The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-04
ALLIES RESUME
GREAT BATTLE
ON USER FRONT
Official Silence Believed to
Cover Important
Movements.
ALSACE FRONTIER
POSTS CAPTURED
special cdbie Despatch 10 THr su>


PARIS, Dec. 3.-The Government
silence as regards operations to-day in
Belgium and northern France tan Of
fetal characteristic when critical move
ments are in progress or are pcnding)
bears out unofficial reports that
lighting has been resumed on large
scale in Flanders. with the Allies on
the offensive.
There are rumors here that the
Trench and British have made notable
advances between Dxmuic and Armen-
there's; that the Allies found weak spots
in the German lines in that region and
proceeded encrgetically to force the
fighting. The opinion persists that the
Germans have been compelled TO
weaken their force in the west to
strengthen their lines in Poland md
that the time has come for the Allies
to take the initiative
The report of the afternoon. which
referred to the fighting yes,t rday. men
toned no infantry lighting IN Flanders
or northern France. but stated that
there were severe artillery EXCHANGES
at Newport and Ypres and from the
lys to the Somme The repor, u the
night completely ignored the situation
in the north. which is believed there
fore. 10 have taken on new Importance
The only detailed news m the nisnt re-
port has to DO With the situation at the
east OF the battle l!ne--the region cas-: ~;
-. M.hiel-aud tn. French advance IN
AlSAgs Nv nXgfIDNfuty % M.ntfs b.
east Of Pont-e-M oussou. the French CON
tlnue closing movement designed to cut
on the Germans AZ ST Mihiel from tha!-
coiumu' lCdtions with Metz I'm Nlsdcc the
French made further progress in their
southcistward march ia Muelhauser, c.
cupyins Burni0upt. which is north Of the
two villages taken yesterday The text
OF the ni-ht report is as follows
The only Interesting news refers to
developments on our right wing yes
terddy. On the right bank of the
Moselle w. have occupied Les Menils
and the Slgt.d de Non In the Vosge.
our troops have taken Tete-de- Faux
south of tie village Of lie Bonhem'rc,
which dominates the frontier crest
and vas used a. An Observatory by
the Germans IN A,sace The station
OF Rurnhdupt has beer occupied and
Ne are estab,,sh.u- ourselves ON the
In" Aspach-PoLt dAspach- Burn
haupt
lbs Menils Is about eighteen miles
north of Nancy and three miles from
iont-a Moussou. II Is within one mile
Of the German frouticrl
The earlier announcement. wnlch sum-
married. what the Government desired 10
reveal a. regards The operations OF yes
terddN, contained the news that the
flooded district IN Flanders now extends
/ & the south Of D.Nmudc The Germans
homodrded the Allies lires a. the sea-
coast. a. Nprcs and IN the region west
OF Lens. Ta're were infantry attacks by
the Germans in tho Argonuc. but il is
announced tat these were repulsed \lor :;
N" old centre. I'm Lorraine and IN tho
Noss"s there nave been 10 impurtAn;
movements. The text ~ the afternoon
! report is as foll.ws:
In Belgium there was a rather
| lively artillery fire directed against
Newport and 10 the south Of Ypras.
! The uundations have extended to the
south ~ DiNmude
From the Lys to tho Somne there
/ has been a bombardmeut particularly
Al AlX-Noulette. 20 the west of Lens
/ Thor" was quiet along the entire front
from the Somme To- the Aisnc and I'm
Champagne.
In the Argonuc several attacks on
, tho part 81 the enemy werc rspulsed.
and We made Sigh, progress
In IN" Noovre the German artillery
has shown - certain activity. but with
insignificant results
In Lorraine and IN the Nosgcs there
/ is nothing important To report.
-Noulettc - on the railroad from
La Bdssce. joining at Hully-Grenay tn,
. I'm" between B"thuue and Lens. II I,
south Of Nermolles. whore the Frencl
. reported having taken the chateau an,
park and two houses on tuesday,
There is much Interest here as 10 TN.
situation at Osteud and Xecbruggc hu
little news to satisfy public elgerno 50
The Germans appear to be making tx
traordinary efforts to hold Xrcbruggc fo
q naval and Zeppelin base. II is rcporte,
that the allied fleet is continuing It's effor
to drive the Germans from the port