The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-29
PARIS WAR OFFICE
ADMITS REVERSE
But Declares That at No
Other Points Along Front
of Several KilOm tire S
Were the Germans Sue
cessfuI i'm Their Attack

ture of 1000 yards of French positions
south of the river Somme by German
troops was announced to-day by army
headquarters. Nine hundred prisoners
and 1s machine guns were taken.
Northeast of Neuville the Germans
stormed the trenches along front OF
about 17oo yards and captured few
prisoners and nine machine guns.
Paris, via London, Jan. 2e.-An attack
by the Germans on the French front
south of the Somme yesterday along
width of several milometres failed COM
pletely on the southern end of the line,
succeeding only on the bank OF the
Somme against the village of Frise, 1t
was announced by the war Office to-day.
With the nearer approach of spring,
indications are multiplying Of the prep
arations for active campaigning on va
rious fronts. Such actual fighting as is
going on, however, while locally impor-
tant as that in France and Belgium, ap-
parently is not indicative of the begin
ming, as yet, of operations on large
scale. The situation in the Balkans con-
tinues to excite marked interest, and in
creasing attention is being given to the
developments in connection with Greece.
A dispatch from Teutonic sources carries
the intimation that King Constantine
and close adviser fear Greece may be
dragged into the war eventually through |
the influence of former Premier Venize-
los with the Greek people.
Coincidentally there are revived re-
ports that a speedy advance on Salonih
is contemplated by the Teutonic allies
and that Turkish forces area moving
where they will be in position to attack.
Although it is reported from Athens
that the Italians are determined to aban-
don Durazzo on the Albanian coast ow
ing to difficulties presented to its defense
against the Austrians later reports from
southern Albania are more favorable to
the allies. Rome has advices that Essad {
Pasha, leader of the Albanian troops and
favorable to the allies, has effected a
junction with the Italian forces. h
London, Jan. 29.-Germany's offensive '
in the west is spreading southwark in {
Artois, with successive infantry as
saults all along the l5-mile line from
Loos to Arras, against both the French
and British /
At only one point have the Teutons
made any gains, according to the allies
accounts. West of hill No. l40, south of
Giyenchy, after q series of mine. explo- v
sions, the Germans succeeded in gaining n
a footing in some part of the French e
trenches. Another attack di.
reeted at the same time against French o
positions in the neghborhood of the
road from Neuville to the La Folie has
been completely repulsed, says the Paris p
statement. h
"A third attack under preparation at Il
the same time north of Roclincourt, ol
near Arras, was stopped short by French 81
artillery and rifle fire, it is asserted. pl
the Germans not being able to leave
their trenches. Finally, fourth at m
tack. on the road from st. Laurent to "
St. Nicholas northeast Of Arras, "was r,
checked" IN
''South Of the road from Neuville TO t.
La Folie," the statement continues, eve D,
,aptured in the morning new crater az
,fter violent fight and repulsed the Is
fiolent counter attacks Of the enemy. n
L is confirmed that in this section, dur III
ng the previous fights, the enemy SUI. "
ered heavy losses. One hundred and an
ifty German bodies were counted in one Ii,
II the craters we recaptured- ar
@Thc enemy bombarded violently our nc
positions at Arrss and south Of that III
ity. the enemy launched violent in di
antry attack. Our batteries have be
ounter.shelle energetically the Ger n
nan artillery Ia
The British repulsed an assault north itl
asf Of Loos. The official co1nmunica- hi
ION given out last night reads: Ch
Yesterday afternoon. under the COW vi
2 of q heavy rife. machine gun and ar an
illery IRE. the enemy attempted an IN an
sutry attack on a salient IN our hii
renches northeast Of Loos The attack vi
a. driven back BY our FIRE. no
Last night the enemy was active au
18th artillery fire east II Armentires. D..
ar artillery retaliated ier
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