Behind Which Extensive
Movement is Going on to OFF,
set German Offensive.

PARIS. Jan. 23.-The fighting in
the new battle of Flanders has be-
| come so fierce that a gain OF even a
/ few wards by the allied forces Is re-
garded as important An othclal COM
munique issued by the trench WL
office this afternoon emphasizes the
| fact that a gain of 100 yards has been
made i'm the region of LOmbaertzydc.
| AT most points on the battle front the
| Infantry forces have been compelled
| % abandon fghurg I'm order 60 re-
pair damage done 10y the heavy storm
| of recent days.
In an attempt 10 establish their po-
| sitions firmly on the north bank OF
! the Aisne. the Germans have opened
an offensive against the town or
Berry-au- and the French state
ment saws that il has been violently
bombarded by the kaiser's troops.
A German attack 10 the northeast
of Beauseioir. west of the Argonnc,
| has been repulsed and the official
statement reiterates its claim that the
Germans have been completely check
ed at Fontain Madame i'm the Ar
gJnne. a hot conflict is in progress
near ST. Hubert
Leave Ammunition Depot
French artillery fire has compelled
the Germans To evacuatc an ammu-
milton depot before -. Mihicl and mas
severely damaged the pOntOOn bridges
across the Meuse river.
recent announcement said that
the German pontoons had been de-
stroyed, but they apparently rebuilt
them Immediately.
Severe fighting continues IN Al
SAGE there being terrific cOmbats IN
the forests near Hartmann's Weller
Kopf. Near Cernay a German attack
on hill 425 was unsuccessful and far
l
made progress in the direction OF Lit
tie Kahlberg which is north Of Ponte
de Aspach.
The text of the communique fol-
lows:
most the entire front. has been de-
voted To the repair OF damages caused
I'm our field works by the bad weather
during the preceding days. We have
advanced 100 yards in the region OF
LOmbaertzyde.
Artillery Gains Advantage.
'In the sectors Of YpreS, Arras, Al
bert. Rove and scissors, there have
been artillery combats in the course
of which we have gained the advant-
age at several points. Bcrry-au-Bac
has been violently bOmbarded by tho
Germans.
ITO the northwest Of Beausejour.
the enemy made a pronounced attack
which was reDulsed. In the Argonne
the Germans have been completely
checked at Fontaine Madame as Was
stated last night
"An attack by the enemy near St
Hubert has developed into an lnfan-
try combat which is not yet ended
According to the latest reports We
are maintaining our positions every
where along the Meuse. our artlilery
fire compelled the enemy 20 abandon
an ammunition depot and severely
damaged his pontoon bridges before
St Nihiel.
In Alsace. an artillery combat con-
tinues In the region OF Hartmann
Weller Kopf The conflict in tho
forests is very severe and the lighting
is uninterrupted. Near Cernay, hik
No 425 has been attacked by the
enemy without success. Farther 20
the south we have advanced in the
region of Little Kahlbcrg. 20 the north
and near Ponte de Aspach."
Allies Move Troops
Behind the mask OF war Office ST.
lence there has been an extensive
movement Of the allied troops 10
carry on the offensive OF the French
IN the district east az the Meuse and
20 Offset German attacks on the cen
ter and northern front II is reliably
reported that some Of the Indian
troops are fighting with the French
in the Nosges mountains Those or
the IIAldIH were Midhu lANll tho
Himalayan mountains or india are
well adapted 20 mountain lighting and
are Injured 90 cold weather
That the French forces in Upper
Alsace are being reinforced 20 carry
on the offensive in that region is eFl-
dent. Alsace IS now getting taste
of violent lighting over ar extended
farm stretching from Hartmann
southwark past Seunheim (CernayD
10 Altkirch.
German attacks against the British
forces along the Ypres- -Menen road 900
West Flanders. have been resumed.
During the luu in activities north
or Scissors the Germans have been
busily engaged iu consolidating their
new positions on the north bank u
Alsne. but French ayiatOrs report that
the old German intrenchments. from
which the invaders advanced. are b--
ing maintained for occupancy IN case
the kaisers forces are cOmpellah D
fall back.
The fghting at the Marie Theresa
works. Ns est OF NeTuun in the Arsonne
forest was proceeding without de-
cisIve result when the latest ortclal
dispatches were received from there
this morning. The Germans were
st.I driving against the French
salient. deliverlug one attack after
another.
In the Woeyre district between the
Neuse and AIoselle. the French have
had 90 face fresh German troops
which had evidently been drawn from
the Metz garrison.