Twenty-Five Years Ago

Northern Advocate, 30 November 1939, Page 4

Twenty-Five Years Ago

Entire battalions of half-frozen and starving Germans, separated from their units in the Lodz district surrendered to the Russians.

It was estimated that 58,000 Austrians had been taken prisoner since November 9.

The “Giornale dTtalia” published a despatch in which it was staled that the German losses in Poland were tremendous. It was estimated that they amounted to one-fourth of the effective forces. The Allies caught the Germans napping at night in the region of Arras and attacked the front at different sections. They captured six miles of trenches, and a huge store of ammunition hidden on a hillside.

However, real fighting was suspended owing to wintry conditions, and the fighting for the most part on Western Front consisted of sniping and outpost affairs.

The Swedish public was reported to he incensed owing to German warships continuing to seize Swedish timber. The “Telegraff •” said that the inhabitants of Northern Flanders, from 18 to 45 years, had been forced to sign a declaration that they would not fight against Germany.