Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-01
ALLIES SLOWLY PUSHING
HIM BACK SAYS OFF
CIAL STATEMENT
ARE D0INC LITTLE FIGHTING
But Little Real Fighting Done on
Long Battle Line Last
Week.

Tho following official statement
"as issued hero tonight
"a few details about what has oc-
CURED ON the front from November
2l to November ~, inclusive:
Tho general situation has NOT
materially changed In that period
The encmy has worn himself out I'm
/ paINal attacks, without result our
/ counter attacks havo Inflicted on
hm heavy losses aud have brought
Homo gain 10 ourselves
From the sea to the Iys The at
| tacks OF the enemy have been inter
| mlitout On the 23rd, the 24th and tho
| 4'jh, the German artillery I'm general
| has remained silent
Iho old ana magnificent city Of
| pres was condemned To death ON
| tho day when tho German omperor
was obliged to give up all hope OF
| entering II. The batteries not being
sufficient for that work of destruc-
ll"n, the enemy took to Houthem an
'rmor'd train ON the 22nd and 23rd
under the guidance Of captive
balloon
\ Heap of Ruins.
This train kept up an incessant
Iiro or explosive and incendiarv
smells The cathedral belfry and the
market buildings successfully col
lapScd ON the evening OF the 23rd
,n' mann square Of the city was moth
Ing moro than heap of ruins.
The firing was kept up continu-
any In order TO prevent the city from
being succored, but our sappers
worked under the shells and sue
Geeded In rcscuing many Of the in
! nAplianis, the city records and a few
| pictures In the museum.
"On the 24th and 25th we sue
ceeded' to the south OF Dlxmude. in
| gaining foothold on the left bank
! OF the User. In spite OF the enemys
| tre our troops held the ground with
out difficulty
Further to the south a French
army corps advanced two hundred
meters all along its front and has
held It's ground The shells of the
German artillery sometimes do not
burst properly. our infantry, In com
parlson with the infantry OF the en-
envy are very spirited. They can
lufed on the Goth before Festobert
three machine guns, light howitzer,
100 men and three officers.
Situations Very Good.
ITO sum up, our material and
moral situation from the sea to tho
Lys Is very good
From the Lys TO the Oibse the en-
cmy has not shown greater activity
than on tho northern section. There
was no attack by the Infantry Tho
attacks by the artillery were very in
Irrmiitcnt and were lacking in spirit.
our artillery that week maintained its
advantage.
"On the 22nd our heavy guns near
"a h'Ssee SlIcnced completely the fire
or the German batteries. on the 24th
IN the Same region the result was tho
same. on the 25th we DESTROYED
arter our aeroplaucs had given us
the range. two machine guns
our infantry has gained brilliant
tsuIls. 1t is TO be noted that every
advance 1t makes Is at once definitely
secured by the establishment Of in
Jrenchments. At LEVIN on the 2lst
our infantry brought to head an
ludacious operation which had been
prepared by sappiug. our troops in
Iaded German trench, killed two
hundred Of its occupants and Installed
themselves In the trench, after hay
ing burned i'm front Of il two artillery
observation stands
with reference TO the district from
he Disc to the NOsges. II is in this
section that the enemy in his state
inents claims 20 have given proofs
)t the greatest activity and to have
gained most Of his success In re
iHty ne has been little more active
nan I'm other sections except that he
never engaged more than one bat
talon at time
AS regards the results. he obtained
none. on the contrary our artillery