South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-30
Three German BattaIiOnS Are
Driven Back With Heavy
Loss While Attacking Brit
iSh Near LaBaSSee.
FRENCH AlRMEN SHELL
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS
AviatOrS Brave Terrific Fire
From High Angle Guns in
Bombardment of Won Heer-
ingen'S Camp at Center.

PARIS, Jan. 30.-F'ighting along
the battle front on Friday was most
~ confined 10 artillery duels. accord
ing to an official statement issued by
the war office this afternoon. Near
Guiuchy, in the vicinity of LaBassee,
however. three German battalions
we're driven back with heavy loss
while attacking the British.
Near Fliery in the Woevre regions.
the Germans blew UP some Of their
own trenches while attempting to de
stroy some OF those held by the
French.
The official cOmmunique follows:
'The day Of the 29th was calm
all over the battle front In Belgium
artillery combats have taken pllce.
Before Guinchy. near IaBassee. the
British troops have repulsed the at
tacks OF three German Oattali0ns, the
enemy suffering heavy losses
ITO the north Of Arras near Neuvil-
Ie-Vaast, our heavy artillery got the
range OF the German batteries and
blew up an ammunition wagon.
"In the sector of Roye. OF scissors.
of Craonne, of Rheims and Of Perthes,
there have been some artillery COM
bats. often very violent In this fight
ing our batteries have fired very ac-
curately.
I'm the Woevre. near Fliery. the
Germans blew up a mine intending
TO destroy our trenches, but 1t
failed and the German trenches were
destroyed by the explosion.
There IS nothing TO report on the
rest of the front"
lombard Headquarters.
French airmen. braving a terrific
fire from German high angle guns,
have bombarded the headquarters of
Gen. Won Heeringen, commander of
the German army of the center, at
Loan. Severe damage was done to
the German works at Loan, ILafere,
Creepy and COucy. AL OF these points
are situated north and northeast OF
scissors in the now famous elbow
formed by the junction of the Aisne
and Oise rivers.
The German attempts 20 swim
across the Aisne in the angle of the
river at Venizel had for it's object
the capture Of a spur OF railway line
running from Nenizel into scissors.
The German efforts broke down un-
der the combined artillery and ma
chine gun fire of the French, who
hold strongly fortified positions on
the heights thanking the south bank
OF the Aisue at Nenizel.
Official dispatches from all sections
OF the battle front show the increase
or aerial activity among the French.
British and Germans.
Fairly violent artillery duels are re-
ported from Ypres in west Flanders.
Arras. Rheims and the heights Cf the
Meuse.
Despite foE and cold weather. the
French pressure in the Vosges and in
upper Alsace is continuing without
any cessation
At the other end Of the battle line
upon the coast OF the North sea the
arc pressing vigorously TO push back
the extreme end OF the German right
flank.
Strengthen German line.
The following dispatch was receiv-
ed today from the north:
The German line In West Flanders
IS still being strengthened I'm order
20 Offset the British reinfOrcements
which are being moved toward the
front from the Seine valley, where
they had been kept since their arrival
on the transports. Many OF the Ger
man soldiers Of the reserve classes
are proceeding unwilEnEly into the
West Flanders death trap. Thousands
of German soldiers recently passed
eastward through Roulers with their
hands tied behind their backs. They
had refused 20 participate in further
lighting and were being sent back
from the front for trial by court mar
tial German prisoners report that
food IS very scarce In the German
army and that many OF the soldiers
have openly mutinied.'