The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-12-02
BATTLE RACES
ON The USER
Great Guns Shake Houses in
Holland Town.
ARTILLERY DUEL GOES On
Germans Active North Of Arras and
Fighting Keeps UP In the Arsonne
Region.

Fighting Keeps UP In the Arsoh"e
Region.
London, Dec. RENEWAL OF the
German artillery attack at several
points along the Franco-Belgian lines
is reported in the official commun1que
of the Paris war Office.
The cannonade is especially heavy
on the Aisne, where the bombardment
of the French trenches is proceeding
without cessation. In Belgium also
heavy cannonading is reported, but
for the time being infantry move
ments have been interrupted on that
part of the line.
The Germans have become increas'
inly active in the region of Arras,
and the belief that the next attempt
to break through the allies lines will
be made at that point is strengthened
by recent developments.
Many military experts, however,
believe that the invaders are simply
marking time in the west, awaiting
the outcome of the great battle III
progress in Poland. Unofficial reports
that the kaiser is sending heavy rein
forcements from France and Belgium
to the eastern front of the war lack
confirmation.
The arrival of King George In
France to visit the British troops is
a picturesque feature of the war, es'
pecially as it is the first time that an
English monarch has gone to the
front since George II. led his victor
ious troops in the battle of Dettin.
gen.
Violent fighting is in progress along
the User canal, according to a tele-
gram from Reuters correspondent at
Sluis, Holland. The roaring of heavy
guns has been heard all day and the
houses as far away as Sluis are be-
ing shaken.
Inhabitants af all villages within
one hours march of the User bastia
front have been sent away.
Telegraphing from Amsterdam, the
correspondent of the Central News
says the German front before Dix
nude has begun general retire.
ment.
Belgian refugees arriving at Sluis
from Aardenburg reported having
heard furious cannonading near the
coast. They thought the allies were
bombarding the Germans near Os'
tend.
The Amsterdam Handelsblad's cor
respondent at Sluis says:
"a big battle is raging between the
User and the Lys. One hundred and
twenty thousand Germans have been
sent to Ypres to make final attempt
to capture the town.
1.-THE garrisons in Flanders have
been reduced to minimum to pro-
vide troops to prevent the allies ad.
vancing on Zonnebeke and LANCE
marck."
A telegram from Fumes says that
a German and a 81 fish armora( ain
fought a spectacular duel near fpres
The British artillery had the advan.
tage in range and the German train
was smashed.
From a Dutch source it Is reported
that some of the German soldiers at
the front have mutinied.
It Is reported that the Germans
have begun to retire from before Dix.
nude, but this report lacks confirma'
ton.
There has been an outbreak of ty.
phoid fever in Belgium. 1t has spread
from the German camp to the civilian
population.
The official bulletins are as follows:
FRENCH.
"In Belgium there was rather spir.
tied artillery fire during the day OF
Nov. 80, but no attack was made by
the German infantry.
1.-THE enemy continued to show con-
siderable activity to the north Of Ar.
ras.
an the region of the Aisne there
was intermittent artillery fire along
all the front. In the Argonne the
fighting continues, but without bring
ing any change in the situation.
'In the Woevre district and in the
Vosges there is nothing to report"
GERMAN.
There is no news to hand from
the western arena of the war;"