Show FIGHT FOR POSSESSION OF HEIGHTS BERLIN Fob 20 4 0 by wireless 5 to Say- Say yule The The official statement given s1 out today to to- to today day by by tho the German Q m army aimy h headquarters l says 8 In the we western tem theatre of or the war Strong Stron French trench forces forces Y yesterday at attacked attacked nt- nt tacked the German posit positions ons In the tho Cham- Cham region to th the north of oC Perthes and to the tho north of or All 11 I attempts to break through h the German lines lIne however however how how- ever failed tailed In sonic some places 11 the rn enemy my entered Into the advanced nd Gorman trenches wh where ro fighting still continues Otherwise the tho enemy was repulsed d and suffered heavy losses To th thin north of Verdun a 1 French at attack attack at- at tack also was repulsed N Near ar Combres preparations ns for renewed French attacks were made b by violent Solent artillery bombard- bombard ment Fighting still eUIl continues continue In the The Tho Germans stormed the cn enemy enemy's a main positions of oC two kilometers on on the heights to the west of or Sul rn and also on Reich Reich- to to the tho west of oC luen l Muenster ler A battle for pOI possession r ion of ot tho the height bright to the north of oC 1 la is going on Continued nn on rag raer H i I ISOLATION Continued from page 1 I. land lani And ud ha have havo 0 been occupied by the Germans after liter a battle In the eastern astern war arena In the district dis to the northwest of and to the north of or Su there hare havo been no Important ehan changes To Tu the southeast of oC the tho enemy ha has been driven back Lack into his advanced advance l position of oC I Lornza youth of oC northeast of sz and cast of or there have havo b been cn engagements of a local character From th the south of th the tho Vistula there is nothing new to lo report Papers Shift Blame To United States BERLIN Fe Feb 20 VIa O. Via London The The The Berlin newspapers newspaper with the tho exception of oC the Kreuz publish without comment comment com corn ment a n. Washington dispatch received by hy byway byway wa way of or Amsterdam In which Secretary I Daniels of the United States na navy Is quoted ed erl as sayIng that no American warships could be tie uS used to convoy oy American mer mar clia en n The Kreuz Kreul says says- If this r report port I Is correct and S Secretary D- D Daniels DanIels' declaration the attitude of or tho the C t. t th tho th responsibility rests on America for or nil all tn tho ho accidents which we should to old avoid and for or tho the avoidance a ot or which w wo gave e a into the hands bandit of ot the L Culled States the only possible remedy I GERMANS USE BAYONETS I BUT ARE AEE REPULSED PARIS I Feb reb b 20 20 0 via London The The official official cial del statement Issued this afternoon by the tho French war department says In In B Belgium the enemy bombar bombarded ed arid and tho ho dunes His batteries vero effectively countered by ours The Germans appear to have employed Import Import- ant asit forces COrce OTee in Yf- Yf 8 attack against our aliI trenches to the cast of Ypres Alter After a n. heavy J bombardment of our po flO- po- po tho the O Germans attacked with wit the tho thorS ho rS bayonet but were repulsed Pulsed and our artil arti- lery 1 b by its fire Ire the tho reserves which W rare rP e to have hare SUpported the tho first line Une attack nt- nt tack tuck The German Gennan losses were VeT very high hl-h n From 7 th the MC Lyo LYa to tho OIs Olse and on n tho lie Aisne In the lie re region lon of Berry Bac great artillery activity prevailed MAROONED AMERICANS ARRIVE IN m LONDON number LON LONDON DOX of or Feb 20 O. Americans to the about bout one hundred who were temporarily marooned In lu Paris as a 0 result ot of the atlon of sailings llIn s between it u English h MK channel ports port Because of oC the German German Ger- Ger man blockade arrived in London Lon- Lon lIon don rJ today ay v. v They Immediately left for tor Liv LL to board the tho American n liner New York w whose sailing was wag postponed J at the request of or could arrive arrhe ador alo rage TaSo ao until the |