Paris, Nov. 1.
The communique issued this afternoon states that:—
"On our left the battle was resumed yesterday with the greatest! intensity from Nieuport to the Lys. Our front, in general way, has! been maintained despite the violence of the German attacks against our points dappui. We reoccupied Lombardzyde and advanced beyond this point. The Germans, towards the end of the day, succeeded in taking Dixmude. We continue to! hold the outskirts of that town and to hold the canal from Nieuport to Ypres, The canal has been strongly occupied. The struggle was of the fiercest character at these were also attacked at! points and, everywhere, stopped the enemy. No change has occurred over the rest of the front, except progress by our troops to the northward of Soissons and _westward of Vailly. Otherwise the weather only allowed action in detail, which was favourable to our Nieuport Canal to Ypres, in the region of Zonnebeke and cast of Armentiéres.
Ther has been no change in the British positions. The British have repelled the enemy's attacks, os-pecially an offensive attempted by the Prussian Guard.
There have been small actions from La Basso to the Oise. We maintained our position at Vailly in face of a counter-attack and obtained a firm hold on the ground we had previously recovered, Our artillery at Craonne silenced the enemy's artillery, destroying! some guns We progressed at Berry-an-Bac, There was no change! on the rest of the front.
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