New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-26
No General Let-Up on the
West Front Fighting Be
cause Of Yuletide
FRENCH BRING DOWN
3 GERMAN AVIATORS
British Continue Trench
Raids and Capture
Prisoners

London. Dec. o. Artillery lighting
sometimes rising above the average IN
intensity, and occasional raids from
bo,h sides. made the third Christmas
in the trenches Of the west front inc
most warlike Of any, though not marked
BY any large offensive movement.
Contrary 10 the practice Of the hrst
Two years. there was no general lct-up
in the fighting, though on some sectors
where there has been little activity
lately there was decided lull.
on the Sommc front three German
scronlsrcs were brought down by
French flyers. and on Christmas Eve r
French squadron bombed the aviation
Ground at Vrsigncs and three ammu-
milton depots.
French Get Flyers
The bulletin issued By the French
war Office tonight reads:
"Tbo day wss relatively calm along
tho whole front.
"on tho Somme front three German
s;rnlsnes were brought down by our
uilots on December "a. The irst MA
q chine fell in flames south OF tpehan .
court The second crashed to the earth
near Omiecourt. the third Tell IN INC
direction of Liencourt o,o-
con the night Of December 49, one
of our air souadrons bomoarded Vhe
enemy aviation ground at Nralgnes' as
VOL IS ammunition depots st h'nleS'
Fnnemain and Mons-Enchsussee: M
Tho afternoon statement said: VI.
| The Avre. surprise attack on one OF
our small forts northeast OF fanny was
repulsed by hand grenades.
"In the region of Reye one OF our
detschments penetrated, near the
Aricns road. trench OF the enemy the
occupsnts of which fed after suffering
/ some losses. 49,
/ rVerdun 'FRONT.' the activity OF the artll-
lerv was maintained at rather llVely
rate in the region OF Louvemont ana
| Les Chsmbrettes.
"The night was calm on the remain
der of the front
British Win in Raids
The British statement reads; Nv G
>,tored enemy trenches last night m
the neighborhood Of Hebuterne. Dug
outs occupied By the enemy were
bombed and prisoners taken
"Gas was successfully discharged by
rs Yesterday evening against the enc
! mv's trenches west OF hessines.
"Ias+ night the enemy fired caInou-
Get az Mount Sorrel. No damage IS re-
ported. ..
"Intermittent artillery activity con
tinued. particularly on the right OF OUT
line between the Somme and Hebuterne
| Northeast of Mcrval an enemy working
partv was caught by our fire. Our heavy
artillery shelled enemy battery posi-
lions opposite Neuve Chapelle and tes-
tubert. A.
Further particulars regarding me
raid bv rs north Of Arras and reported
in the communicates Of the 2Oth anc
DIST show the operation was more sue.
cesgful than at FIRST reported. The RAID
took Mace In. the afternoon. in broad
daylight. after careful preparation TIVE
lines of enemy trenches we're penetrat
ed on a 4OO-yard front and all the OBJ
iectives aimed at were reached. Oui
troops remaired in the cnemy''
trenches. which were badly damaged
4, for a period Of one and cne-half hours
All his dugouts were methodically
searched and blown i'm before return
ing One German officer and 81 mer
Of ether ranks were made prisoner
Germans Report Gun Duel.
The Berlin statement reads: West
crn Front: here was an ARTILLERY
duel Of temporary severity in the Wys
cheete sector. With the remaining
armies the activity did not pass th,
usual measure. The night i'm most sec
tors was calm