INTERMITTENT FIGHTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 December 1914, Page 5

INTERMITTENT FIGHTING.

ALLIES' POSITIONS MAINTAINED. (Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.) PARIS, December 26. Official—lntermittent artillery fighting has occurred in Belgium. The Allies, between Lys and the 'Oise, on Monday evening, readied a point where the roads meet from Loos to Vermillers. The Allies captured a part of the village of Laborsolle, which is JMrtlwjast, of Albert. They also made some progress at Lihu, near Cnaumes, where the various attacks wore carried out with much spirit, and everywhere maintained,and ground was gained. ■■,„-. . ~ The Allies' artillery have overthrown the defensive organisation on a plateau at Mouvron. There have been artillery duels at Aisue and Champagne, where several German attacks were repulsed. . ■The Allies advanced in the north of Sapignnel, near BeiTyaubanc. A violent counter attack followed, but failed. . We captured a wocd, north of Misnil, following it up with tho capture of trenches on tho 23rd, and are new in possess : on of tha whole of the enemv's first line of defences in this region. The Allies, in the Argonne, repulsed five attacqs at Boeisdel and Cra- ' Our heavy artillery are mastering the German batteries in the Cuis-bois-re-Forges region, where the machine-guns enabled tho Allies' infantry to make a good forward movement. L nn A We have advanced in the Lower Vosges, to 1000 metres from Laroy-iSur-Vesonze.