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Show GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY OVER FRENCH FORCES BERLIN Dec 8 by wireless to Ion don 3 19 p. ro. T e German official sta ement given out today reports that he al ies yesterday made an attack by tend and bea on the town of Nleuport. I at he extreme right of the German line n Belgium but that no serious damage The Germans also reported the capture o' se eral trenches and of a number or rrfsooers to the south of Ypres and the rep se of French attack" In the regions ah erdun and ennheim. The text of the communication reads In the western theater the enemy nsuccess ully renewed h a at acka on Meu port supported by warships, wh ch did no damage to us but killed or wounded a few lnhab tants of Westende An attack on the hamlet o t. Georre also failed South of Ypres we captured one of ti e enemy's trenches ard some doiens o prisoners fell Into our hands on s occasion. several violent attacks bj the enem) In the region to the north west of Arras were repeled To the southeast of erd n tne enemy repeated bis attacks, but they a so were without success. 4 slml la resJlt occurred when he attempted to recapture a height to the west of :ennhelm for which we fought yester d3There is no news from East Pros sla or from Poland. North of the V stela and on the left bank of the -V lstula -our attacks are oeyejojtog notwithstanding the very unfavorable weather |