The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-03

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United Press Leased Wire vice.l
PARIS, Nov. 3.-The CT ns con-
tinued their night assault the Ar
iras suburb, to the westward Of lille
and along the Belgium front through
out last night without material gains.
The fighting, according to the informa-
tion at military headquarters1 here, 10
confined at present to certain selected
points on the battle line. Elsewhere
the Germans seem to be waiting for
the arrival OF reinforcements which
are understood here to be enroute.
Great activity Is reported on the
part Of the extreme left Of the Ger
man centre In the region Of verdun.
Additional troops are being brought
up and the German eommandant 10
plainly endeavoring to break through
the heavy curtain Of French infantry
which is screening the verdun fortifi-
cations and which up 20 the present
time has frustrated every effort on
the part Of the Germans to gain
ground. II 10 known that The French
forces In this vicinity have been heav-
lily reinforced and severe fighting can
be expected in thls vicinity for some
time to come.
In AIsace-Lorraine and the vosges
the progress Of the campaign has been
seriously interfered with by heavy
fall Of snow. Despite this fact Il 10
officially declared the French continue
to make material progress.
Because Of the large number Of
wounded arriving here from the battle
ground In the north, many Of the
slightly wounded who have been in
the military and the emergency hos
pitals have been transferred to the
eouth to make room. The wounded
now arriving are far more seriously
hurt than were the average in the
early stages Of the war. Most Of those
who wsrs i,siursd ~ shrapnel are IL
I serious condition ard there % I
growing percentage Of tetanus Gases.
This 10 due 20 lack OF ante-tstanus
serum and the fact that the emery
eney corps At the front 10 ovsrtaxed.
Nurses and doctors are badly needed.
Hundreds Of the wounded also suffer
cd from bayonst wounds, mostly In
the body. German troops who have
been operating in northern France and
Belgium have been far more efficient
In the use Of thu bayonst than those
engaged in the earlier battles and the
wounds they infiict are EXTREMITY dam
gerous.
Among the wounded are many Of
the British indian troops who have
been acting as the ehief supporters OF
the 6elgians.
3 O'CLOCK REPORT.
PARIS. Nov. 3.-That the Germans
have definitely abandoned their posi-
tIons along the left bank Of the User
was the most noteworthy information
contained In this afternoons oficiaI
communique. II was stated that they
have retired from all Of the entrench-
ed positions that they held az re-
suit Of the territory being inundated
through the cutting Of the dykes and
that these positions, especially below
Dixmude are now held by the allies.
The German assaults on Arras,
which were renewed yesterday, have
all been repuised, II 10 stated.
THE LAST STRAW.
[By VIM. Philip simms, United Press
Staff Correspondents
PARIS, Nov. 3.-The Germans are
being hard pressed at score Of points
in the long battle line and the mill
tary experts at headquarters here de-
clare that their offensive has mater
ially lost force. At every point the
allies are pushing their advance. Slow
progress 10 being made because Of the
determined resistance Of the enemy,
now made up more than in half Of the
second line troops. But It Is insisted
there 10 no longer any doubt Of the
final result.
The German attempt to advance to
the sea 10 characterized ~ the most
eostly defeat Of the war. The German
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