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Show FRENCH REPULSE ATTEMPT TO RECAPTURE TRENCHES Paris, Dec. 2. Tho French wnr office gave out an official announcement announce-ment in parts .this afternoon as fol-lov.u: fol-lov.u: "In the region to tho soufi of Ypros and Saint Eloy, an attack of the enemy ene-my against an entrenchment taken by our troops during the day was repulsed re-pulsed by us. Our artillery Inflicted Inflict-ed damages on, a group of Uirco batteries' bat-teries' of heavy artillery of the enemy. ene-my. "At Vermelles the chateau and tho park surrounding it, two houses in tho village and some trenches were brilliantly occupied by our forces. "There has been a spirited artillery artil-lery exchange In tho vicinity of Fay, to tho southwest of Peronno. "In tho region botween Vendrosso-Craonn Vendrosso-Craonn thero has been a violent bombardment bom-bardment to which tho French artll lory replied with success, accomplishing accomplish-ing tho, destruction of n battery. "In tho Argonne a German attack against Fontaine Mndnmo wns repulsed, re-pulsed, and wo made somo progress In tho occupation of n trench in the, forest of Courtcs Chausses and n minor fortified position near St. Hubert. Hu-bert. "On tho heights of the Mouse In tho Woevro district and In tho Vos-ges Vos-ges there Is nothing to report." |