Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-29
FRENCH STATEMENT.


In the Artois district artillery fighting
has been especially violent. The en-
envy has directed successive attacks
on various points Of the front, To
the west Of hill 40. south of Given
chy. after a series of mine explo-
sfons. the enemy succeeded in gain
ing a footing in some parts of our
advanced trenches. Another attack,
directed at the same time, against
our positions in the neighborhood OF
the road from Melville to La Folie
has been completely repulsed.
A third attack, which was being pre-
pared at the same time against our
was stopped short by our artillery
and our rifle fire. The enemy was
not able to leave his trenches. FL
nally a fourth attack, on the road Of
ST. Laurent to st. Nicholas. to the
northeast of Arras, was decisively
checked.
To the south of the road from Melville
to La Folie we recapt,fred in the
morning new. crater. after very
violent fight. and repulsed the vio-
1t is confirmed that in this section
during the previous fights the enemy
suffered heavy losses. One hundred
and fifty German bodies were count
ed in one of the craters we recap
tured.
positions at Arras and to the south
of that city,. and launched violent
infantry attack. Our batteries have
counter-shelled energetically the
German artillery.
Between the Somme and the Disc our
trench cannons shattered the enemy's
works and demolished an observa-
tion post to the southeast of Las
signy.
In the vosges our artillery effectively
shelled Stocka and Stosswihr.
In retaliation for the bombardment on
January 25 by Zeppelin of villages
in the region of Epernay one of our
dirigible balloons shelled Freiburg-
in-Breisgau the night Of January 81
%. Eighteen 155-millimeter shells
dropped on the station in the mill
tary establishment, which sustained
heavy damage.
BRITISH STATEMENT.
LONDON, January -,
The British ofiicial communication is
sued last night says:
Yesterday afternoon, under the cover
Of heavy rife fire. machine-gun
and artillery fire. the enemy attempt
ed an infantry attack on a salient In
our trenches northeast Of Loos. The
attack was driven back by our fire.
Last night the enemy was active with
rifle and artillery fire east of Armen-
there's. Our artillery retaliated.
Today the enemy exploded mine at
F'ricourt and also one east Of CUM
chy. No damage was done. We
sprung a mine east Of Givenchy.
Hostile artillery has been very active
against our trenches north Of Mari
court, between Loos and the La Bas-
north of Wytschaete. We retaliated.
damaging the hostile trenches in
many places.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, January 70. BY wireless to
sayvilIe,
Western front: To the northwest Of
the farm of Laerolie, northeast Of
Melville, German troops stormed
1900 yards Of the enemy's trenches,
taking prisoners 237 men, including
one officer, and capturing nine ma
chine guns.
Several French attacks against the po-
sition near Melville recently taken
by the Germans broke down. but tho
enemy succeeded in occupying the
second mine crater.
In the western section Of St. Laurel,
near Arras, the Germans stormed and
took from the French a group Of
houses.
South of tho Somme the Germans con-
quered the village of Frise and 1000
yards of the position connected with
it to the southwark. The Germans
took IL officers and 927 French SOL
diers, all unwounded, and captured
10 machine guns and 4 mine throw
ers.
Farther to the south Of Lihons a Ger
man reconnoitering detachment ad-
vanced until it reached the second
line of the enemy, took several pris-
oners and returned without loss to
its former position.
In the Champagne there were lively
artillery and mine engagements.
On Combres heights French mine did
only slight damage to the advanced
German trenches. The enemy was
forced to withdraw after making an
attempt to occupy the crater. The
enemys losses were heavy.
South Of Apremont. to the east Of the
Mouse, an enemy aeroplane was shot
down by German artillery. The pilot
was killed and the observer severely
injured.
Only slight damage was. done in the
enemy air attack against Freiburg
the night Of January %. One soldier
and two civilians were injured
Eastern front: Several Russian attacks
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