i ?n the Western Moldavian frontier
the llussians have taken two ridges
of heights, according to Petrograd.
One ridge was in the t'znl Valley and
the other east of (ialshut t e. where more
than 'JO i prisoners were captured.
Kxcept fo.- the r?pulse of Itusslnn
Attacks bv the AiMtro-Oermnn forces
near I.utsk, in Volhynia, and near
Xboroff. in Gallcia, there has been
ilttle activity on the other battle
fronts.
(iinniws sr.rniK nxirivti
\T I'll AMIIHKTTKS FA KM
I lly Assic|nte<l pre-is 1
I'AHIS, December IS.?French forces
have taken I1.H87 German i>risntiers on
the Verdun front since the 15th of De
eemlur. ac.-or lina to the French War
Ofllce announcement this afternoon.
A violent German counterattack on
the Meuse has resulted in German
forces securing a footing at the Cham
brettes farm.
ahtii.i.fim oi'r.itationn
0\ >HC|.;t)OMtV FltO \'T
I Hy Assrtcl.it???! Press, I
BKItLl.V, Heetmlier is (via Sayville).
?Only artillery operations on the
Macedonian front tire reported in to
day's army headquarters statement,
which ready:
"Macedonian front: There has been
temporarily lively artillery firing in
the bend of the t'erna."
Fi?r,.\< ii (m i rv a\hw
< iia >n?ui:rri:s fa it m
f"v ,\"si>i'iHte<l Pre-" 1
I'AKIS. l>coniber IS.?The bulletin
issued by the War t (flice to-night
reads:
"South of the Somme there was quite
pronounced activity of the two artil
leries In the sector of I,a Maissonotte.
At I o'clock this morning an enemy
detachment which attempted to carry
out a surprise attack against our
trenches south of Fresnes was repulsed
by grenades.
"t?n the riclit I'ink of tlif Meuse our
troops, in a spirited engagement, drove
th* enemy from the Chambrettes farm,
which we occupy anew in its entirety.
We took two machine guns.
