The German Foreign Office publishes the following report:
Great Headquarters, Jan. 8.
Flanders is becoming ' a large swamp by the uninterrupted which much impedes the operations las night to take a trench in the of Reims the French tried
German front but were at once thrown back by a counter attack into their positions. They have lost fifty prisoners.
In the central and eastern Argonnes the Germans have again advanced. The French again attacked the German positions last night at Buchenkopf south of Diedolshausen in the Vosges but they have been repulsed.
Repeated French attacks on the height west of Senoh ye broken down under German artillery fire. The Germans have made two officers and 100 men prisoners. The fighting for the, village of Oberburnhapt, south of Sennheim, is still continuing.
On the eastern theatre of war unfavourable weather is prevailing.
There is no change on the frontier of East Prussia and in northern Poland.
East of the Ravka the German offensive has advanced. The Germans have here taken 1600 prisoners and 5 machine guns.
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