Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-16

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 15.-The report
from Field Marshal Hais tonight says:
yesterday evening the enemy made
another local attack east Of Bullecourt.
but was completely repulssd. This
AFTERNOON We carried out successful
rsid north OF the village. In which We
captured prisoners and destroyed enemy
| dugouts. On another portion Of the
'front.' few prisoners also were taken
during the night BY Portuguese troops
in patrol encounters.
On the Ypres front there has been
further local fighting during the day
in the nefghborhood of Polderhoek
chateau, without material change In the
situation. The hostile artillery has
shown considerable activity today in
the neighborhood of Hargicourt and
Fiesquieres. between Gavreile and Lens
and in the Passchendaele sector"
Sees Allied Failure.
BERLIN. vita London, December 15-
An ofncial communication from ran.
eraI Headquarters making reference n
me front OF Crown Prince Rupprecht
For over four weeks tba p-,.,.,
have discontinued their attacLs !.
Flanders Their violent off.ns,va
which had for its objective possession
" tne Flanders coast and destruction
~ our suomarine bases. may. therefore,
De considered closed for the present
Nearly the whole English army r.
inIorced by the French. Ia. for oysr
inres months struggled With our army
IN flanders to obtain a decision. Here
aIso eerman leadership and German
yffo
other points we have crushed the enc
my py mighty blows The failure Of the
English army In Flanders has been ar
eentuated by the heavy defeat which
It suffered at Cambria"
The official report Of operations r..a..
western front. front Of Crown Prime
hupprecht: North of CheluveIt two "a
Gers and forsy-f1ve men were taken
r psiS as ne result Of successful
hoek. An English counter aftarL
launched at night to recaptrtre the iost
ground proke down.. From the Scarne
to the oise the enemy artillery Are il
lively. At evening, in the night and
morning heavy surprise. firing attack
were directed against our positions. n
was observed that an English attack
was being prepared east Of Buiieeourt;
'iss execution was prevented by our de-
Front of Grand Duke Albrecht. In
the valley of the Fhann we warded OF
an attack by strong French recon
noitering detachment"
Activity on French Front.
PARIS, December 15.-The statement
issued by the war ONCE tonight fol-
lows:
"A violent cannonade prevailed in the
region of the Miette river A surprise
attack against the enemy's trenches to
the south of Juvincourt succeeded. we
brought back some prisoners. On the
right bank of the Mouse. after a yto-
lent Commandment. the Germans launch .
ed an attack in the region Of Bots Ia
Chaume. Our fire compelled the assafis
ants to dispense. The artillery action
was spirited throughout the whole
sector.
Belgian communication: purin~
the day Of the fourteenth our artiIlery
bombarded enemy organizations in thn
outskirts of Dixrnude and in the re-.
gion of Kippe, In retaliation for the
cnomy's fire directed toward Oosteerke
and Merckem.'
ARMY Of the east. December IA: The
artillery was moderately active on the
whole front. In the Cerna band we re-
pulsed several surprise attacks Of the
enemy"