The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-20
DETAILED ACCOUNT
 OF WAR ACTIVITIES
 SINCE NOVEMBER IF
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ilouses lately captured by the Germans ,gere heavily bombarded by our how itaers. The defenders bclted and were caught by the fire of our machine guns, losing about half of their num- ter
 "On our right all was quiet. The weather this day was bitterly cold and rain fell in torrents. In spite of this OUT aviators carried out a successful reconnaissance. They hcvered over the German lines in storm of driving STOW.
 Further information has come to hand regarding the encmy's method of sniping and spying. Noncom missioned officers are offered Iron crosses to penetrate our lines at night. Those who attempt this work have discarded boots, helmets and other impediments, crawl as close to our dcfenses and try to attract the attention of one of our sentries by throwing stone in a di- rection contrary to that in which they are crawling.
 Desultory Smelling
 On our left the morning passed in desultory smelling, which gradually swelled into a fierce bombardment as a prelude to an attack along our whole line. Around Ypres the enemy rushed our trenches at one point but were driven out again. Here again our losses, though heavy were much less than the German.
 AS each successive attempt to take Ypres by assault fails, the bombardment of the town is renewed with ever increas- ing fury.
 Farther south, on our left center, the eff ion, i,a oti 1Iu ba pad On our center and right. and indeed along the whole of our line, the hostile artillery appears to have received orders on this day to search the area in the rear of our trenches. This, no doubt, is part of the policy of wearing down.
 "On the right, on the night of the 18th 14th, German french was taken, the oc- cupants being bayonetted or taken pris- oners. Part of a battalion which ad- vanced during the night encountered the enemy attempting a similar operation. A hand to hand fight ensued, in which we came off the victors; we killed 25 Germans and lost only two men ourselves.
 Saturday was cold and there also was rain. On our left proceedings were started with the usual heavy sheling and the Germans again resumed the offensive south of the Menin-Ypres road, with a similar result to that obtained on the pre- VlOuS uay. IHey penetrdteu our lte at one or two DO nts but were driven out and the line was almost completely re- stored.
 Farther south the French attacked near Wytchte and gained ground under cover of a heavy fire. Our left center was subjected to smelling alone and in our center Armentieres was subjected to similar treatment The town Is now de- serted.
 This generally causes neighboring sen- tries to fire. thus betraying their positions and that of our line of trenches.
 These spies or snipers often wear khaki uniforms and wooden caps similar to those worn by our men, and, thus dis guised, sometimes get right behind our lines to favorable spots from which they shoot men passing to and fro. Many speak English well and display great in genuty and effrontery in getting out of tight corners.
 Another reason for penetrating oul lines is the cutting of telephone wires and behind one section of our front breaks of late have been very frequent. Thai this damage has not been entirely due to bursting shells has been proved by the capture of one of the enemys. secret agents, carrying wire cutters and rife The man was known to have been on in' innate terms with the Germans before they retired from the area now occupied | by us.'' | The eyewitness" closes with a eulogs | on French doctor who with severa nuns, remained In Ypres during the bonn bardment nursing 52 German wounded and l finally was killed by a shell. The day after his death the nuns and wounded l were removed to a safe place.