The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-28
Allies BIG Guns
ROAR NEAR METZ
French at krn.g.,ia, q I....I2s
From German f., IS.
RHEIMS SHELLED AGAIN

After seventy-six Days Of Fighting
Battle Lines In France and Belgium
Are Intact
Paris, Nov. 2S.-The thunder OF hos
tile guns must be ringing plain In
Metz. for a telegram from Belfort
saws that the French bombardment at
Arnaville, which is about ten miles
from Metz, has increased in vlgor.
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 Keeling 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 BEN
une, two points against which the
German gunners have concentrated
their attacks.
Field headquarters Of the German
general commanding the right center
are being menaced by the French ar
tillery, SO close have the allies been
able to push their lines to the posi-
tons of the Germans. These head
quarters are located near Laon upon
an eminence that commands the sur.
rounding country.
The Germans are reported to be
shipping many bateaux into the region
of Dixmude, in West Flanders, for the
purpose of using them for the trans
portation of troops across the mum
dated district.
Heavy troop movements are again
reported from western Belgium, but
official dispatches make no mention
of any new offensive movement by
the invaders in that region.
The Germans have been keeping
up a vigorous demonstration for the
purpose of checking any proposed at.
tacks by the allies, but have not tried
any crushing movement
There have been seventy-sfx days
of fighting since the battle of the
Aisne began, and the lines of the al
lies are nowhere in any danger. Every
point, from the Vosges to the North
sea, the Germans have tried, at some
time or another, to drive home a
wedge, but they were frustrated at
every point
Reports from Dunkirk, Calais and
Havre say the German submarines
which are patrolling the English chan.
mel and the North sea are becoming
holder.
These reports have aroused fears
for the. safety of British transports
and ammunition and supply ships
plying between the Continent and
British ports.
Ostend can be retaken by the allies
any time, according to a news agency
dispatch received in London from a
point in northern France. 1t says:
"The bombardment of the Belgian
coast has been satisfactory. Our
troops have pushed cautiously for
ward as far as the outskirts of Os.
tend, encountering only small detach-
ments 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
issued:
FRENCH.
1.-THE slackening OF the artillery
fire of the enemy was noted all along
the line during the day of Nov. rs.
Two infantry attacks directed against
the heads of bridges which we had
thrown down on the right bank OF
the User, to the south of Dixmude,
were easily repulsed.
There was no other engagement
on the rest Of the front in Belgium
and as far as the Disc, nor was there
any action on the Aisne or in Cham
payne. Nevertheless, Rheims was
rather violently bombarded during the
time that a number of journalists
from neutral countries were making
q visit to the city.
"In the Argonne some infantry at.
tacks resulted in the loss and then
the recapture of certain trenches.
The men engaged in this fighting
never exceeded a battalion 1000 mem.
The ground lost and then retaken
was never more than twenty-five
yards.
"Along the heights of the Meuse
and in the region Of the Vosges there
Is nothing to report"
GERMAN.
English ships did not attack the
coast of Flanders again Thursday
There have been no actual changes
along the battle front In the western
arena To the north of Langemarck
(Belgium) we have taken a group OF
houses and made a number of pris.
oners.
"Ouf attack In the Argonne region
has made further progress. French