Paris, Nov. 5.
The communique issued this afternoon states that there is no appreciable change on the whole front. Fighting has continued on the same scale as before between Dixmude and the Lys without any marked advance or retreat. There have been violent cannonades north of Arras and against that town, but without any result for the enemy.
The Germans in the north of France and Belgium seem to be the about to make changes in the composition of their forces and to be reinforcing the reserve corps of their new formations, which have been severely handled, with troops from the active forces in order to attempt 8 new offensive or, at least, to counteract in some measure' the sanguinary defeat which have been inflicted on them.
Between the Somme and the Oise and the Oise and the Mouse detailed actions have been fought. We have consolidated our advance on Androchy, Our artillery, in the region of the Forét d'Aigle, have destroyed " German column of wag-_Jons at long range. We have retaken Sapignoul.
There has been desperate fighting in the Argonne, where the enemy has been repulsed with the bayonet. We also repulsed fresh attacks in the Woevre and in the region of Grand Couronne-de-Nancy and the forest of Parroy.
The communique emphasizes the greatness of the Russian victory in Galicia,
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