ENEMY PREPARING FOR FRESH ATTACK

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2315, 24 November 1914, Page 5

ENEMY PREPARING FOR FRESH ATTACK

BRITISH ARTILLERY ALERT \ HEAVY INFANTRY FIGHTING (By, Telegraph—Praaa Association.—Copyright.)' p Paris, November 22. i Large German reinforcements are collecting for an attack; via Dixmude, Vhoro small German forced are ontronclied. The British artillery, foiled every, Attempt of the enemy to plant their batterie*. . Heavy infantry fighting is proceeding iouth of Middlekerke. A communique states: "Between Arras and the Oise there have been only intermittent bombardments. Our artillery, on" the whole, is more active than (tho enemy's. It destroyed several lines of trenches. The enemy is constructing fresh trenches in the rear. The day was quiet on the remainder of the front.": .(Reo. November 23, 5.20 p.m.) London, November 23. Tha -"Times" in a leading article, says: "We would counsel strict re>> Vfierve concerning the present lull in our- battle line. Our redoubtable enemies Ijaro never more dangerous than'when conspicuously quiet. The Prime Minister 'has received the following cablegram (dated London', •November 23), from the High Commissioner:— , "Snow is impeding the operations in both theatres."' Only intermittent bombardment is taking place in the regions round Arras and the Oise. Several lines of German trenches have been taken. The Allies' artillery ' repulsed "passed attacks in the JVoeuvre district.' . REPORTED- PREPARATIONS TO DEFEND BERLIN, (Rec. November 23, 5.20 p.m.) London, November 23.. 'A Russian 'doctor who escaped Irom Germany reports that the Germans are preparing on an enormous scale for the defence of Berlin. Guns of the' heaviest calibre are being mounted, and a large quantity of stores accumulated.

. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN YPRES AND OOAST • INTERRUPTED.: • : (Ret). November 23, 5.20 p.m.) London, November 23. The German: artillery is interrupting, tie communications between Ypres jrnd the coast. An Order discloses the importance,' of the dheck administered the Germans in the North. ' .VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT 'AT YPRES. (Reo. November 28, 9.20 p.m.) Paris, November 23. v Official.—A 1 violent bombardment at Yprea on November 22 destroyed the Hotel de'Ville and the Cloth Hall. There has been, heavy cannonading at Soissons : iVailly (on the Aisne); elsewhere there is nothing to report. . _____ DESPERATE ATTACK ON CAPTURED TRENCH . BRITISH STRATEGY AND PLUOK WIN OUT, (Reo. November 24, 0.25 a.m.)! London, November 23. The German infantry was obliged to evacuate the trenches north' of Dismude owing to severe privations. D uring their absence, two hundred British. "with maxims, crossed the flood area oa rafts at night, surprising the relieving force when it was entering the trenches. Two hundred of the Germans were cut down before they rallied. Two thousand German cavalry thdn charged to the. rescue, and floundered in the heavy ground. The maxims operated at short range, and decimated the cavalry. German infantry then swarmed the British trenches and wiped out 6ho whole of the two hundred. THREE PRUSSIAN REGIMENTS ANNIHILATED. (R-ce. November 24, 1.30 a.m.) London, November 23. ( r 'T'io Timcs's" Calais correspondent reports fierce fighting at Mcssines. The British by a night attack captured a series of trenchcs, but were forced to retire with the loss of ten officers and two hundred men. The Germans lost two thousand. . . . , Later, the British partook in a general assault, in wliclu three crack jP.Wßsian regiments wore annihilated. The British loss was lighti

DISCONTENT IN THE KAISER'S GRAND ARMY BAVARIAN TROOPS BECOMING INSUBORDINATE. London, November 22. Travellers vrho liave arrived at Copenhagen from Bavaria state .tlmfc the Bavarian troops aTe becoming insubordinate. The Prussian headquarters are sparing the Prussians, .and aro sending troops from South Germany; to what are called 1 'Uriali posts."— I "Times" and Sydney "Sun" services. Dut-ch newspapers confirm the news that discontent among the Bavarian officers is. increasing. Thoy complain that they are sacrificed oj the Kaiser, and are always placed in the front of the firing line. They declare that out of three hundred thousand men only one-third survived. "VVell-informed military circles in Berlin estimate that the German losses total a million and a half, killed, wounded, and missing, exclusive of the. Bick, who are reckoned at half a million.—"Times and Sydney "Sun" services. (Rea November 23, 6.20 p.m.) v / London, November 23. Mynbeer Troelstra, leader of the Dutch 1 Socialists, after a visit to Germany, draws a striking contrast between the departure for the war theatre of fresh young troops, full of enthusiasm, and the returning, wounded, broken, and deadly weary. The feeling is that Germany, that losing gambler,is striving to win a fortune with one In row, staking all on a single card. ( Prisoners in Lorraine assert that the Landsturmers recently arrived are more difficult to persuade to go'into ..action than the first contingent©. They have orders to nold the ground without attacking; and await the result of the decisive operations at Ypres.