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The Mahnomen Pioneer
Mahnomen, Mahnomen County, Minnesota
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London report on Feb. 15 describes active engagements across the Western Front: incessant artillery, hand-to-hand infantry fights, grenade and mining operations, aerial combats; German gains in Champagne near Tahure, French evacuation in Upper Alsace, 17 air fights in Flanders, German mine explosions and failed trench attack south of La Bassee canal.
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Guns Have Been Roaring Incessantly for Days.
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Infantry Engages in Hand to Hand Struggles and Grenade Fighting Is Furious.
London, Feb. 15.-The whole western fighting front is the scene of engagements.
At some points the guns have been roaring incessantly for days, the infantry has been engaged in hand to hand struggles; grenade fighting and mining operations have played a prominent part in the battles, while airmen have fought each other above the lines and have been cannonaded from below by aircraft guns.
The Germans followed up their recent success in Champagne by the capture of an additional half mile of French trenches around Tahure, in that district, and the artillery bombardments in the neighborhood of Massiges and Navarin have been answered in kind by the French.
In Upper Alsace the Germans turned loose their guns on trenches the French had captured from them, but the French during the night had evacuated them and the shelling did no other damage than to shatter the emplacements.
Seventeen fights in the air is the record of Sunday, reported officially by the British along their lines in Flanders.
In addition there has been great activity south of La Bassee canal, where the Germans exploded seven mines. Heavy bombardments and an infantry attack in that section also is reported, the Germans succeeding in entering a British trench. They were driven out almost immediately.
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Western Front
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Feb. 15
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germans captured additional half mile of french trenches around tahure; germans entered british trench south of la bassee canal but were driven out almost immediately.
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The whole western fighting front sees engagements with incessant guns for days, hand-to-hand infantry struggles, grenade fighting, mining operations, aerial combats, and anti-aircraft fire. Germans captured half mile of French trenches around Tahure in Champagne after recent success; French artillery responded to bombardments near Massiges and Navarin. In Upper Alsace, Germans shelled evacuated French trenches, damaging only emplacements. British reported 17 air fights on Sunday in Flanders. South of La Bassee canal, Germans exploded seven mines, followed heavy bombardments and infantry attack entering a British trench but driven out.