Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-31
GERMAN SUCCESS
IS CLAIMED FOR
MELVILLE fight
Official Cablegrams Say More
Than 1900 Meters of French
Trenches Are Gained

The following eableerams from Of
ficiai German sources show the extent
Of the advance claimed by the Ger.
mans near Neuville:
SATURDAY.
"Gernan Headquarters, Jan. 29-
Northwest Of the farm of Laerclie and
northeast of Melville the Germans
stormed 1900 meters Of the enemy's
trcnches and captured 237 men,
anfonq whom was one officer, also
taking nine machine guns. Several
French attacks against position near
Melville recently taken by the Ger
mans broke down, but the enemy sue
ceeded In occupying second mine
crater. In the west section Of Saint
Laura near Arras the Germans stormed
and took from the French a group Of
houses. SouthWard some Germans
conquered the village Of Fries and
thousand meters Of the position con-
nected with Il, and further south the
Germans took IL officers and 927
French soldiers, all unWounded. Thir-
teen machine guns and four mine
throWers were also taken.
aFurther south OF Lihons q German
to the second line Of the enensy, TAX.
ing several prisoners and returning
without loss to the former position.
Champagne 10 lively with artillery fire
and mine engagements. On combres
Height the enemy did only slight dam
age to advanced German tFencHes, the
enemy being forced to Withdraw after
an attempt 20 occupy thei sfdtsr, the
losses being heavy.
"South Of Apremont and eakt ef thF'
Meuse an enemy aeroplane was shot
down by German artillery, the aviator
being killed and the observer badiy In
iured. s
"An air attack by the Alllss against
Freiburg on the night Of January q
did only slight damage, one soldier
and two civilians being injured,
"on the east front, Austro-ldungar.
Ian vansuards repuIsed several Rus.
sian attacks near Berestiany."
SUNDAY.
German Headquarters, Ian. 30
Combats around the position con-
quered by the Germans on and south
Of the vimy-NeuvlIle road are going
on. A French attack has been re.
pulsed. The position conquered by
the Germans south of Somme extends
to $500 meters. A total Of IL officers
and 1870 soldiers were taken prisoner,
among whom are several English. The
French attempted feeble counter at. I
tack which was easily repulsed. Live
" ARTILLERY duels are going on in
"on the west front the activity Of
the artillery has been lessened by bad
weather. Toward evening today the
weather cleared and the French di.
reeted lively fire toward the German
front. East Of Pont.a-Mousson
French infantry advance was re.
pulsed"
..... TO-DAY.
German :" Headquarters, Jan. 31-
The new German trenches In the dis
trict Of NeuviiIe have been held
against French attempts to reconquer
them. The num0rr Of prisoners made
northwest Of the ,arfn Ia FoIie rose TO
3ts, and the booty to II machine guns.
The French dIrsSred several times q
sudden fire against the posttion taken
on January % s.Ith Of Sonsnne BY the
troops.
Activity generally 10 hampered by
fog. = =: -
"As a reply t. the bombs thrown by
French aeroplanes on the open town
OF Freiburg, "nIch lies outside the
war zone, Ge,m airships during the
last two nights have bomharded the
fortress Of Paris with apparently sat
isfactory success.
Russian attacks against the church
yard at Wisnan, west Of Riga, failei
under the fire Of German Infantry"