Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-30
NIGHT CROWDS SCURRY
TO COVER AT ALARMS
Fire Engines and Trumpeters Herald
Danger and Lights of
City Go Out.
FIERCE FIGHTING IN WEST
Determined Offensive of Germans
Nets Several Hundred Yards of
Enemy Trenches-FrenchD Dis
count Berlin Claims.

PARIS, January 80, 1890 am.
Germans have resumed their
air raids on Paris. Under most
dramatic circumstances a giant
Zeppelin flew over the French
capital at o:2O o'clock, and few
seconds later about dozen
bombs fell in different sections of
the city. Ten persons were killed
and thirty were wounded by sub
[sequent explosions.
Paris had settled down to her
usual round of night life, which
has gone on almost as if the ma
ton were not at war, for more
than a year. Everywhere there
was activity. Suddenly fire en-
gines and trumpeters with clang-
ing gongs and loud-sounding
blasts scattered over the entire
city heralding the approach OF
the much-feared German aircraft.
People on the streets and boule-
wards scurried to cover. The
city was darkened completely.
Searchlights were placed in
operation. The heavens immedi-
ately became noisy with the
whirr of the French aeroplane
squadron, which has been con-
stantly on guard against aerial
incursions of the foe Shortly
afterward the deadly bombs fell
on the city. 1t is not known as
vet whether the Zeppelin escaped.
Hard Fighting in West.
The western war front has been the
scene of really heavy fighting. the Ger
mans having launched a determined Of
fensive..
After making. in recent days. several
dents in the entente allies lines. which
had been Strengthened out again in
whole or in part by counter attacks,
the Teutons, after heavy lombard
ments, assaulted the allied positions
along a front of several kilometers
south of the river Somme and to the
northeast of Neuville. in the Artois re-
gion.
The attacks resulted, according to
Berlin. in sweeping gains in both cases.
the village of Frise and 1000 yards or
trenches south of it being taken in the
Neuyille region 1900 yards of trenches
were stormed, the gains amounting to
nearly a mile and a half OF front. In
cidentally. more than 1,1O0 prisoners
and twenty-five machine guns were
taken.
French Claim Enemy Check.
The French official account Of the
fighting south of the Somme differs
materially from that given by Berlin.
It is declared that the Germans failed
in their attack except on the bank OF
the Somme, where they were able to
drive a detachment of French troops
out of the village of Frfse. II is as
serted that the attack mas pceu CncChcu
and that some of the trenches lost
were recovered in the first of the
French counter attacks.
In it's account of the fighting in the
Artois. the war Office apparently refers
to the operation mentioned by Berlin
as taking place near Neuville, it being
asserted that a portion of the trenches
occupied yesterday by Germans were
retaken.
Duel of Guns on British Front.
A veritable rain of shells has fallen
in the vicinity of Loos. where the Brit
ish and Germans have been keeping up
a terrific artillery fire for more than
week British report that considera-
BILE damage has been done to German
trenches.
Teutons. after heavy bombardment Of
British positions near Carnoy, entered
some of the allies saps. but, according
to London, counter attacks by the
British drove the Germans out.