Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-01
Detail Report Given Out From
Paris Tells of Operations in
Western Zone of Great
Struggle.
'KAlSER'S FORCES ARE
BLOCKED EVERYWHERE
Assaults Made Now Are Un-
important and Artillery Fire
Is Not So Effective as
Formerly.

tsv MOANING JOURNAL SPECIAL leased wlssf
Paris, Nov 30.-The following Of
hcial statement was issued here to-
night
a few details about what has oc-
Cured on the front from Novrn- bor
Il to November %. inclusive: The
general situation has not materially
changed in that period. The enemy
has worn himself out In partial at
tacks without result Our counter
attacks have Inflicted on him heavy
losses and have brought some gain 20
ourselves
From the sea to the lys. the attacks
of the enemy have been Intermittent.
on the 2Srd and gath and the 25th,
the German artillery in general re-
manned silent.
Nprcs Mass of Ruins.
The old and magnificent city OF
Ypres WAS condemned to death on the
day when the German emperor was
obliged TO give up all hope of enter
ing II. rhe batteries not being suffi-
cient for that work of destruction, the
enemy took to Houthem an armored
train on the 22nd and 23rd under the
guidance of captive balloon.
This train kept up an incessant fire
of explosive and incendiary shells.
The cathedral belfry and the market
buildings successfully collapsed. On
the evening OF the card the main
square of the city was nothing more
than u heap of ruins.
The firing was kept up continually
In order TO prevent the city from be-
ing succored, but our sappers worked
under the shells and succeeded in
fescuing many of the inhabitants. the
city records and few pictures In the
museum.
Gain Left Bank of User.
On the 24th and 25th, we succeeded
to the south of Dixmude. in gaining
footho on the left bank of the Yser
In spite of the enemy's fire, our troops
held together without difficulty.
Further to the south a French
army corps advanced 200 meters all
along its front and has held its
ground. The shells of the German
artillery sometimes do not burst prop
erly. Our infantry, in comparison
with the infantry of the enemy, are
very spirited. They captured, on the
a5th, before Festobert, three machine
guns, a light howtzer, so men and
three officers.
To sum up, our material, ana moral
situation from the sea to the Lys Is
very good. From the I.ys TO the Olse
the enemy has not shown greater
activity than on the northern section.
There was no attack by the infantry.
The attacks by the artillery were very
and were lacking in
spirit. Our artillery during that week
maintained its advantage.
German Batteries Silcnced.
On the 22nd our heavy guns near
La Bassee silenced completely the
fire of the German batteries. On the
2 lth in the same region the result
was the same.fA On the 2bth we de-
stroyed after our aeroplanes had
given us the range, two machine
guns. =.
Our infantry has gained brilliant re-
suits. 1t Is to be noted that every adj
vance ii ,Jmakes is at once definitely
secured by the establishment OF en-
At LEVIN on the 2lst,
our infantry brought to a head an
audacious operation which had been
by sapping. our troops in
vaded q German trench, killed 200 OF
its ocpupnntsfand installed themselves
IN the trench after having burned In
front of II, two artillery observation
thtk gains Claimed.
With reference to the district from
the Oise to the Vosges: 1t is in this
section that the enemy in his state
claims to have given proof OF
the greatest activity and to have !
gained most of his success. In real (
ity he has been a little more active
than in other sections, except that he |
never engaged more than battalion al !
q time.
As regards the results, he obtained /
none. on the contrary our artillery |.
made substantial gains.
Some Of the infantry actions are in |
to note. on the END by a !
defense, we maiptained |
all our positions in the Argonne as |
well as Aux Eparges, against four ex-
ceedingly fierce attacks. Also on the |
25th on all other points 1t was we /
who made progress.
General Position Is Good.
on the 2fst to the south of Four-de I
Paris. we made an advance; on the /
24th. one of 500 meters near Berry
sll -Bae. another the same day to the +
east of Rheims and in the forest of
Rolant and on the 25th stiil another
near Souain.
In upper Alsace and in the Vosgc
our Alpine infantry has assumed
ascendancy over the enc
nv When they are confronted by
the aBlack devils" the Germans do
not leave their trenches. We have
taken from them all those that were
us.
In this region, as also in the vicinity
n ST. Mihiel. our heavy artillery has
made nearly impossible the victualing
of the enemy.
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