Show GERMANS SAY RUSSIANS ARE DRIVEN BACK BERLIN Dec 29 The Carman off c a s atement given out n Berlin today says t e German attacks In Po and I ave nade progress and t at Russ an advances have been repu sed In he west the Ger ant c aln ga ns near N euport and Ypres t ey defeated tl e French not far f o n Stemenethou d captured a trench west of Ap emont and repe ed attacks esewhe e T e text of the co nn u cation fo ows In the western arena of e war we ga ned son e ground af e re a vely un mportant engagemen s near Nieu po and to the southeast Of Tp es Severa st oi g F ene at acks to t e nor heast of b emenet ou d have been repu sed wit eavy oases to the enemy We captu ed 200 pr soners A advance In the burned forest to the vest of Apremont ed to the cap ture by us of one fort f ed French t ench and three n ach ne guns Fee at acks to the wes of Senn hetn ave bee repe ed No changes ave a en pace In the sltuat on In Bast Pruss a In Po and on he right bank of tl e V s u a on a branch of the Bzura and on the Rawl a r vers our attacks have made progress In the reg on south of Inowlodz s rong Russian at I tacks ave been repulsed |