GERMANS GIVE GROUND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 194, 25 January 1915, Page 5

GERMANS GIVE GROUND.

ALLIES ADVANCING ON TWO FRONTS. PROGRESS AT LA BASSEE. Received 24, 5.5 p.m.' Paris, January 23. Le Matin says the Allies' line sensibly ajdvanced on Wednesday between Festubert and La Bassee. Ollicial: We progressed a hundred metres at Lombaertzyde. BRITISH LINES ASSAULTED. "TOMMY" PROVES HIS SUPERIORITY. ENEMY REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSS. Received 24, 5.5 p.m. Paris, January 23. Reuter reports that from St. Omer on Monday night a large German force in massed formation made stupendous efforts to pierce tho British line at Festubert, but the enemy was repulsed with heavy loss.

FRENCH LINES RUSHED. STRENUOUS STRUGGLE DURING A SNOWSTORM. GERMANS SLAUGHTERED AND FLUNG BACK. - Received 24, 5.5 p.m. Paris, January 23. Germans on the 19th attempted, by taking advantage of a snowstorm, to rush the French lines at Albert. The French artillery did terrible execution. The German columns staggered under the hail of shells, and broke down. The French followed ap with a brilliant bayonet charge, and the Germans were driven back all along the line, leaving large numbers of dead, and losing some trenches.

ACTIVITY IN BELGIUM. SHARP GERMAN ATTACKS IX ARGONNE. FRENCH MAINTAIN THEIR uRONT. Received 24, 5.5 p.m. Paris, January 23. Official: The enemy is showing more activity south-east of ITpres. Very sharp attacks were made in tArgonne, at Fontaine Madame, near St. Hubert, The enemy was repulsed, after two vigorous French counter-attacks. A struggle at Marie Therese works lasted all day long, with extreme strenuousness on both sides. We maintained our position till nightfall, and a German heavy night attack failed. At Hartmans-Weilerkop the fighting continues.

COMEDY ON THE BATTLEFIELD. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 24, 5.5 p.m. London, January 29. "Devonian" writes: "While in *n observation trench, six Germans advanced and got in the trench. We couldn't shift them. Two Irish riflemen came up, aljd asked, "What's the matter?" One turned to the other and said, 'Come on, Tim. Sure, we'll shift 'em!' They fixed bayonets and rushed forward. You would have laughed to sec those Germans running from two Irishmen." "A SOLDIER'S DREAM."

MODERN VERSION. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 24, 5.5 p.m. London, January 23. The Lancet states that in their most frequent dreams the wounded soldiers Bre wandejring in endless trenches-, or picking their way through a lonesome forest, whence all others have fled. The slightest noise during sleep provokes visions of exploding shells, causing them to shout, to the indignation of the other patients. The most exasperating nightmare is the discovery of shells in the bod ready to burst, accompanied by incapacity to get rid of them.

GERMAN LYING BULLETIN. REFUTED BY GENERAL JOFFEE. FRENCH LObISES GREATLX OVER-STATED. Times and Sydney .Sun Services. Received 2-1, 0.-10 p.m. London, January 23. General .Inll're. in diivet ; nr.' a + tention to tin: lyinsr ehara-t.'i- oi' (h-mian bulle(i,H. ■;r--- I!:::). ei'J'er (V-y entirely ill-u-ii). oo'rali.n;- or ,!-e di,,..r(, lln.se ,■ . , . ■ Ivm yrealer ■ii)y' t"nd...,.--' •'■,■•: ~•' ■■■■S :)..,!> ' ;k,h br »I 1 ehemtrts us- 1 ?'.:>'"fc«>T:-f' , 3.