CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN EUROPE.
Feb. 1—Germans evacuate Cernay and burn Alsatian towns as French advance.
Feb. 3—Germans try to retake Great Dune; Allies make gains in Belgium; fighting at Westende.
Feb. 5—Allies are making a strong offensive movement in Belgium.
Feb. 7—British take German trenches at Guinchy.
Feb. 9—Germans again bombard Rheims, Soissons, and other places; fighting on skis is occurring in Alsace.
Feb. 14—Germans are making preparations for an offensive movement in Alsace.
Feb. 16—French forces gain in Champagne and advance on a two-mile front; fighting in La Bassée.
Feb. 18—Allies make offensive movements; Germans give up Norroy.
Feb. 23—Germans use Austrian twelve-inch howitzers for bombardment of Rheims.
Feb. 26—French gain on the Meuse.
Feb. 28—Germans advance west of the Vosges, forcing French back four miles on a thirteen-mile front; French gain in Champagne, taking many trenches.