Only two children of the 38 in the building, Fred Perry and Ralph Brumett, escaped injury.
FOURTH TRENCH
ALTENBURG
SUCCESSFUL
INFANTRY
IN ADVANCE AT
EDGE LOIS
AGAIN!
After Cleaning
Several Galleries, Teutons Return
With 51 Prisoners
Out
And Blasting
BERLIN, Jan. 5.—Sanguinary losses were inflicted on the British east of Edge Lois by the Altenburg infantry which penetrated its fourth hostile trench, today's official statement said. The Germans cleaned out and blasted several galleries, returning from the engagement with 51 prisoners. The capture of Slobosia Fotesti in Romania, has also been announced by the war office.
Gurgvsti and Romanul were captured after considerable hand-to-hand fighting during which the soldiers carried their advance from house to house, and completed the engagement by taking 1400 prisoners and six machine guns.
In the south the Buzau and the Russian bridge head position at Brailia were pierced by a German division with an annexed force of Austro-Hungarians, the statement said.
Artillery at Vaux
PARIS, Jan. 5.—Active interchange of artillery at Doyaumont and Voux marked last night.  Fighting on the west front, it was officially stated today. Engagements with the Serbians at advanced posts on the Macedonian front are detailed.
THREE OUT FOR SPEAKERSHIP
Three candidates for the speakership of the house have appeared so far. 