The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21
GER MANS RENEW
DRIVE AGAINST
BARRIER FORTS
Eccaptlllr ChauvoncOurt.
Held by French for
a Day.
VIOLENCE OF FLANDERS
BATTLE DlMINISHES
,p.,,oi ca5i, Dcsrrfch 70 Tnr srv.

p,rIs. nov. .0.-The onfall of winter
ms rumbed the energy of Allies and
C,rmaus in Belgium and northern
Franco. Snow is falling. Gales from
tho sea have driven tidewater far in
land wid ming the inundated district.
Infantry operations are well nigh i'm
ross.blc. The official reports issued by
tAs French Government show that the
elements have hcsted for the time be-
irs both IN men in gray and the men
f. kNaI
Ncinrr side can do more than ham
mr. the other with biz guns. II APP
pears ,hat there was no important ac-
t.yity to-day anywhere along the front
h.; Yesterday there was an artillery
conlhat south OF Ypres. the left of the
position held by the British. The Ger
mans did not press their artillery at
tack a. strongly as on the previous
etN.
Il Is officially announced that the
Germans " re forced To abandon heavy
Guns because Of the spreading waters.
tva large mortars which the Germans
were unable to remove. The reports
OF correspondents say that both sides
have lost cannon and automobiles since
t., flood changed the character OF OPP
,.at.ous There Is no doubt that bad
weather has increased the exhaustion
OF the troops and there is much illness
in The trenches.
The official report OF the afternoon
pOln,ed to 4 new effort by the Germans
10 extend the wedge they have driven
between Nerdun and foul at St Mihicl.
on the Mause. At the same time the
French. who have never ceased their
efforts to euvelop the Germans holding
s.. Mlhi-l. seem to have anticipated :he
pan and to have advanced little from
the north and south OF their line. which
fu:rs three parts OF a circle around 81.
Mll.,
u ldmi'ted that the Germans haze
sga.u t,Nen the western part of the vi
licr ~ ChJuvoncourt on the west bank
o. q Mouse ON November l. the FrenCl
r,,.ite1 the ca pture OF a portion OF the
Village lse rex day the official report
"I-ce'i thai the Germans had exploded
o.. r:'"r .''leh:iGy from CHauNoncourt
eul utu lhr"r 81. he western section.
m. i-r. lt~en rs Tat detachment OF
J. .,h vas destroyed and appre lension
rs .y nu means removed by IN" statement
tnJ tue Germans dtv again at Chauvon-
tln"'
l'.r The time being this region Is a cen
{, 20 tc'c-t The French are MAILING
d .-.-rit- Efforts to close their tines east
a. - Nihic. ana thereby cut off a large
Conan force. The Germans are trying
T.. desperately to keep open the only
breach they have made in the barrier OF
fu.fr'sses
The communique issued at 1910 to-
night was as follows:
There IS no incident OF note to re-
tn report Of the afternoon explained
te causes of the cessation OF "ghting in
Il. north and offered brief details of the
operations al the east of the line. 1t
W. as follows:
The day Of November 10 was
marked by the almost total absence
o Infantry attacks on the part OF
tie enemy and their artillery fire
vas much 'oss violent than on the
previous day.
10 the north tho weather has been
vory bad and snow has fallen Al
the region Of ~. User Canal to the
cast OF D.Nmude is invaded by the
v-tcrs.
In the front of Eamscspclle we
rave taken from the water two 1865
C-t.WetcT mortavs abandoned by the
Germans.
rt.rs has been a fairly intense
s-i1lrry iirl to the south of Yp-cs.
-. the centre there has been no inn
roIi,ut action to report. In the Ar
SOM, ihrC. vigorous attacks on the
ItIt Of the encmys infantry have
/ en- vcpulsed.
pu our right wing the Germans
',s- r"occupled the DESTROYED section
q ChduyonyouTt Further 20 the east
ave made some progress