The Archive · 1914

Activity Ear Arras

Through Reuter's Agency.

(London 5.5 p.m.) Paris, Dec. 1. The communique issued this afternoon states The papers comment at length on the visit of His Majesty King George V to France, and express the belief that his visit will greatly hearten the Allies.

"There has been a somewhat lively cannonade in Belgium but there has been no German infantry attack. The enemy continued to show somewhat great activity northward of Arras.

There has been an intermittent cannonade along the whole front on the Aisne and further fighting in the Argonne, without changing the situation.

There is nothing to report from the Woevre and Argonne.

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