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Show FRENCH STORM TIE TRENCHES ONJILL 304 Attack Upon German Defense De-fense Works Is Preceded by Intense Bombardment; Bombard-ment; Effort Fails. RUMANIANS ARE MAKING PROGRESS News Comes From Jassy to Effect That Enemy Has Been Driven South in Moldavia Sector. The vicinity of hill 30-1, in the Verdun Ver-dun sector, and the Riga region of the northern Russo-German front continue to be the chief centers of military activity. ac-tivity. After subjecting the German defense works at Eparges and hill 304 to an intense bombardment, the French stormed the trenches recently occupied by the Germans, but, according to the Berlin war office, the attack failed with heavy losses. Fresh- Russian troops have reinforced the line east of the river Aa, in the Riga district, but were unable to drive the Germans from ground they recently captured. On the other hand, German attempts to throw back the Russian line in the vicinity of Kalnzem were unsuccessful. The artillery has been active on the Franco-Belgian battle line between the Somme and Ancre rivers, as well as in the vicinity of Riga. After eleven hours of desperate fighting fight-ing the Rumanians have forced back the Teutonic troops south of the Kasino and Suchitza valleys in Moldavia. Activity on the other fronts is limited lim-ited mainly to artillery duels, trench raids and aerial combats. FRENCH REPORT SPIRITED FIGHTS ALONG THE MELJSE PARIS, Jan. 27, 10:40 p. m. The official of-ficial communication issued by tho war office tonight reads: Quite spirited artillery ' actions have taken place on the left bank of the Meuse in the region of hill 304 and Le Mort Homme, and on the right bank in the sectors of Louve-mont Louve-mont and Bois Caurieres. In Lorraine our batteries destructively de-structively shelled the German organizations or-ganizations in the Parroy forest. There is nothing to report on the rest of the fronts. Belgian communique: There has been great artillery activity ac-tivity in the region of Dixmude during the night and today. Vigorous artillerv fighting occurred last night on the Verdun front in the region of Eparges and hill 304. German detense works were subjected to an in-thense in-thense fire, the war office communication communica-tion of today reports. Five German aeroplanes were brought down. The communication follows: On the left bank of the river Meuse our artillery has directed a destructive fire upon the German forces in the Bector of hill 304. At Eparges the artillery firing was fairly spirited. A surprise attack on the part of the enemy in this region failod. Another attempt upon up-on minor positions, at Massiges, in the Champagne district, was easily repulsed. During the day of January 26 French scouting aeroplanes delivered deliv-ered a number of aerial attacks, during which five aeroplanes of the enemy were brought down. The French aeroplanes on January Janu-ary 25 bombarded the railroad station sta-tion and certain military factories at Ham. Fire and heavy explosions explo-sions resulted from this attack. BERLIN CLAIMS REPULSE OF THE FRENCH ATTACKS BERLIN, Jan. 27, by wireless to Say- vje new attack was made by the French on the Verdun front near Hill 304 early this morning, the war office reports. " The attack broke down with heavy losses. The statement follows: Southwest of Dixmude a Belgian outpost of ten men was captured without loss to the captors. South of La Bassee canal several advances by British detachments prepared for by artillery fire failed. South of Chilly (Somme front) French troops advancing against our trench were repulsed. Our own re-connoiteriug re-connoiteriug parties found near Barlcux the French first line empty. Army gtoup of the German crown prince: A fruitless night attack by the French against the positions on Hill 304, captured by us, was followed fol-lowed during the morning hours by a further attack, which likewise broke down sanguinarily. Near Manheulles in the Woevre and on Combrcs heights and in the (Continued on Page Five.) FRENCH STORM THE Ml TRENCHES (Continued from Page One.) Ijend of tlio Meuse of St. Mihiel, recomioitaring parties entered French trenches ami took therefrom iibout twenty prisoners. Raiding detachments of Hanoverians, reserve re-serve infantry repimeut 73, distinguished dis-tinguished themselves on this occasion occa-sion as on preceding days. |