Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-13
OCCUPY 600 YARDS
/ OF GERMAN TRENCH
British Continue Their Sue
"a cesses in Region of
liz Ancre River.
FRENCH REPORT LULL

D. Tho Associated Press.
LONDON, February 13.-The British
eacial report Of last night reads:
1--WE made further progress last night
rorth of the Aucre. in the neighoor-
Z hood Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES road
: where, As a result OF small enter
3 prise undertaken on a limited front.
we occupied some 900 yards of hostile
/ french without difficulty. We took
tew prisoners.
EARLY in the night the enemy at
I 3acked our new positions south OF
/ Serre hill. but. caught by artillery bar
rage and machine gun fire. was easily
| sepulsed. The euemy's lines were en-
s1ered by our patrols at number OF
! places. Southeast of ArmentIeres one
of our raiding parties blew up nos
2 tile ammunition dump and captured u
few prisoners. This morning an enemy
I raidina- party. observed collecting on
'She enemy's positions northeast OF Neu-
. wilIe-St WAIST. was dispersed ny our
! successful commandments were car
Pied out by us during the day north OF
tha Sommc and in the nelShoorhooo OIL
arne utieres and Npres.
| In the course of the air hShtlng yes
leerday one German airplane was driven
ldown damaged. one of our machlnes
SIS missing"
/ Calm on French Front.
II PARIS. February 10, 2:10 p.m.--'The
night was comparatively calm on the
entire front" says todays war office
+; announcement. a strong German pa
troll was dispersed with losses by our
fire in the Aspach sector (Alsace).
/ Belgian communicable In the
/ heighborhood of the Ferrymans mouse
there was patrol activity during 'he
course of the night. In the direction OF
Eet Sas bomb and grenade hShuns
occurred. The artillery was moderately
active at various points along the
front
/, Berlin Official Report.
/ BERLIN. February 10. by wireless to
Eayvine, N Y.-Considerable artillery
ectivity together with accommodating
operations has occurred along the
Eranco- Belgian front. army headquar-
tiers announced today. The weather was
generally foggy. The statement reads:
During the day the fighting activity
Along almost the entire front was lin
ated because of a dense fog In the
Eomme sector the artillery duel was re-
Sived in the evening and continued at
hight with varying force. 1t was es-
fecially lively between st. Pierre WAIST
wood and Peronne (Somme 'front.'. Be
tween Ypres and Arras numerous ad-
Eances by hostile reconnoitering de-
tachments were unsuccessful
4 Claims Check for British.
: The military critic of the Overseas
News Agency says that the British at
tack on the northern bank of the Ancre
in which the British penetrated a
enall sector of German positions on
The road from Puisieux to Beaucourt"
was started on a broad front at 10
o'clock at night, after strong artillery
Preparations.
The British success" he adds, "in
no way corresponds to the number of
men employed or the use of war ma
terial The attack of the British bat
TALON north of La Bassee canal was
absolutely without success. In prepa-
nations for this attack there were six
hours Of artillery firing, which COM
snenced at II am. and increased to
drum fire at pm.
Under the protection of heavy clouds
OF smoke several attacking waves ad-
Sanced upon a German trench on a
harrow salient The German artillery,
however, covered this trench with such
q heavy and well directed fire that
fhe British were compelled to vacate
IL, leaving behind numerous dead, and
were compelled to seek protection in