Munich, having written to Mr. Camille Saint-Saéns a letter ox-pressing astonishment at his atti-tui: in "encouraging hatred against Germany and her artistic culture," the famous French musician has forwarded a stinging reply, across, as he says, "the river of blood and mud which separates. us." can have no sympathy," says M. Saint-Svins, "for a people which treats signed reaties es wraps of paper; which destroyed French killed are lying in front of the German positions.
In the Argonne the Germans hav: taken an important height; they captured three machine guns, one quick-firer and 270 men.
The desperate attacks of the french north-west of Verdun hav; utterly failed.
The extreme activity of the French the whole front is explained by an army order issued by General Joffre, the French Commander-in-Chief, dated the 17th instant, a copy of which was found on a dead Irench officer. The army order rents out that great reinforce ments of men and war material hava arrived, and it says that now 1 the moment to free the country from the invader; finally it expresses the conviction of a final triumph of the French arms.
In east and in west Prussia th: the situation is unchanged.
In Poland the attack against th: Russian position ix progressing.
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