VIOLENT FIGHTING BETWEEN ARRAS AND THE SEA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15749, 26 October 1914, Page 4

VIOLENT FIGHTING BETWEEN ARRAS AND THE SEA.

FORTIW'ES VARY ALONG THE BATILEFRONT. GERMANS BRING RAW TROOPS INTO THE FIELD. Rc.ci-ed OroU-r -■', 7.30 p.m.' Paris, October 2:;. An nrfii-ia] eommuniqu<"' states: On our left very strong Gorman forrr-s continued to deliver violent attacks between the sea and Arras, particularly at Anas, La Bass.-', and Arrnentieres. The allies lost ground at soiiii- points at. La Bus.-cc, hut gained ground to the east/ <T Ann. hi HIV-.. I iii" i iceman hattem s have been destroyed mi the north of the Ai.'nr. We have progressed north and south of the Somme, particularly K"-i. i'i -en Senten-e, 20 miles east of Amiens. We have had (>'> mr partial -ureases at Verdun and Font-u-Mousson, near the German front i< r. There i. nothing to report mi the remainder of the front. lb' > m■my are making fresh efforts, particularly between the sea "it Hi. Disc |iv id,ploying new corps of raw troops, chiefly youths and iii ii." i:, with officers gathered from different sources. AI.I.IKS GENERALLY HOLD THEIR POSITIONS. PROGRESS MADE NORTH OF THE SOMME. WELLINGTON", October 25. 'In.- Hitch i ornniisbioiier ends tin- following cable from London *hieh lieai- out the preceding message: It, is officially stated that the . iie| an- endeavouring to make a fresh effort along the greater part of tj,,. ]~,,., especially between the North Sea and the Oise. with lew e,.n, , ~,,,|.,.5eil ,if raw troops. .Strong (iennan forces on our left « n,;.' ciiMinie i., attaik violently in the region between the sea and the La l;,, ■... ( anal. The allies generally held their positions. They "err , l,lm, d to give way at certain points, but advanced at others. The em-iiiv is acti\e in the Arras district, and also along the Somme. Tin allies made progress north of the river, particularly in the region of Kosmres iii Seiiterrc. We have also had partial successes in the region of Verdun and Pont-a-Mousson. There it. nothing to report along the rest of the front.