The Editor takes no reaponsit the assertions of German reports, The German Foreign Office publishes the following report:
Headquartere, Jan. 5.
North of Arras the Germans have blown up a trench of two hundred metres and made some prisoners, Later counter-attacks of the enemy failed.
In the Argonne several charger of the French were repulsed.
The French attack between Stein-bach and Uffholz was repulsed in a bayonet fight, In east Prussia and north Poland the situation in unchanged.
The German attacks east of the Brura, near Koelov, and Biskupi as well a6 southward of these places are advancing.
East of Bolimow the Germans have advanced east of the Ravka over Humin and the heights northward.
Further south up to the Pilica and on the right bank of the Pilica there is no change.
The state of the roads and unfavourable weather is impeding the operations of the Germans.
Washington, Jan. 7.
The Austro-Hungarian Embessy publishes the following official report: Vienna, Jan. 5.
In the Carpathians all Russian attempts to invade Hungary have been repulsed.
South of Gorlice our troops have taken an important line of moun-ain as " favourable base for further evente, Farther north in the region of Tomaszoff the Austro-Hungarian and German troops are advancing.
During Christmas time we captured 87 officers and 12,698 Russians as well as numerous machine guns. Berlin, Jan. 8.
The "Deutscher Ucherteedienst" reporte:
The operations in Alsace appear to make progress favourable to the Germans. According to Swiss reports the French have been completely driven from the Vailly river.
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