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Show Advance in Three Trench I Raids to fourth German ' Line in Woevre. TAKE PRISONERS Germans Attempt Raid at Regneville But Are Repulsed With Heavy Losses. "WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, Tuesday, Feb. 12. In the course of three successful trench raids early this morning the French advance as far as the fourth German line between La Pretre and Mort Mare woods in tho Woevre and took prisoners prison-ers belonging to the Ninth Bavarian and tho Ninety -fourth Landwehr divisions. di-visions. The Gorman entanglements had been destroyed by tho French artillery last night and tho progress of tho assaulting as-saulting column was favored by a heavy mist. As soon as the French reached the first positions, the Germans Ger-mans opened a sweeping machine gun fire as well as an artillery barrage, but tho French penetrated tho shell curtain cur-tain almost without casualties, demolished demol-ished all tho enemy shelters and emplacements em-placements and returned to their own lines with most valuable information. While the French attack was in progress pro-gress tho Germans attempted a raid at Regneville in the same district but were repulsed with heavy losses. No Indication of Early Blow. There is yet no indication that military mili-tary operations on the western front are about to bo resumed on a large scale. Attempts by raiding parties nro growing stronger, especially on tho French front near Verdun and In the Woevre but there have been no at tacks in force. "Some time In March," according to a German prisoner, the Germans will attack on the British front. He did not know if a general offensive would be begun then, but there is marked activity ac-tivity behind tho German lines. The weather on the British front continues favorable and tho fields and roads are drying fast. - Von Hertllng to Answer Wilson. Count von Hertllng, the Imperial German chancellor, it is reported unofficially, un-officially, will answer President Wilson's Wil-son's address to congress in the German Ger-man relchstag next Tuesday. President Wilson saw a difference between the chancellor's recent statement and that of Count Czernin, the Austro -Hungarian foreign minister, and declared that Count von Hcrtling had not withdrawn from his position that peace should be made on Germany's terms. Facts are known In London, tho Daily News says, which bring closer tho possibility of a separate peace between be-tween Austria-Hungary and the Entente. En-tente. Austria is said to look with disfavor dis-favor on sending her soldiers against the troops of tho United States and Great Britain. oo |