Through Reuters Agency.
Paris, Feb. 5.
The official communique issued to the Japanese. Japan is not a violent enemy to Germany. unknown to me, the Minister eaid, that nineteen Generals have protested against the Japanese mands: also the rumour Chinese population is ex: man aviators were very acin Belgium.
Our artillery silenced the enemy's [batteries at riy points.
Our Zouaves and African infantry illiantly captured an important crman trench westward of the The official communique issued this evening states:
The Germans, on Thursday night, attempted unsuccessfully to debouch from their trenches at Notre Dame-deLorette.
Our artillery fired effectively along the valley of the Aisne.
Our troops in Champagne made slight progress during the night north of Beau Sejour. The enemy, to-day, north of Massiges attempted an attack which was repulsed.
We consolidated our positions on the ground won at Bagatelle, in the Argonne, yesterday.
'A German attack south of Altkirch in Alsace, was repulsed.
An aeroplane dropped bombs on St. Die and killed four civilians.
Paris, Feb. 6.
The official communique issued this afternoon states:
There was no infantry action through the day yesterday We obtained good resulte in artillery duels from Arras to Reims and felled a captive balloon over the German lines northeast of the Somme.
The situation at -Perthes and Massiges is unchanged.
Our artillery in the Argonne and in Woevre dispersed some convoys and set fire to a train.
There is nothing to report on the rest of the front.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.