Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-23
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTs
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The activity OF our infantry on all
most the entire front has been do
voted 70 the repair OF damages caused
In our field works by the bad weather
during the preceding days. We have
advanced 100 yards In the region OF
Lombaertzyde.
In tho sections OF Ypres, Arras, AL
bert, Roye and Scissors, there has
been artillery combats, in the course
of which we have gained the advan-
tage Of several points. Berry-Au-Bac
has been violently bombarded by the
Germans.
To the northwest of Beauseiour the
enemy made a pronounced attack.
which was repulsed 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 infantry combat, which Is not
yet ended.
According to latest reports, we are
maintaining our positions everywhere
along the Meuse our artillery fire
compelled the enemy to abandon an
ammunition depot and severely dam
aged his pontoon bridges before st.
Mihiel.
In Alsace an artillery combat con-
weller Kopf The conflict in the
forests is very severe and the fighting
is uninterrupted. Near Cernay hill
No. 425 has been attacked by the
enemy without success. Further to
the south we have advanced in the
region of Little Kahlberg, to the
north of and near Ponte-D' Aspach.
GERMAN
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Souan and Perthes, north of Chalons,
but our artillery fire broke up the
attack The enemy then sought re-
fuge again in the trenches.
In the Argonne forest, west OF Fon-
taine Lamitte. we captured a posi-
tion of the enemy, taking also three
officers, 245 men and some machine
guns,
Northwest of Pont-a-Mousson, two
French attacks were repulsed with
severe losses to the enemy in an en-
gagement on January 81. We re-
captured our lost trenches, taking
seven cannon and one machine gun.
The battle of Croix-des-Larmes,
near Pont-a-Mousson, continues.
North of Sennheim the French have
been driven back from the heights
there and 1870 prisoners taken.
Near Wisembach lin the Vosges),
we repulsed Alpine forces. The en-
emy's fierce attack near Hartmanns-
weller Kopf failed to achieve any sue
cess.
There is nothing TO report In East
Prussia. An unimportant attack by
the Russians at Przasnysz, Poland,
Csoutheast of Mlawa), was -repulsed.
TURKISH
The Russian advance in the eau
haa nj OF
our troops. Defeated in an attempt
to turn our left flank, the enemy was
forced to withdraw before our coun-
ter-offensive. We are pursuing the
enemy.
English forces that took the Of
fensive along the Shat-El-Arab
River under cover of three gunboats.
were driven back at Korna with
heavy losses. Our losses were unim-
portant.
RUSSIAN
On the right bank of the lower Wis
tula, from the river up to Khorjele
and further east, our troops continue
to be in close touch with the enemy.
Collisions of secondary Importance are
taking place.
On the left bank of the Vistula and
on the Donajec there are no essential
changes, except the usual rifle shoot-
ing and cannonading at certain points.
In Bukowina we have discovered the
concentration of considerable Aus
trian forces.
We sank on January 10 and 20 sew
eral Turkish sailing vessels on the
Black Sea, and in the nelghborhood
of KhOpa and Ria we burned and
damaged Turkish military barracks,
destroyed a lighthouse, and cannon
AIDED bridge.
AUSTRIAN
North of the Vistula River, in Rus
sian Poland, there was a violent ar
tillery battle yesterday. Our artillery
worked in the most southern Nida
region and near Chenciny where the
Russian railway traffic was apprecla-
bly, disturbed by a full shot on the
railway station. Our artillery also
had successes south of the Vistula.
On some parts of the front the ar
tillery battle is raging with changing
strength.
The situation in the Carpathians is
unchanged.