Milford chronicle., 1914-12-04
Great Guns Shake Houses in
Holland TOTR
ARTILLERY DUEL GOES ON
Germans Active North Of Srras and
Fighting Keeps Up In the Argonne
Region.

Renewal of the German artillery at
tack at several points along thu
Franco-Belgian lines is reported il
the Official communique of the Paris
war Office
The cannonade is especially heavy
on the Aisne, where the bombardment
OF the French trenches is proceeding
without cessation. In Belgium also
heavy cannonading is reported. but
for the time being infantry move.
ments have been interrupted on that
part OF the line.
The Germans have become increas.
inly active in the region of Arras,
and the belief that the next attempt
to break through the allies lines will
be made. at that point is strengthened
by recent developments.
Many military experts, however,
believe that the invaders are simply
marking time in the west, awaiting
the outcome of the great battle in
progress in Poland Unofficial reports
that the kaiser is sending heavy rein.
forcements from France and Belgium
to the eastern front Of the war lack
confirmation.
The arrival of King George in |
France to visit the British troops is |
a picturesque feature of the war. es.
pecially as it is the first time that an
English monarch has gone to the |
front since George II. led his victor.
ious troops in the battle Of Dettin.
gen.
Violent fighting is II progress along
the User canal, according to a tele-
gram from Reuters correspondent at
Sluis, Holland. The roaring Of heavy
guns has been heard all day and the
houses as far away as Sluis are be-
ing shaken.
Inhabitants af all villages within
one hours march OF the User battle
front have been sent away.
Telegraphing from Amsterdam, the
of the Central News
says the German front before Dix.
nude has begun a general retire.
nent
Belgian refugees arriving at Sluis
rom Aardenburg reported having
ieard a furious cannonading near the
oast They thought the allies were
'ombarding the Germans near Os-
end
The Amsterdam Handelsblad's cor.
at Sluis says:
"A big battle is raging between the r
ser and the Lys. One hundred and
wenty thousand Germans have been
ent to Ypres to make a final attempt {
} capture the town.
"The garrisons in Flanders have
cen reduced to a minimum to pro. -
.de troops to prevent the allies ad. r
lncing on Zonnebeke and Lange. n
arck." 4
A telegram from Furnes says that |
German and British armored train 4
ught a spectacular duel near Ypres H
he British artillery had the advan- II
ge in range and the German train n
as smashed.
From a Dutch source 1t is reported
at some OF the German soldiers at 4
e front have mutinied.
1t is reported that the Germans
We begun to retire from before Dix
lde, but this report lacks confirma. IS
N. 20
There has been an outbreak Of ty. is
old fever in Belgium. It has spread ey
I'm the German camp to the civilian jus
pulation. -,
The official bulletins are as follows: "a,
FRENCH.
In Belgium there was a rather spir
d artillery fire during the day OF
" 30, bat no attack was made by -.
German infantry. WI
The enemy continued to show con
cradle activity to the north OF Ar.
In the region of the Aisne there
5 intermittent artillery fire along Da.
the front. In the Argonne the
lting continues, but without bring 9Os
any change in the situation.
In the Woevre district and in the
'ges there is nothing to report"
GERMAN.
There is no news to hand from IN
western arena of the war" "a
motto