Show BOTH SIDES HE CLAIMING VICTORY ADMIT THAT FIERCE BATTLE 18 1 IN PROGRESS BUT DIFF DIFFER EF R AS TO RESULTS arenth claim to have gained foot hold in first line of german trenches white while claim to have made advance advances both german and french official statements clearly show that operations of great verity it are in promse pr oree but they differ with regard to the re suit achieved the french claim ad vances fill all along tho the line the recapture by the british troops ot of Ir baches previously lost and the repulse ot of urnita attacks aimed at the betak ing of trenches which have fallen to the allies luring during the past day or two lo 10 the south of also the french claim to have gained a foothold la in the first line aln of the german trenches no mention la Is made by the french of any repulse of the allied forces the german official stater reut tell of at tho the dislodgement in the neighborhood of the canal of IA la basse of the anglo indian troops and the capture of their trenches after inflicting heavy losses and taking prisoner prie oner to the northeast of chalons Cb alons in the neighborhood of also the germans chalm to have repulsed a fierce attack by tho the french who left many prisoners in their hands and a large largo number of dead in front of their positions while all tho th world Is I 1 awaiting the out coo of the battle in poland and few details aro are being made public probably because no deduce ulle decision decisions have been reached the of the german operation operations la in poland Is referred to in tho the most recent berlin bulletin but the relative position of the opposing forces Is noi not mentioned the bead head of at the general staff of the russian army issues a state statement meat from petrograd Petro grad however warning the russian public against siale malet fa lent reports during the past pa few days concerning the condition and strategic positions of the Rus russeau slat anny army the tact fact that the have adopted a narrower front it li explained by this official was the suit of a decision reached atair full consideration by the military author atles in vie vien of the concentration in front of at the russians nus of considerable german forces A call for coo of great arlt tine alne last war loan has been made without disturbance to the money rates la in england |