The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-11-20
FIGHTING ON LINE
NEhREST PARIS
Germans Attempt ID { j.
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CANNONAOING IN FLANDERS
Encounters In the Argonne Forest
Region Are Resumed - invaders
Driven Back Along the Mouse.

Driven Back Along the Mouse. Il
London, Nov. 20.-The most violent
fighting OF the day was at the pola'
where the German line is nearest &c
Paris, Tracy-le-Val, which Is only TWO
hours ride by motor from the french
metropolis.
The Germans attempted to recap
ture this town, won by the allies
few days ago, but, according TO the
French war office statement, they
were repulsed with heavy losses.
In Flanders the artillery duel, de
scribed during the last few days as OF
furious intensity, has become still
more violent, on the part OF the Ger
mans at least, but here, as elsewhere
the opposing forces are holding last
to their main positions.
An official German communication
states that heavy fighting has been
resumed in the Argonne forest, ABOUT
which some of the most severe en-
counters of the war have ragged from
time to time during the last two
months. A heavy loss, 1t Is said, was
inflicted on the enemy. In battle be
tween two squadrons of aeroplanea
one airship of the allies and one oil
the Germans was lost, it is said.
Refugees from Belgium say that
West Flanders, which Is virtually cut
off from the rest of the world, con-
tinues to be the scene of ineessant
military operations. The French and
British are reported to have captured
a small Belgian town Paris reports
that the hopes Of the allies are again
rising; that they believe the Germans
are fast weakening, but there was no
tangible evidence to indicate that the
grip of the Germans on Belgium and
France was being shaken loose, OF
that any decisive change in the Inn
mediate future could safely be pre-
dicted.
Dispatches from Belgium say that
fighting between the German and al
lied forces in the inundated territory
between Dixmude and Newport, on
the North sea coast, is now frequent
ly carried on in boats.
Artillery, for the first time In the
war, has proved ineffective, but per
sonal bravery and enterprise are now
counting for much, and the battle Is
beginning to resemble the classical
siege of Lyden in the sixteenth CEN
fury, with raids and counter raids %
means of fiat-bottomed boats.
Two corporals Of the Seventh Bel
s,Po hnoy, Ypodn KNIGHTS
Of the Order of Leopold for transport
ing forty men, including fifteen Sc
verely wounded, across the inunda'
lions under heavy fire.
A brilliant attack by British troops
| and French sailors caused the Ger.
mans to evacuate Schoorbakke, Bel
GUM, which is practically surrounded
by the water from the broken dykes.
| Because of the flood only two roads
| were open to the town, and on one
| of these the British approached In
| two armored automobiles. It was a
night attack, and the Germans In the
town Immediately turned their atten.
/ ton to them. Meanwhile the blue
| Jackets, who had made RATS on fiat.
bottomed boats, crossed the water
and took the Germans in the rear,
| forcing them to fee by the one read
| still left op-. The Germans aban.
| doned many guns, ammunition and
stores and their dead and wounded.
The official bulletins are as follows:
FRENCH.
"The day has been particularly
calm. There is nothing new to report"
A statement earlier in the day said
ION the north yesterday (Wednes
day) was marked by q renewal OF
activity on the part of the enemy's ar
tillery, particularly between the sea
coast and Lys. There were no infan
try attacks in this region.
Between the Disc and the Aisne
the operations in the vicinity OF
Tracy-le-Val hid q termination very
! favorable for our troops. 1t will
be remembered that we took posses
sion of this village several days ago
| On Tuesday the Germans endeavored
to recapture it. After having captur
ed our first trenches they succeeded
in making their way as far as tn"
central square of the village. Here,
| however, a vigorous counter attacl
delivered by our Algerian contingent
| drove the enemy back, wrested from
him all the ground we had lost and
inflicted on him very heavy losses.
"In the Argonne we have maintain
ed our position. Along the rest of tn
front Their is nothing new to report"
! GERMAN.
"The situation in West Flander
| and in the north Of France Is Ill
| changed.
"a German aviation squadron er
| countered some of the enemy's avia
tors white making reconnoiterinf
| flight and caused them to descend
one of them falling. One of our fyint
machines is missing.
| "A fierce French attack on the re-
| gion of Servon, on the western slop
| Of the Argonne forest, was repulse
| with heavy loss to the enemy. Gu
losses were small"
| Train Kills Deaf Man.
Reading, Pa, Nov. 20.-Fai,ing to
hear the approach of a Reading pas
senger train, Edwin F. Ludwig, forty
years old, afflicted with deafness,