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Show FIRST HUN ATTACK OF ISIOJLEQ Hindenburg Throws Forward His Troops in Mass Formation Against Elbow in the Bend of British Line Between Bullecourt and Queant in Cambria Cam-bria Zone. TAKE ONLY 500 YARDS OF FRONT Germans Resume Offensive Of-fensive Against Italy, Who Loses Some Positions Posi-tions and Recapturer Them ; Snowfall Begins Be-gins to Impede the Invaders. LOXDOX, Pec. 12. A fierce mass t-tauk t-tauk was made by II ie Gcrmana today against the elbow in the bond of tbe British line between Bullecourt and Queant (about ten miles west of Cam-brai). Cam-brai). reports the Renter correspondent nt British headquarters in France. Their Intention was to overwhelm their opponents op-ponents by sheer weight of numbers. Owing Ow-ing to tlie st a unci incus of tho Ih'lt isb opposition, the a ttnek only enabled the Germans to prct n footing in about r-tM) yards of the British front line, when the attack wns arrested. ''huf? the nt tack was rod need to the i limit a of a vory small loea t ihtokh at Uie most. The correspondent adds that it is difficult to pet details, but the fighting fight-ing la stcd from dawn until 1 o'clock In the afternoon and the cont inuaneo of fil ing after that suggested a Uritiah coun-ler-atta-k. German Intention. In his description of tho battle, tho correspondent, says: What apparently was intended a: a detenu I ncd (Jcrman a t tack upon tho sector of our hno runt of Bullecourt wa delivered shortly a f (cr dawn, and, owln to tho staum buess of our troops, was reduced to t he limits of a very small Iocji.1 sue. .ess at the most. The spot tho enemy cIhiho whs t lm e.lhow In tliR bend of our lino botwecu Bullecourt und Qiioaut. The Germans opened an lntenu Ttomburdni'Mit as tlie first streakt of a frosty 'lawn were paling the eastern Sky. (Mir artillery promptly replied with ri harraite put down between tlio opposInK trenches in order to catch any infantry advance. AssanltliiK waves of Havo plan troop ryme over in close formation. It was tbe manifest intention to throw ureat pressuie upon Gie front ( the at-tjo-k and overpower tho o fenders, If possible, by sheer weight ui' numbuiH. Teutons Gain Footing Fieri e fljihtintr ''nsui'd. , A it Is too early to gdt dftiills. sim e . n.i nu Jiira -tions are tilways difficult luring en-Ce en-Ce merits. So far as I gather, tin- Germans manatp.J to -t somo sort of a routine; in Hhoui wij yurds of our line trenches before their attack at-tack was ;i rrested. The artillcrv continued until about 3:3tJ o'ch-i k, wlien jt ,ljed d .vn, but Hit; constant laltle of machine unnvi sur.Kested tlmt Miini; riKbtlnc; was still III pi Ol'.re.SS, a lid it j.-; ouif e oossl Illy tna t we w.-re eon n t er-a 1 1 ;ick n(r. This is really all then, is to tell. It seen is reason a hlc to be l it i ha t the rjerniiins failed In tli.-ir i'ro(.;.-t, whatever, it whs, siree the fyj-nt of their c,ain was so small and s. Lndi-fi-nile in point or ta-ljcal achi'1":'iiei, that I' is difficult to le-aid it W T'-p-resentin any complete M( heme -W oj'-eiations. oj'-eiations. Tie v.i iiMi ) remains firm and jrr so liiai open warfare is slill pos fit a time nr tiie year wneii normaiy both - idis would he settled into wint-j quarters. GERMANS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES IN DRIVE ON BRITISH TiNbbX. I -. 1 a.-- The f ;.M-uian ;i I -ta'-t; this morning east of liuller ourt war repulsed hv the lililish ecept a! one point, aeeordiny to Field .Marshal Hhik'k repotL ifiiiiK'it. 'I'be Gerrnans suflereo heavy Jovses, iniuiv tlead t-eim; left, behind be-hind " on 1 1 .e r ret li'i-ni'-nl . T!i" tet f tite Hiritemeiil read:: Tiiiv iiinnihu; the enemy delivered a s'rnm.; lo al a (tack on ! h- front about a n.l'e east of Ibnleeourl. tn th rich) (,f the l-'iSiti-ui alla-.ked the ei.eJTI V M c,-..(.i j'-tl in t- n I ef-j n Jl s Imrt length 01 front in-in-h wlirli formed a mi 1 ie ji t in our line and hn d hc-n rn. ino:ilied bv tie: tiomr.ardfiie.-it preci J-in- t!ie atta- );. At all other points the attach waa renijlsefj wiiji heavy loss to tlie en (Continued on Page Two.) BRITISH WMM FIRST IHTffl I (Continued from Page One.) j fny, imuiy of wlsosf df-u'l uvo Ivim; j in our wire. A number of prisoners fi-t; captured. I Thfr -n-Mv'. artillery has be.Mi urt- j th.-f; during the day in the a r-A of ; Ins attack and Icih ahown soirt: a- j tivlty south of Lt-A and In th; iK-if-'h- i borhood or' Amu-nlb-res and Mes.smes. |