The state herald., 1914-11-27
losina Guns in Mud.

Losing Guns in Mud.
Many heavy guns have been lost by
the Germans in the floods in F1an'
ders. The official French com.
munique in stating this declares that
the artillery fire from the coast to
| the Lys has slackened somewhat.
Snow is again falling in Flanders and
the bad weather prevented any in.
fantry attacks being made by the
Germans. The Germans followed up
their advantage at Chauvancourt in
the region OF st. Mihiel and have re-
occupied the village.
Repulse French at Vcrdun.
The German troops have repulsed
a French attack in the neighborhood
of Verdun, France, according to an
| official communication issued by the
German general army headquarters.
Fight On In Belgium.
Undeterred by winter weather and
Hoods. the Germans still are making
an effort to break down the Allies de-
tense along the Franco. Belgian from.
tier. There have been almost con
tinuous artillery fights. with occa.
sional infantry attacks. but apparent.
ly without either side making any
progress.
The line from the coast TO Nieuport.
which has been receiving less atten-
tion since the Germans began their at
tempt to get the British out OF Ypres.
again has been subjected to a BON.
bardment which is described as very
violent one, while to the south OF Dix.
nude the Germans have been trying,
under fire from the Allies cannon. to
build works to check the flood which
compelled them to eyacuate part OF
their trenches.
At other points the big guns again
have been busy, and Reims has been
subjected TO another rain OF shells.
German Attacks All Repuised.
For the most part the opposing ar.
mics have been content TO shell each
other at long range, but the Germans
have made several attacks around
Ypres, which, according to the French
general stan. have been repuised with
heavy losses. Despite these losses II
II not believed that the Germans have
any intention of giving up their at.
tempt to reach the French coast. and
the Allies are making elaborate prep.
arations TO block any further advance
In force.
Extensive defense works have been
erected along the User Canal and the
French armies are holding that line
from the Belgian border south to the
River Disc and pushing forward ap.
proach works which place them In
better position for either defense OF
ofIense.
German Regiment Destroyed.
An entire German regiment was de,
siroyed north OF BiNschoo,o when the
allied troops again flooded the dis.
trlct In which the bitter fighting for
the line TO the coast has been In prog.
ress for the last month. Tha, was
declared In the latest official state
ment Issued by the French war office.
Turks Far Into EGYPT.
Turkish troops have occupied Kala.
tulnahl. seventy.hye miles beyond the
Egyptian frontier. an official Turkish
statement declares.
Turks Push siavs Back.
The general stan OF the Russian
Caucasian army has issued com.
munieation confirming the report from
Turkish sources that the Russians had
received n check near ErEcrum.
Bornbsrdment Kills $50.
A dispatch from Athens says the
Turks lost $50 men and two guns de
stroyod In the bombardment of ths
forts of the Dardanclles. The former
German cruisers Goobcn and Breslau.
which now ny the Turkish fae have
ro'entcrcd the nosphouH.
Allies Take Turkish Forts
Tho British admiralty announces
tho successes Of operations against
the Turkish garrison at sheikh.
said. on the Strait Of fab,Ei.
Mnndch, at the entrance Of the Cult
Of Alden, and of the occupation Of the
Turkish forts at Turba by indian
ttoopn. assisted by the British cruiser.
Duke OF Edinburgh.
German Cruiser interned.
The German cruiser Berlin has been
informed NJ TrondhJom. Norway. The
Berlin, with crew OF tbO mon, ar.
rived AT Trondhjom and her command
or was given the choice of putting 10
nea within tweny.fonr hourn or Of
submitting to disarmament lie chose
disarmament