Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-24
FRENCH STATEMENT SAYS
GERMAN FIRE SLACK
ENED LAST WEEK
French ARTILLERY Good
Infantry at Several Points Ad-
vanCed Their Lines
Further In.

"a, front lu belgium and France from
November 10 to Q was issued tonight
10 saye
"rhcso nst frw days except ON cor
tain points have been characterized
hy 90 porDrpuhIr sHckcning ~ the
German actions. ON the other hand,
our ARTILLERY and Infantry have gained
uu the enemy noticeable advantages
lu Tine regular slogc-war uoccssltaiod
M, lhp condemnation Of the country
and the position Ut the two fronts.
"Frum the sca tu the lys our ar
ulry, tuauEs ul tho Information sup
pl.rd by our 1croplancs, was able to
rruug JOS fire and succeeded many
time. boo -llruDlur the German arilI-
Icr}
Nllcucrd German Guns.
'Ou November u iu the region or
NprDs wc destroyed several German
guns and ON the l9th and 2Oth OBJ
aiupd the Same result at Nieuport
Through our artillery spiritedly re-
turning the fire Of the enemy on the
Igth We silcuycd the German batteries
which were Smelling the lpres sta
ton aud the road from Bopcriugc TO
lprcs.
"sclcrl umos it seemed as though
the German artillery lacked aInmuui-
tiOu Some German shells failed 70
burst and we found they were mls-
sllDs such as are used on the practice
rrumd.
"Iu the last few days our infantry
bod this section has lost none OF It's
positions. often it has gained ground.
The partial attacks OF the Germans al
ways have been rcpulscd, while on the
other hand, our offensive movements
have almost always resulted I'm
STRENGTHENING the ground We occupy
ON the lGth OF November, north of
Ipt.cs. the XuuaVcs of the Moroccan
brigade. rccapurcd at the point OF
the haNourt wood triangular IN
shape and difficult TO hold They
have Thus far succeeded i'm retaining
"Thc German trenches occupied 10y
the IOuuos were filled with bodies
Found ZOO Dead.
More tu the south on the l1th Of
November the British found I'm an
other twcnch twelve hundred dead.
Tur LOSSES of the enemy continue to
.Ir must bee noticed that when our
infantry Wcakcus under the violence
ul uu attack. it is theirs to undertake
l rouutcr-attack. Thus General Vida
Inns troops I'm the region of lprcs
r,tuok ON the night of November 4
s. % wood which they had lost during
the day They made il question OF
pride NOT to postpone one moment the
rcakug of the position.
"SWl further south ON the line from
Armuucr,s to the Disc November
l1 90 81 was quiet iu general our
artillery scored some happy victories.
ON the 11th lt dispersed and destroyed
ID company of German bomb throw
| crs. who were attcmutm- TO throw
/ bombs Inn our trenches
"TuWard Beaumont our infantry ON
/ the lgth did not obtain all the results
lit expected hut uur artillery played
havoc I'm the German trenches and
/ wire cutlugIrmuuts without the en-
cmys guns returning the fire.
Dominate German Line.
'Ihl5 success mas made uS lhr mas
tors OF position iruW WhI'h We DOM
mate the German doI'hsrs
FROM lhr ol-c To Ih' west oI lhr
NEuuuc there have been several
rather severe onElttmonls our guns
have inflicted upon the enemy serious
,ussD$
.a-J Of l,hrms was am ammuh'-
t0N s'"rDhousr Whlrh was blown up.
rom tho l,lh near NlrII Ai'N tOld
\r0N' our heavy artillery d'moHshed
ihrrr German guns ana rNpleded "
'1lsson. The sJWr day hoijh oI 'fdohS
vur guns siI'u'rd "a Ilr from several
uI me enemy 't'''l's
Ihe next day near AhiI"ulWnc q
German cwp located 10y our batteries
was compelled 90 move
'Inr l'ln near Roue' M'lSon We
pu, n h1d condition % SECTION OF the
one Hundred ana ttih rcglment or
thr enemy and domuhSh'd extensive
DJi,aWoINs near tine IWm hu'rl'his'.
NoNcWhcr 20 near \a'lIN we pre-.
ND1l'd lA' continuation 10y the F'I
WANS of irvu'WnG operations Whl'u
hhd n'Enn lhrr'-
Al ih'er successes confirm ih'
confluence oI our "I'ItI\ men IH l"'
efficacy oi 'hrir lT''
\ Brilliant Success.
le Val was hIun'ut success or our
infantry 10 was near ] @ CLOCK WH'h
the F'In1nS "l'd'Nea. iu'N o"in ,
hardtd the village WIN hoNl'@eIS ana
th'n threw Two ""''""""S upon ''S
noriucrn s.dr Ihtii "''"'N' Sudu'l
ana mn mas. ,!I'''u Ih' Germans al
lllSl To Jh' pu.u' square ana lheh TO
lh' 'hul'h aid ,ndhI'u thtm 10 take
iron us ! h''i''''Us'.
Ful lh's success quickly gained
was as gu'NN "I"h'h u"Nn' Oh'
section ot the HouaNes charged They
commenced thrir action 10y I''dNtur-
ln- inr mtrullcuse' ana then, rem
forced. pushed forward past the
church and the square drll1nE the
Germans back TO lhtH point OF en-
trance INTO the town. Ih'\ were try