South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-27
Paris Announcement Also De-
CIareS That Artillery Fire
Has SIackened While Battle
in Trenches Continues.
FRENCH GUNS MENACE
GERMAN HEADQUARTERS
Artillery is Trained on Emil
nenCe Near Laon Which
Commands Right Center of
the TeutoniC Lines.

PARIS. Nov. 27.-Repulse Of Ger
man infantry attacks on the right
bank Of the User in Belgium and IN
the Argonne region of France is an
nounced in an official communique is
sued here this afternoon. The bonn
bardment of Rheims continues and
the fighting in the Argonne region is
apparently very severe as some
trenches there have been taken and
retaken by the opposing forces.
The official statement follows:
During the day of Nov. % the
slackening OF the enemy's artillery
fire was constant everywhere. Two
attacks by infantry directed against
the bridges which we have thrown
upon the right bank OF the User 10
the south of DiXmude We're Sharply
repulsed. There was no lighting on
the rest of the front in Belgium and
as far as the Disc. The same can De
said of the situation on the Aisne and
in the Champagne district.
'As usual Rheims was very violent
" bombarded during a visit paid 10
the town by journalists from neu-
trail countries.
In the Argonne some infantry at
taclzs have resulted in the taking and
retaking OF some trenches. The et-
fective forces engaged have never
reached the number of "A battalion.
The ground lost and regained has
never exceeded 25 metres (Sl feet).
"On the Meuse and In tn. Nosges
there is nothing to report
Try To Regain Ground.
The Germans are making unsuc-
cessful efforts TO regain some OF their
lost ground north of the Aisne, be-
tween Bourgogne and scissors while
in the West Flanders zone of activity
the lighting is marked by vigorous
exchanges of artillery fire.
From the Belgian border 30 the
Disc river the invaders are bomDard-
ing the lines OF the French and Brit
ish and are doing heavy damage to
towns i'm the range of the cannonade.
Particularly severe havoc has been
wrought at Arras and Bethune. two
points against which the German gum
ners have steadily concentrated their
attacks.
Field headquarters of the Germans
commanding the right center are be-
ing menaced by the French artillery
so close have the allies been able TO
push their lines 90 the position Of
the Germans. These headquarters are
located near Laon upon a high emil
nence that commands the surround
ing country.
The Germans are reported TO be
shipping many bateauX into the re-
gion of Dixmude I'm West Flanders
for the obvious purpose of using them
for transportation OF troops across
the inundated district. This would
prove a most hazardous undertaking
for the western shores OF this inland
sea in Belgium are held by French,
British and Belgians and their artil-
lery has been planted 10 sweep the
water. The Germans might try ~
transport troops under the concen-
trated fire of their heavy guns bu
even under the circumstances this en-
terprise would be "a foolhardy one UNI
less most of he French and thei1
guns were silenced.
Report Heavy Movements.
Heavy troop movements are agai
reported from western Belgium bu,
official dispatches make no mention
any new offensive movement 10y th
invaders in that region. The Ger
mans have been keeping up "a yigOr
GUS demonstration for the purpose
checking any proposed attacks Dy tn
allies. but beyond this they have n
tried any crushing movement.
There have been as days of fghtM
since the battle of the Aisne ID
and the lines OF the allies are not in
any danger. ON the other hand the
allies are making progress -n Their at
tacks at both ends Of the line and az
the apex Of the German wedge. near
SCISSORS.
North Of the junction of the Aisus
and the Nesle near Missy and Failly
the Germans have been making a
series OF artillery and infantry at
tacks in an effort TO disIodge the
French and their Algerian allies from
their trenches but these SO far have
ended In failure. The dcm0nstra-
ti0ns of the Germans In this region
are being directed by Gen won Zewel
a veteran OF 1870. who got his early
training under Bismarck.
Furious Fighting.
Northwest OF Eerdun. near Varen-
ne5 and Aprem0nt. the lighting has
been furious. Both sides have fought
with on-hearted bravery. Between
the trenches the ground is soaked
with the blood OF men who fell in
attack and counter attack In that re-
gfor the Germans We're trying 20 work
their way southwark in order 10 get
within artillery range of the forts oa
the western side Of Nerdun but they
met with resistance which hurled
them reeling backward
The thunder Of hostile guns must
be ringing plain in Metz for a tele-
gram from Belfort says that the
French bonn bardment at Arnavsna
which is between 10 and Is miles
from Metz has increased IN vigor