Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-01-31
/ GERMAN OFFICIAL [
CABlEGRAMS !
GERMAN SUCCESS
IS Claimed FOR
MELVILLE Fight
Official Cablegrams Say More
Than 1900 Meters Of French
Trenches Are Gained

The following eableorsms from ef-
fetal German sources show the extent
of the advance claimed ~ tke CO.
mans near NeuVille:
SATURDAY..
-cernan Headquarters. Ian. 2o-
Northwest of th tsrm % Iaerolle and
northeast % Nc0 lille e. Nermans
stormed I5rJ nIssc-< % I1e enemfs
tfsnS'i-S sd -sstorcd az men.
among whom was one officer. also
taking nine machine guns. severs'
French attacks against position ns2E
Melville recently taken By the Ger.
mans broke down. but the enemy sue
ceeded in occupying second mine
crater. On the west section Of sajns
Laura near Arras the Germans stoT med
and took from the French . group OF
houses. Southwark some Germans
conquered the village Of Fries and
thousand meters Of the position con-
nected with u, and further south the
Germans took 12 officers and 927
French soldiers, all unWounded. Thir.
teen machine guns and four mine
throWers were also taken.
"Further south Of lihons German
reconnoitering detachment advanced
TO the second line Of the enemy, TAX
ing several prisoners and returning
without loss 60 the former position.
Champagne 10 lively with artillery fire
and mine engagements. on connhreo
Height the enemy did only slight dam
age TO advanced German trenches, the
enemy being forced to withdraw after
an attempt to occupy the crater, the
losees being heavy.
"south Of Aprenont and east pf the
Meuse an enemy aeroplape kas shot
down BY German artillery, the aviator
being killed and the observer badly In
iured.
can air attack by the Allies against
Freiburg on the night Of January e
did only slight damage, one soldier
and two civilians being injured.
"on the east front, Austro-Idungar.
ian vanguards repuIsed several Rus
sian attacks near 6erestiany."
SUNDAY.
German headquarters, Jan. 3o-
Combats around the position con-
quered by the Germans on and south
of the vimy-Neuville road are going
on. A Frencki Gattack has been re.
pulsed. The position conquered by
the Germans south Of sotnn,e extends
10 $500 meters. A total Of II officers
and 1870 soldiers were taken prisoner,
among whom are several English. The
French attempted . feeble counter at
tack which was easily repuIsed. Live
~ artillery dueis are going on In
Champagne.
"on the west front the activity Of
the artillery has been lesseaed By bad
weather. Toward evening today the
weather cleared and the French dI.
rected lively IRE toward the csrman
front. East Of Pont-a-Mousscn q
French infantry advance wac re-
pulsed"
TO-DAY.
German iesoquarters. Ian. 3f-
The now GerS-an srenchss in tise die.
tTsct Or NeuV'.,e he"s been seId
against French aIrerspts % seeonqueF
them. The npu11er of prioogsers made
northwest of the .arru La Folie roee 20
31s, and the boo,5 70 81 maettne guns.
The French dir.~fed several times .
sudden fire asat,ist the Seeition taken
Silesian troops. ..-r....
Activity generally is hampered by
fog. .-.A ..... .-. ~ !: H.
"As reply t. rhe bombs thrown by
French aeroplanes on the open town
OF Freiburg, which lies outside the
war zone, Getman airships during the
last two nights nave bombarded the
fortress Of Paris with apparently sat
isfaetory success.
Russian attacks against the church
yard at Wisman, west OF Riga, faiIrt
under the fire Of German infahtry.R