The communique issued this afternoon states that nothing of importance ocourred between the North Sea and the Oise.
The enemy violently bombarded our trenches in the region of the Aisne and north-west of Soupir. We replied, throwing their tre:.ches im disorder. There has been no infantry attack on either side. Our artillery destroyed an important work on the outskirts of Ailles, We made slight progress in the Argonne, in Bois-la-Grurie, by means of mines.
There have been no attacks by the enemy along the heights of the Meuse, and the violent cannonade by the enemy's batteries seems have moved farther north.
The sinking of the great British battleship Audacious is again confirmed.
Bheikh Kiarim, the Chief of the Bhiites who is most influential in Persia, Baluchistan and Afghan-stan, has proclaimed a Holy War.
Russia has declined the Pope's proposal with reference to a truce at Christmas.
It is reported from Paris to Brussels that the German victory in Poland resulting in the taking of Lodz by the army of Field-Mar-thal von Hindenburg has been pub-Tished there, while the fact is still concealed in London, this being a counterpart of the suppressed news of the loss of the Audacious, Constantinople reports that Ismail Yashiya, formerly Turkey's reckless enemy, has decided to fight against the British.
The Hamburg-America Line ie-clare their unwillingness to cell their valuable passenger steamers which are Isid up during the war tween Willenberg and Warsaw, This is an indication that the advance is directed against the fortified Nareff at line. If this line is broken the Germans will be in the rear of Warsaw and be able to exercise a deciding influence on the Polish cam-
News from south Poland and Galicia, despite certain successes of the Germans and Austrians, does not leave any doubt that severe resistance is being encountered: everywhere.
The Austrian forces in the Car-pathans are evidently too small to clear Hungarian territory of the at once; one column after another must be attacked and repulsed.
The operations in Servia are also ing southward of Belgrade.
Our troops in the Woevre, after carrying a line of trenches over a front of 500 metres in Mont Marie wood, repulsed two violent countertacks.
Our progress in Alsace has brought our line as far as Hill 425, north of Steinbach, to the Bridge of Aspach and the Bridge of Rinnighaffen, 1,500 metres to the eastward of Eglingen.
The official communtgué issued this evening says that in Belgium some French attacks resulted in in advance along the Ypres Canal and west of Hollebeke. Violent German counter-attacks have been repulsed. The Germans bombarded the station of Commercy on the 13th at long range but the damage was insignificant.
The enemy resumed the offensive in Alsace north-west of Cernay, >ut were repulsed.
There is nothing noteworthy' to report elsewhere,
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