ALLIES WINNING IN THE WEST.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15158, 23 December 1914, Page 7

ALLIES WINNING IN THE WEST.

A "SWEEPING OFFENSIVE

LONDON*. December '21. The"" Daily Chronicle" says that a week's successes for tlio Allies have followed tho resumption of hostilities. Roulers was captured after fierce assaults, the Hoodu between Dixmude and Niouport have been passed, and tho Allies have joined forces on the northeastern side of the flooded area. Bayonet attacks have been pushed home with the rosulfc that tho Allies' patrols arc within a few kilometres of Ostcnd. The sweeping offensive has been no less successful to tho foviih. Tho French and British have arrived at tho gates of Lille, and the withdrawal of the main German forco to Tourcoing and Roubaix is reported. Tlio newspapers comment on the harmony existing among tho Allies, which has been strikingly evidenced by tho way the change has been carried out in Egypt. an< l A ' EO k- v the mutual vigorous offensive in Flanders to relieve the German pressure on Poland. Tho "Daily Mail" says that tho Allies are a, band of brothers, whose mutual regard tho longer they arc thrown together, and adds: "Tho iiibbHiip; process proceeds without a pause, tho morsels gnawed away grow larger each day, and all the Allied troops are animated by a sense of conquering elation." JOFFKE'S ORDER. CLEAR FRANCE OF THE INVADER. LONDON, December 21. A Berlin wireless message states that an Army Order, signed "Joffro," found upon a. French officer, declares:— I "The enemy in three, months has I made numerous a Macks everywhere, I and has been victoriously repulsed. I Tho moment has now arrived to make ! use of tlio weakness ho has shown. Having reinforced ourselves, the hour of attack has arrived. Now our business 's definitely to clear the Fathoriand of tho invaders." The order concludes: ''Soldiers, moro than ever Franco reljes on your courage, energy, and desire to conquer at any cost." NEW ZEALANDER KILLED. LONDON. December 21. Corporal Glen Rawlins, a New Zoalander, and twenty London Territorials, wore killed while cutting '-ho enemy's entanglements, for which dangerous duty they had volunteered. SHOOTING DOWN WOMEN. MORE CHARGES AGAINST THE GERMANS. LONDON. December 21. The "Evening Standard's" Paris correspondent states that fresh stories of German atrocities in Belgium arc daily coming to light. Sixty women at Latonr refused to bury German dead when ordered to do so. Thirty of them were shot, whereupon the commander asked tho survivors, ••"Will you obey?" They mado tho sign of the Cross upon themselves, tho sign of their preparation for death, and all were immediately shot. Forty TTomcn were shot at I'ossignol. FRENCH FINANCE. (""Xisnes" and "Kydney Sun" Sorv,c<xO PARIS. December ill. M. Bibot, discussing the financial proposals of tlio Government, s-iid that the Bank of Francp had certainly played as groat a p.irt in grappling with the situation «•».$ the Bank of England. Up to December loth its assistance amounted to 3,600.000.000 francs at one per cent.