The following communique was issued in Paris on November 4.
The Germans retired on the 3rd instant on the right bank of the Yser, abandoning prisoners, wounded, much material and guns.
The Allies progressed between Dixmude and the Lys, in the region between Arras and the Oise, to the east of Quesnoy as far as Parvil'ers, and again captured in the region of Vailly part of the ground which had been given previously.
The French Ambassador in Constantinople demanded his passports and left Turkey with his staff.
Rifaat Pasha, Turkish Ambassador in Paris, left France on November 4.
On the 3rd, the British and. French squadron bombarded the Dardanelles forts which responded without causing any damage.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.