South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-25
Plea of KaiSer'S Men for Tenn
pOrary Cessation of HoStiIi-
ties in Verdun Region Denied
ALLIES Make Advances.
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY Is
RENEWED IN FLANDERS
CannOnading Opens in Dozen
Places Along Great Battle
Line-HOt Fight for Posses
sion of Four de Paris.

PARIS. Nov. 25.-German requests
for an armistice i'm the region of YER
dun have been refused 10y the allies.
according TO an official announcement
made here today. 1t states that
French troops have gained some
ground between Langemarck and
Zonnebeke, in Belgium that in the
region Of I-aBassee the indian troops
have retaken trenches which had
been captured by the Germans the
night before and that from the North
sea as far as Ypres there has been no
attack by the German infantry.
The allies have mdde some pro-
greSs near Berry -AU-Bac in the Ar
gonne and have repulsed a German
attack northwest OF Nerdun. 1t was
after this repulse that the Germans
requested ali aTmistice.
Despite the bad weather conditions
the French have succeeded in moving
their artillery into the region of Pont-
A-Mousson and have bOmbarded Ar
naville.
Here's Official Statement
The official statement fellows in
fun:
From the North sea to Ypres
there has been no infantry attack.
Between Langemarck and ZOnne-
beke we have gained ground. At the
edge Of I.abassee, the Indian troops
have retaken from the enemy some
trenches which had been captured
from them the night before.
From Labassee TO scissors the
lull in the fighting is almost com
plete. We have made some slight
progress near Berry-Au-Bac and In
the ArgCnne at Bahincourt northwest
Of Nerdun, q German assault has been
repulsed. An armistice requested by
the enemy has been refused.
In the region of POnt-A-M0uss0n
our artillery has succeeded in bonn
harding Arnaville.
Nothing has happened i'm the
VOsges."
The announcement Of activity i'm
the region of Pont-A- -AIousson indi-
Gates that the French have taken the
offensive in that direction and are
striking at Metz, the great German
stronghold just across the frontier.
Pont-A-Mousson is in the Noselle val
ley only - miles south of Metz.
Artillery is Active
Artillery activity was reported today
from nearly q dozen separate zones
along the great battle line from the
kOsges to the North sea. with the
most vigorous operations under way
In Flanders, where the Germans are
gathering their forces for another
series of violent attacks against the
and Calais.
In some quarters where the Ger
man cannon spoke the fire was so
light and Intermittent that the French
did not even reply 10 it and the few
shells that fell did little damage.
In northern France and western
Belgium. however, where both sides
fro Hc
the bombardment and counter can
nonade take on the most furious char
acter. The duel in the flooded region
north and south of the User river and
the User canal had a most spectacu-
lar appearance. At times shells fell
into the waters OF the great inland
sea sending up a mighty column OF
water like geyser.
Artillery was also in action north
Of scissors, north OF Rheims. in the
ArgOnne district and along the heights
OF the Meuse.
In spite Of the spirited attacks OF
the Germans between the Aisne and
Aire rivers the French still hold the
strategic point OF Four De Paris. Nine
dinerent attacks have been launched
against the French defenders at this
cross roads village, all OF which failed
Four de Paris commands important
highways leading through the region
OF Argonne forest. TT lies southwest
Of Narennes. and north Of ste Meme
hold where the German crown prince
formerly had his headquarters.
All Elements in Battle.
Every element known 90 modern
warfare is engaged in the h0stilities
In northern France and west Flander-.
on the Belgian coast British and
/ French Warships steam slowly back
and forth, sending storm OF shells
against the coast towns and VILLAGES
where Germans are known 10 be- The
land batteries thunder AT each other
while the infantry struggle and surge
In bayOnet charges.
Overhead aerOplanes sweep and
WhirL dropping bombs or scouting or
finding the range for artillery There
I has been "a recrudesceuce Of aerial ac-
tiyity in the north. due 90 the clearing
OF the weather
British and French ships are bonn
harding the Belgian coast all the way
from Ostend % knocke. The towns
. OF Heyst. Zeebrugge. Blankenberghe.
Wenduyne Clemskerke Ostend Mari
akerke and Bains. as we'll as numer-
Gus smaller places have suffered Ee-
verely from the shells Zeebrugge
and Blanken berghe were set on fire by
I explosions of shells and have been
+ partly burned
Brugcs Base for Boat--
Bruges has been made the base for
/ the fiotilla Of armed motor boats
| which are patrolling the small water
ways ~ northern Belgium Some az
these boats of the larger type have
been employed 90 plant mines OF the
coast.