Paris, Jan. 21.
There have been artillery duels from the North Sea to the Lys, also south of the Somme and on the Aisne, where we silenced the enemy's batteries.
North of Massiges our artillery had the advantage.
East of Reims we demolished some German works, obliged the enemy to evacuate their trenches and aused an explosion in an ammunition depot. We captured, by a surprise attack, three of the enemy's posts north-west of Beau Sejour and installed ourselves in them.
There was no change the Argonne.
North-west of Pont-a-Mousson, in the Bois lo Pretre, the enemy made a violent counter-attack and suc-coeded in re-capturing twenty metres of the 500 metres of trenches we have captured in the vast few day We are solidly holding the entire Position.
We carried 150 metres of German trenches in the Forest of Apremont, south-east of St. Mihiel, and repulsed a counter-attack.
ince Tuesday night an infantry action has been proceeding in the sector at Thann. We are making slow progress over extremely difficult ground.
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