IN FRANCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 19 October 1914, Page 4

IN FRANCE.

ALLIES STTLL. GAIN.IN.& GROUND

RHEBIS CAO3HEDRAI, AGAIN- BOM-

BABDEP,.

HEAVY FIGHIDING. IN- NORTS WEST

FRENCH. TROOPS-' EXPLOITS

GERMAN COLUMN. DBIVEN* BAGK

IN THE. VOSGES

LILLE BADLY DAMAGED*

, rARIS,.Oct.IB J An official communique issued.at. mid-^ night on the 16ih.says.:—"The.action.on, the left wing everywhere continue^ with. \igor. ' 'The Allies, have, gained. ground* at some points,, particularly/ att Laventie?. eastwards from Estaires. "The Germans unsuccessfully, attacks ed Mailncourtt"' i JRARIS, Oct. 18i Official.—The Allies;Kaye occupieditEe? approaches of ; Arm eritieres,- We • hare • again gained ground I in-: the - Arrass and: St. Mihiel regions^ FARIS, Oct. 18; Official.^-Frogress. continues. We->oc*-cupied FromeHeSj southward of Lille? The French marines -; repulsed; an attack along the^Ypres -Canal' to- the sea v < The French k'ilTed'at Arras* inclitdedl General Marcot-. -. ■'~ j The bombardment of Eheims- CatKe^-l dral was resumed' on- TUesday;, when' a>! shell wrecked the- gallery. Three-sHell^ fell on the-law courts:Heavy fighting^ proceededj mi thee Ypres, Courtraiy .aad.:NienportLdistricts>. It: is reported.thatta.cayaivy blattlej north of rLilJe^deyeloped; intovja- stupeja^ dous fight. Theu Germana .<, weree Hussars;; After superb", charge^, Tbotiii sides were'Cutiup.^ - >'~„. It is reported; th&t^the;.All^' l&ssea were heavy,; but-! the« GOQmy^ w<ars terrific. .-. - -'■'. >-;.-' .' {' :.' ■■'. ■•:".:'-' . Uhlans in-^h'evLy-s^valie^TilfeTO'wtigr-a bridge and!plaeed machifter-gnns. afe I3ie fords, relyingiOft, the depthN.of:' $X& riirer to prevent the French cayali-y- QCQasaigr Five Frenchmen volunteered" tei ssßriin across with'ia.vline, an^sueseedjKii,. The regfcient was, ; scon: assess by means of pjontoons. The Uhlans, unaware off th© crossing, encamped;at night ift^ai neig&lSQring village. J& squadron^ otfF Fl'encfe, assisted by a mast, rushed'tfre; village with 80 Cuiras3aers, routitogr.6ool Germans and captuping 250. Thjs> French <m, ©Qtober 7th tv/ice failed to rush entrenched hill otf the. Meose. near HtHidenrolle, and wer^ driven back By-, ooneealed guns. .' The Zouvasa, offered to take tLe post jion. The Fl'eneli troops and batteries j withdrew. Ther© was a pla.ritatiim- of young fir trees: at the foot of tste hill, mingled with bashes. Each; Z6.?iW cut. down a busko? fir, and carrying- a tree crept up, the hill at dusk. Whenever the sentrfes* baefcs were tti-hed they gained a ffew yards. Then a-sentry &aw the glmt of a bayonet, challenged, and was bayoneted. The Germans in the trenches awake too:)ate, and th 6 Zouaves bayoneted,them, and the artillerymen allowed the French to occupy the trenches. : , , A-Copy^ of Me list iof hostages which the Germaarcbmmahders drew up in expectatio^: bf capturing Paris, include^ ■^; trying French and EngUsfc^co^ er«lal: agents,. Ambassadors ci > :th c Entente, editors of the p?ominent •newspapers,.and correspondents^ the cnier London newspapers, v.

i-A message f rom , Basle rtate|<thrt Gjman oolumu haa beeu driven, b«k !S g the-^ges passes, with.be^j _ AMSTERDAM, Oct. .18.4r The whole d lS tnct near the railway.^a- v |-n „ a heap of ruins . Fire hr [ g&d ;&om Boabaix and Turooing andJGer- " .man soldiers extinguished the •flamee,