South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-28
Bipiane is Brought Down and
One Aviator is Killed While
His Two Companions Are
Made Prisoners.
REINFORCEMENTS FOR
ALLIES STIFFEN LINES
Exhausted Fighters Are Given
FurlOughS From Firing Line
and Fresh Troops Increase
Pressure Against Enemy.


rnunioue issued here this afternoon
states that in the champagne district
the heavy French guns have 1ntilcted
very serious losses upon the German
artillery. 1t also tells Of the loss OF
another airship by the Germans,
biplane carrying three aviators having
been brought to earth by the French
artilIerymen yesterday in Belgium.
one of the aviators was killed and the
others taken prisoners. No import
ant change in the general situation IS
reported.
The official statement follows:
'In Belgium the artillery engage
rnents continued during the day Of
Nov. 27 without particular incident.
The heavy German artillery is show
ing less activity.
There was a Single attack by in
fantry To the south OF Ypres which
our troops repulsed.
Toward evening our artillery
brought down a German biplane man
ned by three aviatOrs. One was killed
and the two others made prisoners.
In the region of Arras and farther
TO the south there is no change. The
day was very calm.
I'm the region of the Asine in the
champagne district our artillery in
ficted very Serious losses upon the
enemy's artillery.
there is nothing to report
Allies Reinforced.
The allies line between Dixmude
and YDres in Belgium has been stiff
fened by the arrival of reinfOrcements
and there are indications that the
French, British and Belgians Will i'm
mediately increase the pressure they
have been exerting against the Ger
mans in this section of West Flanders.
More than 100 guns, some of them
removed from forts upon the Mediter
ranean coast and the Spanish frontier,
have been rushed into Belgium.
1t is confidently stated that the pO-
sitions held by the French and British
around DiXmude, Ypres ana Warne-
ton are impregnable.
I'VE have an inland Gibraltar at
Ypres," said a wounded British officer
from the front The Germans are
foolish to try to batter their way
through out lines at that point"
The arrival of fresh troops on the
allies front enabled Gen. JOffre to
grant short furloughs to some of the
troops that have been under fire for
the past month. Some of these sol
diers who are fortunate enough TO
get out Of the battle zone are so shat
tered in nerves when they get away
from excitement and constant crash
OF battle that they have to be taken
some of those relieved were Indian
troops who are suffering intensely
from the wintry weather which has
been prevailing I'm northern France
and western Belgium. I am told that
very few French soldiers are station
ed in the entrenched camp of Paris"
This being so IL indicates that the
French have no fear Of a general Ger
man offensive alOnS the Aisne and
Ctse rivers. Indeed, the invaders have
so weakened their lines at these points
in order 10 strengthen their armies
in the northern sphere that it would
be folly for them TO desert their
strongly entrenched positions IL an
attempt TO cut through the French
lines.
Denial OF Friction.
It is possible that the French re-
iuforcements sent into the north may
have been drawn from the Paris
camp: then again. they may be part
Of the enormous reserve French army
which Gen. Joffre is known to have in
store.
From an official source comes an
emphatic denial that there is any
friction existing between French and
British generals at any point Per-
sons circulating such reports viii be
severely punished and If il is found
that actual harm has resulted from
he rumors, their promulgators may
oe shot.
German artillery continues its
steady canuOnade in Flanders around
Arras and Bethune, at various points
3long the Aisne particularly in the
-egion of Rheimsl and along the
heights OF the Meuse.
The severe lighting in the Argonne.
which IS officially proclaimed by the
war office IS for the possession of
srtategic roadways. The official in
formation that the men engaged in
his action have never exceeded a
battalion" shows how heavily gen
erals in the north have drawn upon
he center for reinforcemenIs.
IuII Only Comparative.
Although a luH has been reported
the hghting the cessation is only
comparative. The lighting had been
so violent and bloody that minor in
fantrv attacks and desultory artillery
dueling is spoken of as 'lull."
10 IS reported from ST. Omer that
q Canadian hospital has been estab-
lished In northern France primarily
20 care for the Canadian soldiers who
were reported at the front about 1 10l
lays ago. However. II is 60 be con-
lued 10 the care of wo .nded Indians
Wounded British. French. Belgians
anu Germans or any others viii be
reated there There are about leo
doctors on the staff OF the hospital
This location o. somewhere on the
TWanQh coast naar