SURPRISE ATTACK ON THE GERMANS AT ARRAS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2322, 2 December 1914, Page 5

SURPRISE ATTACK ON THE GERMANS AT ARRAS

ENEMY CAUGHT NAPPING T ~ | ALLIES SEIZrSIX MILES OF TRENCHES Paris, November SO. The Allies caught the Germans napping at night in the region of Arras, and attacked their front in different sections. They captured six miles of trenches, several guns, and a huge store of ammunition which had been hidden in tho hillside._ - , Next morning the Frenoh artillery, after aviators had made a reconnaissance, landed-a number of shells in a clump of trees covering a motor "park." A series of explosions followed and many cars were destroyed. The artillery also put four of the enemy's guns out of action. " ' GERMANS ON THE DEFENSIVE IN BELGIUM.- ', ;. . , Paris, November 30. A communique states: "The enemy remains on the defensive in Belgium. The cannonades are feeble. We progressed at- some pointß, and hold strongly points around Fay, between the River Somme and Chaulnes. The Germans carried on an intermittent cannonade in the region of Soissons and the town, but without result. They bombarded the forest of Apremont. There is a thick fog on the heights of the Meuse." Amsterdam, November 30/ Immense preparations are being made to safeguard Zeebrugge.and the coast from a naval attack. KING GEORGE .VISITS HIS TROOPS IN FRANCE. London, November 30. Official.—King George on Sunday sailed on a visit to the British headquarters in France. . • (Rec. December 2, 0.5 a.m.) London, December 1. Tho Bang was greatly acclaimed on landing in France, Ho was met by the Prince of Wales. He visited the wounded. ' ~ Paris, November 30. •"The Temps' l states that the Kaiser visited Antwerp on November 23. SIGNS OF A GERMAN RETREAT TO A NEW LINE. ("Times'" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) • : ,(Rec. December 1, 5.50 p.m.) ■; _.-'.„ ... London, November 30. ■ Thel "Times" military correspondent says that there are signs that the German movement on the western front may retreat to a line marked by Antwerp, Namur, and Strasburg. "We begin to see daylight through the gloom," he says. "By fighting and by continuing to arm, .we are neanng the attainment of the end." ■■ \ (Rcc. December 2, 0.5 a.m.) London, December I. The correspondents of London newspapers, who have been permitted to ini upect the' French lines, declare that'the battle in Flanders is now ended, mark ing, according to military opinion and to all appearances,'the termination of the German offensive in France, though the end of the battle, like that of the • Aisne, was unhonoured. AMONGST GERMAN MARINES. • (Rec. December 2, 0.5 a.m.) ■".''_ '.',,„ Amsterdam, December 1. Seven hundred German marines at Bruges, including several officers, refused to proceed to Ypres, declaring that their duty was only to fight at sea. The mutineers have been sent to Ghent, and it is reported that the number ■ includes three offioers.