Through Renter's Agency, Paris, Feb, 8 The official communique ineued this afternoon states:—
There were mostly artillery duels, but a violent infantry action was opened by the Germans at Baga-telic.
The latest reports show that our positions have been maintained, We made a successful coup de main on a German trench southwest of Carency, Elsewhere our artillery gained some advantages and checked an infantry attempt northward of Mas siges.
Paris, Jan, 9.
The enemy, on Saturday night, exploded some mines at La Bois Selle in front of the houses we were occupying and two and a half companies of enemy troops assaulted our positions but failed to pass the cavities formed by the explosion, One of our companies made a counter-attack on Sunday afternoon and chased the enemy from these cavities which we immediately organized defensively. The Germans left 200 dead on the ground we captured on Sunday night north of the Mesnil-les-Hurlus Wood where the enemy are solidly established. The infantry action at Bagatelle, in the Argonne, continued all Sunday night. The Germans succeeded in making progress but, at day-break, only held a few isolated parte of our advanced line round which the fight continued during the day-time,
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