Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
TROOPS STILL FLOW
TO WESTERN Front
Germans, However, Have Civ
en- No Sign Where Attack
Will Be Delivered.
BRITISH IMPROVE LINE

Artillery and local infantry fighting
has been in progress on the western
front, to which the Germans are still
rushing troops and supplies. The enc
my has attempted no further massed at
tacks since Wednesday, and there is still
no outward sign of where his expected
blow is to come.
British Improve Positions.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 14.-"Our troops
improved their position slightly east OF
Bullecourt as result of the bomb
fighting in that locality reported IN
last nights communicate" says todays
official statement.
The enemy raided one OF our posts
last night south of Pronville. A Few
of our men are missing. On the re-
mainder of the front there was notn-
ing of special interest during the
night"
Aeroes Fight Infantry.
The official statement on aviation
operations issued tonight reads as fol-
lows:
..In spite of low clouds and mist on
Wednesday a great many of our air.
planes were in the air. Enemy troops
were engaged with machine gun fire
during their attack on our POSITIONS at
Bullecourt bombs were dropped ana
low reconnaissances were carried Out.
There was much fighting in the air
ho
man machine were brought down:
Three Others were driven down out OF
control and another was shot down
within our lines by anti-aircraft gum
fire. All our airplanes returned.
aOn Tuesday night bombing raid
-sas made by naval aircraft on the
Bruges DOCKS" says an admiralty an
nouncement THE visibility was bad,
with low-lying clouds. One OF our ma
chimes is missing. The usual patrols
were carried out. One enemy aircraft,
driven down out of control. was OBJ
served to crash to the earth
Bitter Fighting During Day.
Bitter fghting was in progress al
most the entire day Wednesday east
Of bullecourt. where the Bavarians at
tackled British positions. according to
a Reuter- dispatch from British head
quarters in France. AS result OF the
attack the enemy remained in posses
sion Of some ground he had taken early
in the assanlt- 4.
"But TO say that he Is holding our
trenches the Reuter- correspondent
adds, SIS incorrect. simply because there
are no trenches left where his new bit
of front now runs. He has been Dig
ging Violently under ceaseless ha-
holes, and, outf1anked, traverses into
some sort of cover. but the value of the
gain to him is about on q par with the
Significance of it's loss to US. In other
words. being on level ground and with
no advantage of position or observa-
ton, the trif1ing readjustment of terri
tory simply does not matter.
Big Attack Prevented.
I'VE took only a handful of prisoners.
because in the close grip of a struggle
of this character it is usually fight
to the finish Talks with prisoners
give the idea that an attack of consid-
erable magnitude was designed. but the
promptness and intensity of our bar
rage prevented its development. r.. !.
further attack had been planned for
Thursday morning and shortly before
dawn q tremendous bombardment
bIazed up. but our guns Immediately
thundered back their reply and no in
fautry action followed
French Engage in Raids.
PARIS. December 1.-THE official
communication of today follows:
There were violent artillery actions
in the region of Maisons de Cham
payne. East of the Suippes and in Al
SAGE southwest of Cernay. we raided
enemy trenches successfully.
.tOn the remainder of the front there
is nothing to report.
British Beaten, Says Berlin.
RERLIN, December IA. via London
british troops endeavoring to recapture
the trenches they had lost to the east
of Rullecourt, on the Cambria battle
front. were beaten back yesterday, the
German general staff announces.