The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-11-11
A GIGANTIC STRUGGLE
Forces Fighting In France and
!. Belgium Well Matched.
BOTH CLAIMING ADVANCES
None Of These, However, Are In
Any Way Decisive.

Berlin special: General headquar-
tors reports that attacks near Ypres
and west of Lille have been continued
An important elevation near Vienne-
La-Chateau, on the west of the Ar
come, which has been the object Of
firing for weeks past, was taken Two
guns and two quick firers were cap
tured. For the rest the foggy day
passed calmly in the western theater
0f the war. On the east nothing new
has transpired.
Paris special: According TO the lat
est reports the Germans appear to
have concentrated their activity In the
region of Ypres without results. On
the River Aisne the French have
reached the northeast Of Scissors. the
plateau of Vregny, on which they have
not yet gained a foothold. They have
taken the offensive in the region north
of Messines and have gained around
scissors and in the region of vaiily to
the north of Chavonne, and Soupir.
They repulsed German attacks be-
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Craonelle.
The government reports of the fight
ing indicate that the allies are driving
the Germans from the fortified crests
along the Aisne, the bulwark Of the
invaders extended line in northern
France.
Allies Gain important Point.
Elsewhere from Ypres to the Cra-
onne region, the allies made slight ad-
vances or firmly held their ground, but
the all-important feature Of the gov
ernment's latest statement is the sue
cessful attack by the allies northeast
of Scissor. Sunday they drove the
Germans from the plateau of Vregny,
the most notable advance in that re-
gion which has been attained since the
ago.
Previously, for month, the French
have been slowly and at painful effort
winning the advanced trenches of the
Germans above the Aisne and had se!z-
ed half of the plateau north of Sois-
Vregny means that they now have a
foothold in the highlands, which will
enable the heavy French guns to COM
bat the German artillery on equal
terms Should the positions be main
tanned and supported by advances else
where along the Ainse, there would be
no alternative left 10 the Germans
but to retreat to the Meuse
Pushing Germans Backward.
The Germans have retained the Of
fensive only in one main area of fight
ing, the region of Ypres, where they
have concentrated new army corps for
an effort to break through the alliel
line and reach Boulogne. Saturday
the allies faced and flung back violent
attacks and even gained some ground
near Messines. Southwark, along the
west flank, ii appears from official re-
port that the allies are masters of Of
fensive and are pushing the Germans
backward.
On the User the great bridgeport at
Newport has been reoccupied by the
allies, according to an official state
ment issued by the Belgian officials
which says the Lombartyde front and
also St. Georges and certain farms on
the river valley are held by the Bel
gians. Stuyvenskerke and Chateau
Vicogne have been evacuated. Dix
mure was violently bombarded and a
severe German attack at this point
was repulsed.
The Germans again occupy st.
Georges and Dentoren. These points
are being bombarded by Belgian artil-
lery. Stuyvenskerke is filled with the
corpses of the Germans. In the region
of Ypres the enemy directed violent at
tacks upon Bixschoote and to the west
OF Wytschaete. They have all been
driven back by counter offensives OF