In the West.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7, 7 September 1915, Page 8

In the West.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. U nixed Press Association. Paris, September 6. Except in the Vosges there have nqt-been any infantry actions in the West for a fortnight, but the Allies have maintained constant heavy bombardments in nine well-defended zones, including the Belgian front, Bouchez, Arras, Koye,.and the two extremities of the line of plateaus between Moronvilliers and Sourin, and in the Argonne, the Woevre, and Lorraine. It has been raining incessantly for forty-eight hours in Northern France, and this has reduced the roads to a quagmire. Le Petit Parisien states that the manifestations of patriotism of the Belgian population continue to cause the greatest anxiety to the Germane, who cannot strangle them. London, September 5.

According to a Dutch officer the Kaiser recently wrote to the commanders on the Western front expressing surprise at the poor results of recent operations, urging increased activity, and enjoining the troops to fight with untiring courage, so as to benefit by the speedy conclusion of the war.