MARKED PROGRESS BY THE ALOES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2355, 11 January 1915, Page 5

MARKED PROGRESS BY THE ALOES

GOOD SCORE IN NORTH FRANCE

GERMAN TROOPS HURRYING WESTWARD

By Telegraph—Press Association—Oonyrisht Paris, January 8. A communique states: "French infantry captured a hillock at Lombaertzyde. - "We progressed at Laboisselle and Avelny, near Arras, also near Reimß, and in the Thann Altkirch (Alsace) districts. , "The artillery destroyed the enemy's trenches and breastwoiks between Jonchery aid Souain (five miles north of Suippes). "The enemy mined and blew up French trenches westward of Hautechevauchee, in the Argonne, and followed'with a violent attack, which was repulsed by the'bayonet. ' NEW MOVEMENT OF GERMAN-TROOPS. ' t (Bee. January 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 8. Copenhagen advices state that there is strong evidence that the Gqrmanß are preparing a new offensive in the west. The railways are blocked bv military trains hurrying troops westward. Many are young soldiers, evidently part of a new army. BUSY WEEK FOR THE FRENCH,AIRMEN. Paris January 8. / A! French eye-witness relates that French aviators, between December 25 and 31, dropped thirty-four bombs and eight thousand darts on the Germans at Gercourt, Dondrein, Nampoel, and Saint Hilaire, and many bombs on' several railway stations in Alsace-Lorraine. ' The Zeppelins have not ventured an attack since the French' airmen's aggressive began. - PUBLIC UNEASINESS IN BERLIN, (Rec. January 10, 5.5 p.m.) ! • London, January 8. 'An American who has returned from Berlin says that the anxiety on the faces of the people is in marked contrast to the confidence shown at the beginning of the war. The impression is growing, he says, that all is not well; that tlie reported victories are not victories, and that the actual victories have been secured at immense cost. The Socialists are doing their utmost to foster unrest and criticism of the Kaiser's advisers is far more open than'would have been tolerated in peace. Refugees from East Prussia total throe hundred thousand. OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHTING. (Reo. Januay 10, 3 p.m.) Paris, January 9. Official. "Wo have carried a redoubt, captured two lines of trenches, and successfully reached the'third line, north of Soissons. The Germane thrice attempted to recaptured, them, but failed. 'A very violent attack near Haute Chevauchee compelled us to fall back along a front of about one kilometre (a little over half a mile). We counterattacked and reoccupied our positions. We brilliantly captured a hill near Soupir, and three lines of German trenches, repelling three violent'- counterattacks. The enemy, being unable to retake the lost ground, bombarded Soissons, igniting the Law Courts. • • , ~ "Our artillery, eouth of Laon and Craonne, demolished the enemy's machine guns, silenced tlioir artillery, and wrecked their trenches. The Germans attacked our positions on the hill west of Perthes, but failed. We counter-at-tacked, and captured German trenches between the hill and Perthes, and also, by c simultaneous direct attack captured Perthes and advanced beyond the neighbouring woods. "Our total gains'were five hundred motres, directly ahead. "Our artillery inflicted considerable losses along tho entire front from Reims to the Argonne. We have progressed in the Woovre district northwest of Flirey, Dally Wood, and La Petre Wood. "We maintained our positions at'Cerimy. The eijemy, strongly, reinforced, reocupied Burnhaup lo Haut, but lost heavily." (Rec. January 11, 0.5 a.m.) Paris, January 10. Official.—Tho enemy has again been repulsed northwards of Soissons and driven back in tho vicinity of Perthes-les-lliirlus with heavy losses. (Ree. Jannny 10, 3 p.m:) Amsterdam, January' 9. 'A German communique states: "We repulsed several attacks north-cast of Soissons. with heavy French losses, mid repulsed an attack near Porthcs with severe French losses. We stormed a position in the Eastern Argonne, capturing prisonors,' "Our mine-throwers blew up. an undefended trench at Flirey tho moment tho French occupied it, destroying the entire Fronch forco. "We have recaptured Burnham-lc-Haute. The Prime Minister has received the following from the High doner. dated London, January 9, 7.35 p.m.:— . • . ' "Paris reports that the Allies dainnged tho enemy's trenches, silencing tha | piitro.Ulflusas south of ¥pres, Tho Allies wore /superior Wan artillery, combat

between Arras and Ainionß. Soupn Ikll wan linlll;inUy onrried, and the, onomy thrico ropulsod. Tlio Allies mtinod Minm Imw o Ironohos, fronting six hundred metres. Tlio onomy, fniliiiK lo monpliiro tlio l«»t ppmUons, bombarded Soissons, sotting iiro to tho I'lilum do .1 unMoo. .1 ho oii<m»,v'h nutraillouso hlioltors south of Lfton wero clomolinhod, i.iioir artillery bilcmowl, and Uic Irenelies overthrown. By direct uUiu'lc Uio Alli(vl Ruiikml VerUina Villaqp, gaming. livo hundred metres, At iieiniH and in tlio, Areoniw l.lio Allien indicted apnrcciablo losses-by artillery Tho Allies mihUiiilhl a violnnt atUiolt in the Atomic, n.ul by a counter-attack regained thoir original immliou. South of Ccrnay tho enemy, strongly roinl'orced, occupied lliirnlwumllo llant, at heavy coal. lho Allies made progross at lioiw Dnill/ mid .Bow I ul'io, on Uio .Woovio*