Fighting in France

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 126, 21 October 1914, Page 5

Fighting in France

GERMAN BIG GUNS AT BELTOHT| SLIGHT ADVANTAGE TO TBI ENEMY. Received 20, 10.20 p.m. Amsterdam, October 19. The Cologne Gazette ettttea that heavy Krupp siege guns have been placed east of Belfort, where there has been severe lighting in the last few days, with only a alight advantage to the Germans. ALLIES' LEFT WIN'G. j MAKES GOOD HEADWAY. Received 21,1 a.m. Paris, Ortober '2O (morning). Official - -The Allies made a slight advance between Arras and Roye, where we reached the enemy's wire entanglement. We a'so gained ground on the right banlc of the Meusc, and in the environs of St. Mihiel.

! TUB -ALLIES' OPERATIONS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. BELGIANS REPULSE TliE GERMANS WE GRADUALLY GAIN GROUND. Received '2O, 1050 pjn. Paris, (X'tober 19. Official. —The enemy's heavy artillery bombarded the front at Nieuport without result. The Allies, and particularly the Belgians, repulsed the Germans, and renewed their atacks, advancing to PiOtil-

We progressed on the left between the Lys and Labasse, in the direction of Lille, after stubborn fighting. At Labasse wo advanced slightly. The Allies about Arras have been fighting without respito for ten days. They repulsed Strong counter-attacks and gained ground at Chaulnes. There is nothing to report from the f centre. ! On tho right our advanced posts on j the line from Bonhomine to Eaires to Bulgeiu still hold their positions. GERMAN EXPLOSIVE STORE IN ' PARIS. A SUCCESSFUL NIGHT ATTACK. TIIE CUJEF OF THE GERMAN SPIES. HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR NIEUPORT. •Paris, October 19. A German brought property adjoining the Charlton quarries in Paris, and n building was erected by tender for German architects and manufacturers in reinforced concrete. A recent visit revealed a 60-ft shaft which had been svink into the ni.lt-rrround quarrie«. where military ri".: t< rial and siillicji -it to explode a town had bmi stored. Details if the engagement at St. .MiMel on Oclo' er 3 show that a battery o! mountain guns on mules and a battalion of Territorials with searchlights advanced by nigiit through the forests, guided by foresters, and encountered the German outposts two miles from th# bridge. The Territorials surprised the camp and the Bearchlighta lit up the bridge, which the guns destroyed. Jlany Germans were bayonetted and many drowned in the river.

Severe fighting occurred near Nieuport on Sunday. The Germans are between Furnes and Dunkirk, advancing upon Dunkirk.

It is reported that 30 refugees were killed and 100 injured in a railway collision at Boulogne. London, October in. The Paris correspondent of the Express states that IS spies were shot within 12 days at Sillery, a village in the Rheims district. The majority were French workmen who were receiving 100 francs a week. The epidemic of espionage has been traced to Mumm, of champagne fame, who told his employees that the industry would shortly be German, and that if they cared for their own inI terests they would do all they eouM to help the Germans. Mumm lias been iml.prisoned. /

-sxow falu.m; in the ahde.wt,-. Times and Sydney Sim Services. Received 20, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Octoiler 20. Snow is falling in the Ardennes and harassing the Crown Prince's position.AGRICULTURAL WORK. HOW IT IS IJEIXG CARRIED OX. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 20, 5.5 pjn. Paris, October 20. The agricultural areas of France have almost entirely escaped the blight of war.

Naval conscripts are pit'heriniy the harvest, whilst the womenfolk and old pafl'ors are working the J'aints while the husbandmen are absent with the col-

Thousands of women are feverishly knitting warm garments, which are indispensable to the troops in winter camping.