The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-19
GERMAN MINES
WRECK VILLAGE
HELD BY FRENCH
Paris official Report Says
Heavy Artillery Fight
continues.
HOPE BIG GUNS WILL
BREAK ALLIES LINE
,n,. MI onLic DeApntch 10 Tnr SUI.

n.y. tu-u.Int gave the news that the
hattie IN rldnd, RS and northern France
h,s resolved itself for the time being
ip,1 tremendous artillery duel. There
have hocn reports for many days that
ia, Germans were sending heavy guns
FROM ihcir bases in Belgium to add to
their already tremendous artillery
srtugjh in the West. It Is concluded
here shat they have realized the hope
los.ucss OF any attempt to break
through the allied line with infantry
and that their new plan is to drive
h,ct the French and British mile by
milo 10y the power of big guns.
\ sentence in the night communioue
M, pa guarded admission by the
Government that detachment OF
French troops was annihilated to-day
n rhGuVoacourt, the only position held
T., the G rmans on the left bank of
the Mouse and across the river from
81 Mihicl. The communique states
that the Germans blew up the western
part Of the village. where they had
planted mines. Ii is assumed that the
French in a successful attack on Mon
DAY advanced from the wrist. when they
occupied houses which had served as
barracks for the Germans. 1t is pos
these houses was destroyed when the
Germans exploded the mine trap. Tho
text o. the report. made public at 1885
p. NJ, was as follows:
To-day was marked by very
heavy and almost uninterrupted
cJnuonadinC on our northern front.
In the region OF 81. Mihiel the Ger
mans blew up the western part of
iDt.
they had mined.
on the rest of the front there IL
nothing to report.
The report Of the afternoon was sub
Gantially that the incessant collision
O, infantry and the increasingly vio-
ler' artillery fighting have produced
no d. ulsiVe result. but have been gen.
orally favorable to the Allies. The
centre Of the German effort. as previ-
ous.y. was IN the region between Dix
nude and Ypres. where the Germans
threw themselves desperately but un-
avsilingly against the granite like lines
If the French and British.
An interesting feature OF the report
was the plain indication that the AL
les never surrender the offensive al
together. and are always poised for a
TIC G. rmsns has been weakened. Near
IEN>ohoote tho zouaves. who have dis
tr-u.shad themselves on several oc-
cas- pus oy great vdlor in hand to hand
fighting, drove the Germans at the
MONT O! thc hsyonet from wood which
had heen contested for three days. No
Nrgt by the Germans could dislodge
'he British from their defence OF
Ypr5s
1t is noted that the French artillery
his once more shown its superiority
over thu German cannon in the very
heavy lighting along the hills of Cham
pegne. Further east. in the region OF
Nerduu. the French appear to be ready
for an assault on the German position
AZ =. M.hiel, having held their ground
VS. OF ChauyonCourt.
Heavy Cannonading.
Tho text of the afternoon commu'
niqu" was as follows:
The day OF November II was
analogous to the preceding day
offensive CannonadnE and some
ISOLATED infantry attacks by the
snomy, all of which were repulsed.
From the North Sea TO the Lys
tle 'front.' was subjected to a fairly
h.'.Ve commandment, particularly at
Newport and to the east and to
l." south of Ypres.
Near BiXschoote the Zouaves.
Charging with the bayonet, brill
l1r''y took possession of a forest
which had been disputed between
the enemy and ourselves for three
days.
To the south OF Ypres an often
tna ~ nS l,a
cnemy's infantry was repulsed by
orr troops. The English army also
maintained its front
From Arras to the Disc there Is
nothing new to report,
In the region OF Craonne our
s"illery on several occasions gained
t.. advantage over the batteries
6 The enemy.
Tho bombardment OF Rheims con-
tluas.
From Rheims to the Argonne
thore is nothing new to report.
I'm the region of st. Mihiel, in
suite Of counter attacks by the
rmrns, we have retained in our
possession the western part OF the
village Of Chauvoncourt.
I'm AlsaCe the landwchr battal-
i'n' sent into the region OF Sainte
" .c-auX- Mines have had TO he
H"V' 10 tho rear, having lost half
'' ,r Effective strength.
There is an unofficial report ths
e." q rmans are bringing a great fore
;'nm the eastern frontier and are pre-
pairing for another grand assault O
n" Allies line in Belgium. The new
may b" accurate, hut 1t is difficult II
military critics here to understand no
IN" Germans can diminish the
strength in the east ut a time whe
Russia is pressing an energetic Offer
eve.