The Archive · 1914

SUGGESTION OF COLD FEET?

The correspondent of the "Z'ribuna" of Rome transmits Dunkirk reports that the French soldiers have completely broken down. The Colonia) troops, more especially the African troops, are benumbed with cold.

The military experts of the Berlin papers consider yesterday's developments around Verdun great importance and that they promise a resumption, with renew-strength, of the campaign against the line of forts south of Verdun. The French are making the greatest efforts to crush and to drive out the army which pene trated the French positions as far as St. Mihiel at the end of September and which after a month of the hardest fighting ly holding he ground gained. The Germans have now captured the main position ut the French forces, which were operating from the direction of Foul. The French attack from Pont-&-Mousson has also been without result. The full attention of the German Army can now again be directed towards the original object of the campaign.

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