Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-01-30
lies are being fought.
Capture Of Frise Announced.

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Capture of Frise Announced.
The German war office this afternoon
announced the capture OF the village of
Frise, rs miles northeast of Paris, on
the south bank of the river Somme At
the same time Berlin announced the
capture OF nearly a mile of French
trenches northeast of Neuville, and
east OF Souchez and the conquest OF
1000 yards of French position around
Frise.
Paris dispatches tonight said the loss
of I'rise Is admitted at the French war
office. Paris reported the Teutons
rushed the French positions on the
Somme on a six mile front after ter
rife bombardment that wrecked many
advanced French positions
The official statement issued by the
French war office tonight like the
statement issuel at Paris this after
noon, made no mention of the German
claim of important gains on the Neu-
vile sector.
West of Hill No. 140 (southeast OF
Givenchy), we continued to re-occupy
trenches conquered by the enemy yes
terday and liberated prisoners" said
the official communique issued at
Paris tonight.
South of the La Fole road. an enc
my counter attack in an attempt to
capture two mine craters failed.
I'm the region of Armancourt. a most
active artillery combat is proceeding.
South of La Lassigny, south of Berry
Au- Bac, and in Lorraine our artillery
shelled enemy works effectively"
Bombar rdment is Diminishing.
General Haig, British commander in
chief in France reported to the war Of
, flee tonight that the German bombard-
ment around Loos, which mas been vio-
lent. for several days, showed signs of
diminishing today.
Haig admitted the German attach on
Friday carried German troops into
British positions near Carnoy. British
troops drove the enemy out this morn
ing. On this section OF the front, the
German bombardment continued heavy.
German attacks on Givenchy, with
bombs and hand grenades, were re-
pulsed.
Early dispatches from Paris tonight
did not confirm the German claim of
the capture of 1900 yards of French
trenches in the drive toward Souchez.
Paris reported that the French counter
attacked successfully west of Hill No.
140, southeast of Givenchy, and recon
quered portion of trench taken by
the Germans yesterday. Berlin admit
ted the French occupied a mine crater
near Neuville, but announced the re-
pulse of all other French counter at
tacks in this region.
British are Puzzled.
British critics were puzzled tonight to
account for the sudden double offen-
sive inaugurated by the Teutons, after
weeks of quiet on the western front A
Paris report that the Germans feared
great drive by the allies and decided to
strike first and improve their positions
offered a plausible explanation. Ger
man prisoners taken by the French
were quoted as authofity for this state
ment.
The Germans suffered heavy losses
in both rushes against the French lines
A heavy bombardment preceded each
attack but it lasted only few hours
and failed to wreck any but the first
line trenches. The Teutons immed-
lately found themselves exposed to
hall of shrapnel and machine gun fire
from the French second line trenches
and the forward drive was stopped.
Heavy Fighting Elsewhere.
Lively artillery and mine combats
we're going on IN the Champagne and
elsewhere along the front during the
heavy lighting north and south Of Ar
yas.