Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-12-04
French al AGnaYiIIa, 10 Miles
From German Fortress.
RHEIMS SHELLED AGAIN
After eeventy-six Days Of Fight'n9
Battle Lines In France and Belgium
Are Intact.

lie ringing plain in Metz, Tor tei3-
Iram from Belfort says the french
LomJarIment at Arnayiile, Whl-h Is
about ten miles from Metz, has In
creased in vigor.
Northwest of Verdun, near Va
rennes and Apremont, the fighting has
been furious. Both sides have fought
with great bravery. Between the
trenches the ground is soaked with
the blood of the men who fell in at
tack and counter attack.
The Germans were trying to work
their way southwark in order to get
within artillery range of the forts on
the western side of Verdun, but they
met with resistance which hurled
them reeling backward.
From the Belgian border to the
Oisne river the lines of the French
and British are being bombarded with
heavy damage to the towns in the
range of the cannon. Severe havoc
has been wrought at Arras and Beth
une, two points against which the
German gunners have concentrated
their attacks.
Field headquarters Of the German
Ceneral co.Smanding the right centei
IRE being mcnaccd by the French ar
tillery, so close have the allies. been
able to push their lines to the posi-
tions Of the Germans. These head
quarters are located near Laon upon
an erlinence that commands the sur
rounding country.
The Germans are reported to be
shipping many bateaux into the region
of DixmuGe, in West Flanders, for tAe
purpose of using them for the trans
rortation of troops across the inun-
dated district.
Heavy troop movements are again
.c7orted from western Belgium, but
,ilicial dispatches make no mention
Jf any new offensive movement by
me invaders in that region.
The Germans have been keeping
u a vigorous demonstration for the
purpose OF checking any proposed at
tacl;s b. rhe allies, but have not trlel
any crushing movement.
There have been seventy-six days
Of fighting since the battle Of the
Aisne began, and the lines OF the al
lies are nowhere in any danger. Every
?oint, frcm the Vosges to the North
ga, the Germans have tried, at some
.ine CT another, to drive home
wedge. but they were frustrated at
every point.
PcDorts from Dunkirk, Calais anl
Havre say the German submarines
which are patrolling the English chan
mel and the North sea are becoming
bolder.
These reports have aroused fears
for the safety of British transports
and ammunition and supply ships
alyinc between the Continent anI
British ports.
Ostend can be retaken by the allies
any time, according to a news agency
.lisratch received in London from
~c:nt in northern France. 1t says:
THE bombardment Of the Belgian
eat has been satisfactory. Our
.rooDs have pushed cautiously for
ward as far as the outskirts OF Os-
tend, encountering only small detach-
mcnts of the enemy. If covered by the
guns of our ships, we could reoccupy
Ostend. Circumstantial reports are
current that the Germans are retiring
in West Flanders"
The following official bulletins were
is3ued:
FRENCH.
"The s,ackening CT the artillery
fire of the enemy was noted all along
the line during the day o. Nov. %.
Two infantry attacks directed against
the heads OF bridges which we had
thrown down on the right bank Of
the Yser to the south of DiXmude,
were easily repulsed.
"There was no other enga cement
on the rest of the front in Belgium
and as far as the Disc, nor was there
any action on the Aisne CT in Cham
pagne. Nevertheless, Rheims was
rather violently bombarded during the
time that a-number Of journalists
from neutral countries were making
visit TO the city.
an the ArConne some infantry at
tacks resulted in the loss and then
the reca ptu-e OF certain trenches.
! The men engaged in this fighting
never exceeded a battalion 1000 mem.
The ground lost and then retaEen
was never more than twenty-five
yards.
along the heights of the Meuse
and in tae region OF the Vosges there
Is nothing to report" 49,
/ GERMAN.
: English ships did not attack the
roast OF Flanders again Thursday.
There haye been no actual changes
along the battle front in the western
arena. TO the north of Langemarck
(Belgium) we have taken a group CT
houses and made number of pris-
oners.
"Our attack in the Argonne region
has made further progress. Frenc9
rttaeks in the neighborhood of Aprh'
mont and to the east of st. Mlh'"t
were repulsed."
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