The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-02-03
BOTH SIDES ARE
ACTIVE IN WEST
British and French Engage in
Trench Raiding in Neigh
borhOod of Ypres.
TEUTOMS POUND RUSS LINE
Latest Drive Results in Capture of
Positions on Front of More
Than Six Miles.

London, jan 26--The British war
office tonight made public the follow
ing communication:
I'VE carried out a very successful
raid at noon today in the neighbor-
hood of Hulluch. Many of the enemy
were killed in their trenches and also
in dugout destroyed by us. We took
some prisoners. Our casualties were
four men slightly wounded.
1.-TWO hostile raiding parties were
driven off last night east of FauQuis-
sart- A third party early this morning
reached our trenches east OF Ypres I'M
der cover OF a heavy bombardment,
but Immediately was driven out.
Artillery Active.
1.-THE enemy's artillery activity was
most marked today in the Ypres sec
tor. Our artillery as effectively re-
piled. We also carried out a success
full bombardment of the enemy's
trenches east of Melville St Vast.
There was much aerial activity
yesterday on both sides One enemy
machine was brought down by our
anti-aircraft guns. In the course of
air fights four other German machines
were destroyed and three more driven
chimes are missing"
S!aVs Lose Positions.
Berlin, Jan. 26.-Russian positions
on a front of about six miles on the
northern end OF the Russo-Galician
line have been captured by the Ger
mans, the war office reports. The
Russians brought up reserves, but
they were unable to check the Ger
mans, who took more than LOO pris-
oners and thirteen machine guns
Further progress for the Germans
on both banks of the River IA, in the
Riga region, on the northern end of
the Russian front, is announced by
army headquarters in this evenings
supplementary statement.
Severe cold has set in on the Ru-
manian front, almost hating military
operations.
Capture BuIgar Force.
Petrograd, Jan. 25.-A Bulgarian de-
tachment crossing a branch of the
Danube opposite Tu1tcha was sur
prised by Russian troops and de-
stroyed, the war office announced to-
day. Prisoners to the number of 337
and four machine guns were taken.
German troops in the Riga region
have succeeded by repeated attacks in
strong force in pressing back the Rus
sian lines about mile and half be-
tween the Tirul swamp and the River
IA, and east of Kalnzem, the war Of
flee announced today.
Took 1900 Prisoners.
Berlin, Jan. 25.-Capture by German
forces of 1900 Russian prisoners as
well as considerable ground near the
River "A at the northern end of the
Russo-German front, was announced
by the war office tonight.
Six entente airplanes were shot
down yesterday on the western front,
the war office announces.
An Italian trench with 1877 prisoners
and three machine guns was captured
by Austrian riflemen in an operation
in the Gorilla area, Austro-Hungarian
headquarters announced in its report
of January %.
Rome, Jan. 25.-Austrian soldiers
wearing SKIS maze an dLIack On the
Italians on Monday night but were re-
pulsed, the war office announced to-
day.
Bombardments in West.
Paris, Jan. 25.-The official COM
munication issued by the war office
tonight reads:
"Our artillery destructively shelled
the enemy trenches in the region Of
oulin-Sous-Touvent and northeast of
Hill 304. The artillery fighting was
quite violent in the sector Of the Bots
Caurieres.
1.-TWO surprise attacks by the Ger
mans, one against our lines in the
sector of Missy, east of scissors, the
other at Eparges, failed; we took some
prisoners There was an intermittent
cannonade on the rest of the front.
"a German airplane was brought
down in our lines today in the neigh
borhood of Vauxoere (Aisne)."