Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-19

delivered five counter-attacks with
the object OF retaking the trenches
which had been occupied by us on
February IL.
These were all repulsed and sew
eral hundred dead were left on the
ground, among them several officers"
In Champagne. In the region OF
Souain, Perthes and BeauseiOur the
enemy delivered first in the night of
February l7-iM then on the morn
ing OF the 18th, two very violent
counter-nttacks along the whole front
Tor the purpose of recapturing the
trenches lost BY him on the 10th and
lftil These two counter-attacks were
completely repulsed, our troops driV-
ing back their assailants at the point
of bayonets.
In maintaining these gains we
have taken three machine guns and
several hundred prisoners. According
To the declaration OF these prisoners,
the German regiments suffered very
heavy losses, reaching In some cases
one in four. and in other cases one
half Of their effectlves.
ION the heights OF the Meuse in
the vicinity Of Eparges, where on
February we gained some ground
this ground has been retained not.
witbstanding counter-attack by The
enemy.
'ln lorraine. In the region of Non
We delivered an attack which cna
bled us 60 capture the village of Nor.
roy and occupy the whole position
1t Is untrue that the Germans have
as announced in their communication
evacuated Norroy. They have beer
driven out of It.
"In Alsace supplementary detail
show that the southern peak of th'
Sudcl farm. conquered by us OF
Wednesday, constituted q formidabl'
! organized redoubt. There we took
| bomb -thrower, five machine guns
some hundreds of rifles, shields
! bombs, utensils, barbed wire cntangle
ments and thousands OF cartridge
| and sacks for holding EARTH
The French war office this after
noon issued n report on the progres
OF the war as follows.
Prom the sea TO the Disc, nothin
new was recorded last night.
1T has been confirmed that IN
| successful surprise movement whlc
made us master OF the lines OF Gen
\ man trenches TO the north of ARA
northwest of Rolineourt inflicte
heavy losses on the enemy. We cal
tured a bomb thrower and sewers
hundred bombs
"In the valley of the Aisne and
the section of Rheims there have bee
artillery engagements IN which ot
batteries had distinctly the advantag
In Champagne In the region
Perthes, all the territory conquere
by us yesterday and the day betoi
has been retained. Among the nj
merouA prisoners made by us Febrl
airy 16 and February Z are found 0
ficers and men of the sixth an
! Eighth corps OF the active army al
, OF the Eighth. Tenth and Twelfi
corps OF the reserve army
In the Argonnes We have al
maintained the advances won in q
forest of La Grurie to the south
, Fontain AUX Charmes Furthermoi
we have made progress In the viclnl
of Boureiulles at Hill No. 263.
+ "Our successes between the a
\ gonne and the Meuse reported In {
) official communications IN the eve
ing OF February II, have made
0 masters OF forest located to |
: south of the forest of Cheppy
! have Furthermore made an advan
a Of about 400 yards to the north
i Malancourt and we have made
4 most as much at point to the sou
of the forest de Forges All the
gains have been retained by us.
@ Prom the Meuse to the Vosg
: there is nothing to report"