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Show GERMANS MAKE . Not of First Importance But Losses Are Very Serious Compared With the Number of Men Engaged Paris Feb. 2. Tho French war office of-fice this afternoon gavo out a report on the war which reads as follows: "Tho day of February 1 was marked mark-ed by redoublod Intensity In the artillery ar-tillery fighting on our part as well as that of tho enemy and by a series vf (Jermari nttacks, of relatively secondary sec-ondary Importance, all ot which were repulsed with serious losses for our adversaries when compared to tho number of men thoy had engaged. Violent Cannonading "In Belgium tho German heavy artillery ar-tillery gavo evidenco of Its greatest activity on tho front of tho Belgian ttoops and particularly against tbo various points of support which these troops havo been occupying for somo tlmo past in tho region of tho Yser. Around Yprcs tho cannonading was at somo places exceeding' violent. '"Between tho Lys nnd tho Sommo a German regiment nttneked a British Brit-ish position near Culnchy, and at first drovo the English soldiers back. After a series of counter attacks the British troops ro-occupled tho ground they had lost and then advanced Into In-to now territory, taking possession of trenches ot the cnomy. "The engagement reported In tho announcement given out tho night of February 1, which took placo along tho roadway between Bethuno nnd La Bassoo was particularly brilliant for our Infantry. It seems that the Germans had at least ono battalion In this engagement. Tho first two attacks woro broken by our tiro. Tho third was successful In that tho Germans Ger-mans entered ono of our trenches, but an Immediate counter attack at tho point ot tho bayonet resulted In our overcoming tho enemy. Only a fow Gormans succeeded In regaining their trenches; nil tho others wero killed or taken prisoner. "Between tho Commo nnd the Olso and a'ong tho front of tho Alsno, thero Is no Important development to roport with tho exception of a Gorman Gor-man attack on Beaumont Harnel, which was not renewed. Our heavy artillery bombarded tho railroad station sta-tion at Noylon where the Germans woro roprovlslonlng their forees. Our shells caused two explosions, tho emoko from which could bo seen for moro than two hours and a naif. French Methodical Progress "Our mothodlcal progress In tho ro-glon ro-glon of Perthca continues. Wo havo occupied another small forest to tho northwest of this village "In the Woovro district tho enemy delivered an attack on tho western side of tho Bouchot forest, northwest north-west of Troyon which was at onco driven back. "Thero 1b nothing to report on tho front in Lorraino and In tho Vosges." im m |