THE ALLIES PROGRESS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 730, 16 December 1914, Page 5

THE ALLIES PROGRESS.

POSITIONS MAINTAINED,

Received this day, 10.20 a.m. Pariß, Tuesday

A communique stateß the British captured a email wood to the weßt of Wyteschaete. We retained the ground won at Ypres Canal, west of Ilollebeke, notwithstanding vigorous counter attacks. We progressed in the Argonne. The enemy violently bombarded Saint Leonard, south of Saint Die.

The enemy's artillery in Alsace is very active. We held our ground except at Steinbach, where German infantry gained a footing.

SUPERIORITY OF ARTILLERY

STRONG POSITION HELD.

London, Monday

Tiie correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Calais stateß that the Allies are vigorously and succeßsfuly pushing forward the offensive in Flanders. The superiority of the Allies' artillery is incontestable, giving them marked advantages. One initial cause of the Allies' euccesß is that the line of battle forms a zigzag from Ostend to the Lys, along which the Allies are gradually advancing. The Allies also hold a strong position north-west of Armentieres.

The inundations in Flanders stretch several miles from the south of Nieuport to the south of Dixmunde. As the Germans are clearly incapable of taking a serious offensive, their renewed bombardment of relatively unimportant localities like Ypres, Nieuport, and Pervyse is interpreted as a ruse to mislead the Allies.

BRITISH GAINING GROUND.

GERMAN STAFtf RETREATS,

Amsterdam, Monday

The British are reported to be gaining ground north of Passchendaale, imperilling the German positions nearer the coast. The German general staff has retreated inland from Enthvelde.

Many German trwops, cannon, machine guns and motor cars from Bruges district traversed Sslzaete to vvarda Antwerp.

POSITION IMPROVED

ACCOUNT BY EYE-WITNESS

Received this day, 8 45 a.m. London, Tuesday

An eye-witneßS relates that the weather is very wet. Though there have been no serious operations we have considerably improved our situation generally. Our artillery on the Bth put two field guns out of action, ignited the railway station and some rolling Btock, destroyed a chimney used as an observation Bpire. Though there have been high winds the aviators made several valuable reconnaissances. Referring to the censorship he says it is better to preserve a tantalising reticence than to satisfy curiosity at the risk ot endangering th 9 national success.

GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED

Received Tuesday, 8.30 p.m. Paris, Tuesday,

Official.—We have progressed at Ypres Canal and west of Hollebeck, and repulsed several violent counter attackr

German offensive to the north-west of Cernay was repulsed.