OFFICIAL NEWS
PROGRESS OF EVENTS
PARIS, Dec. 17. {Offical.) We have "progressed slightly as far as the sea north-east of Nienport, and also sonth-east of Ypres and along the railway towards La Bassee. BOMBARDMENT OF BELGIAN COAST. LONDON, Dec. 17. The Monitors .on the Belgian coast continue to harass the Germans. (Received Dec. 18, 8.50 a.m.) PARIS, Dec. 17. \ communique states that we have taken several trenches at the point of -the bayonet from the sea to the Lys and consolidated our positions at Lombaertzde and Saint Georges and also west of Ghel\Ve progressed at several points in the "Vermelles Tegion. (Received Dec. 18, 8.50 a.m.) v PARIS, Dec. 17.
British -warships, and also barges en *tho Yser armed with cannon, participated in Tuesday's fighting. The Allies advanced from Nieuport to Lorhbaertzvde and resisted several, counter attacks. There Tvere violent artillerv duels all night, and on Wednes.day the Allies' held the captured positions. ~
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 December 1914, Page 5
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