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Show RETIRE 10 IT USELESS use Berlin War Office Explain Reason for Evacuation of Vermellei, ' BERLIN", Dec. 6 (by wireless to 1(1 don), 3:55 p. m. The evacuation by ti Germans last night of Vermelles, soutf. cast of Bethune, was officially announce in a statement 'issued here today. Ti. statement says: "Vermelles was evacuated by us a: cording to our plan on account of contlouous French artillery fire, wh; was causing unnecessary loss". The owli incrs which remained standing were bioi up by us and our troops occupied ptf tions prepared cast of Vermelles, so the enemy could not follow In this d. rection. "Southwest of Altkirch, the French newed their attack with , reinforceme but without success, and they suffer? heavy loss. "Xothinc: of note has taken place : the war area cast of the Mazurian lake; where tile enemy remained) quiet. T battle around Lodz is takhis its am as we. had expected. In southern Poll: there is no change in' the situation. "Reports received in Berlin Indus'; Hint the Servians still are capable oft fering considerable resistance. The Sen tun rear guard in the neifMwrimi f Arandielovac (about forty miles sou'., east of .Belgrade) have delivered sever, attacks to cover the retreat of the n:. array. "Although for two days there have re. no details of operations in any of t' theaters of war, entire confidence Is in Berlin that events are progresses:' vorably for the German arms. The K' v,t ; rrti..,,,H nnnr5 Hens are foUo- ing' their normal course can only m"-success m"-success in tiie German advance, a; checks would not be described s i An official statement from the W' man general headquarters given out lier in the dav Was as follov-s: "The report given in the Russian s rr,nt of November 2?, that the i. attacks in the vicinity of Czensto.r; failed with manv casualties to , mans, is false, the truth being if '.. contrary. Tho attack of the Sevmle e . Russian corns, which approached to in sixty-five vards of our lines, pulsed, the Russians taking PsltlL'.' ther back and leaving a large nunc killed and wounded. , "From Vienna it is official!) rep that, small engagements near i! Galicla, have been successful. "The position in southern Polano w changed The battle continues in ern Poland. .hr, : "Southeast of Arandjelovac 'nr:. stubhorn fighting without decision., hundred prisoners w ert taken . day." ' |