New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-30
Official Statements
on West Front Fighting

Berlin, Dee. % (by ,Ctreltss TO
SapviHe) The teri Of the War Of
fee statement on the Western front
to-day reads:
Army Group of the German Crown
Prince On the west bank OF the Mouse
Yesterday. on Hill 304 and on the south
slope of Dead Man Hill portions OF
infantry regiments Nos. IL and 100
and OF Fusillier Regiment No. 81 all
gloriously known from their operations
on the Somme made advances INTO
French positions.
The detailed preparation by the ar,
tillery ard by the frequently tested
mine throwers, which through their
efficiency have become indispensable
weapons for the infantry. opened the
road TO the advancing detachments
into the second and thirdlines Of the
hostile positions, from which 222
prisoners, among whom were four Off
GERS, together with seven machine
guns. were brought back. Several
French counter attacks upon the capt
ured trenches. which also were re-
peated during the night, were repulsed.
A stronger artillery FIRE has de-
veloped north of the Somme.
Several prisoners we're brought back
by brave soldiers from Wurtemberg
and Baden from hostile positions in
the Cheppy Wood and Malancourt.
Paris, Dee. 29.-Ths teri Of the
Official communication today fol-
lOtCs.
On the left bank of the River Meuse,
after the intense bombardment report
ed in the announcement Of yesterday
and which later grew even more vio-
lent. the Germans late yesterday after
noon delivered strong attack along
front of more than three kilometres
against our position located between
point TO the west Of Hill 304 and a
point TO the east Of Dead Nan Hill
This attack was broken by our cur
tains of FIRE and the FIRE OF our infan-
try and machine guns. Certain smal
detachments Of the enemy penetrated
Dead Man Hill.
On the right bank of the river We
have dispersed strong German recon
noissance east OF Hardoumont Work.
The night passed quietly on the rest
/ Of the front.
Flight Lieutenant HertesuI brought
| down on December q his sixteenth
enemy sirplane. This occurred at + :55
a. m over Msngues Wood, to the south
east Of Misery. II has been conhrmed
also that on December p French air
pilot, brought down four other enemy
machines One OF these airplanes fell
, before the attack Of Lieutenant Loste,
| this making his sixth air victory. and
another was felled by Private Martin,
who up TO the present time has been
responsible for the destruction OF Eve
German sirpianes.
The War Office communication u
5ted tonight says:
Between the Aisne and the Disc our
artillery carried out destructive ire
on German organizations in the region
Of Quennevieres. Our patrols pene-
trated enemy trenches, which had been
badly shattered. They had been evaeu-
stsd by the Germans.
On the left bank OF the Meuss the
enemy violently bombarded in IN.
course OF the afternoon our position.
between the Msuse and Avocourt. We
stopped several attacks that were at
tempted by means Of grenades at va
rious points on this front Everywhere
else there WAS intermittent eannonad-
INK.
Avietion-AmonR the German air
planes that were destroyed on the 9th
instant and reported in this mornings
communication one was brought down