The chronicle=news., 1914-11-06


roads, making use of any sherter
they can find. ...
The inhabitants of the district
within our zone of operation also
line the roads from morning to night
land listen 20 the sound of the guns,
There being nothing else for them
to do. AS the dull roar wakes and
wanes SO does their confidence die
AWAY or return and in such alternates
OF fear and hope is each weary day
passed. All traffic to and fro of
civilians entails the utmost vigilance
in order to guard against espion
'age."
Paris, Nov. G.-The French off
cial announcement given out in Par
is this afternoon says yesterday
passed without any perceptible modi-
fication on the front. The fighting
between Dixmude and the Lys con-
tinued without any marked advance
or retirement.
The text of the communication fol-
lows:
There was no perceptible mOdi-
fication during the day of yesterday
anywhere on the front The fight
ing continued betweenn DiXmude and
the Lys, with the same characteris-
ties as previously and without any
marked advance or retirement at any
point. There was violent cannonad
ing to the North of Arras. and also
directed upon Arras, without result
for the enemy.
The German efforts in Belgium
and in the north of France continue
The Germans seem to have under
taken changes in the position of their
forces which are operating in this re-
sion. and are reinforcing their re-
serve corps. composed of new organ
iZations, with the idea of undertake
ing new offensive movement, or
at least to mitigate the bloody checks
which have been inflicted on them.
Between the Sommc and the Disc
and between the Disc and the Meuse
have consolidated our advance on
the village of Andechy, to the west OF
| Roye. A column of German wagons
has been destroyed by the fire of our
artillery at long range. in the region
of Nampoel to the north of the for
est Of Aige. ls. .r
Near Berry-Au-Bac We have retak-
en- the village of Sapigneul,i which
had been captured by the Germans.
| There has been furious fighting
in the Argonne where as result of
| bayonet fighting. our troops drove
the Germans back.
I'm the Wocvre district fresh at
tacks by the enemy have been re-
, pulsed.
ITO the northeast and to the east
of the Grande Couronne of Nancy
tthe chain of fortified positions sur
| rounding Nancy in the region of
| the forest of PERCY, and between
Baccarat and Blamont our advance
posts have been attacked by mixed
| detachments of the enemy whose
movements everywhere were checked
by our troops.
Russia announces officially a
great Russian victory in Galicia.'
Berlin. Nov. (by Wireless to
| Sayville, l.. D.-According to infor-
nation given out in official quarters
| today to the press. the Sheik-Ul-Is-
lam, the chief ecclastical digntary
of Mohammedanism in Turkey, has
issued decree in Constantinoole.
saying that in the fighting with
| Russia. England and France. the du-
ty of every Mussulman is to his faith.
| This decree has been spread through
out the Mohammcdan world and an
|,nounced to the pilgrims at Mecca.
News given out officially for the
press today says that the hard
fighting in ,the northwest continues
but that 1t is as yet without result.
The Germans have. however. been
able to make slow advances at sew
eral points from Ypres milan.
The clash In Polan, which has
been expected for several days past,
has not yet developed. One reason
is that the condition of the roads
make rapid movement impossible.
The cold weather is now making
some Improvement in this regard.
A report was received here from
Constantinople that the Ameer of AZ
ghanstan has sent an army of 170,-
900 men with 1876 guns to the India
frontier. This news was given out in
official quarters in Berlin today by
the press.
The railroad from Hcrat to Kushk
has been destroyed.
A number of Indian border tribes
have joined the Afghanistans.
British officials on the border have