Paris, Dec. 19.
The following communique was issued this afternoon North of Malincourt we were oblived to abandon a trench which we had captured and which was set on fire by grenades.
Several German trenches were captured in the regions of Mametz and Lihons. Three violent counterattacks were repulsed.
There have been artillery duels along the Aisne and in Champagne; the enemy's artillery showing great er activity.
In the Bois de la Gruri up s German sap near bert. The enemy, by a lively attack, succeeded in making slight Progress. It is confirmed that our artillery on the heights of the Meuse, directed by our aviators, demolished two heavy batteries and damaged a third battery.
There is nothing to report from the Meuse to the Vosges. The enemy indulged in heavy rifle-fung in the Vosges, but made no attack.
There has been no change on the left bank of the Vistula An st tempt by the enemy to cross to the right bank of the Vistuls Dobrzyn was repulsed by our artillery fire.
The enemy hastily evacuated an island which they had occupied in the middle of the river. We cap tured their pontoon bridge.
The action is developing in the region of the Bzura; we repulsed several German attacks." In other regions on the left Vistula front there were only van-guard actions In the fighting in western Galicis, on the left bank of the Dunsjec, we captured, on the night of the 18th, 1,00) more Germans belong: [ing to the division with which we were already engaged.
'A considerable portion of the Przemys] garrison is attempting to break through our lines in the direc tion of Biercza. We are fighting them under conditions which favour There have been no important engagements in the Caucasus.
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