Paris, Oct. 9.
The Germans are reported to be busily fortifying the frontier from the north of Luxembourg and along the Belgian borde~ to Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), At one point they are reported to have replaced a small fort with a concrete fortress 300 feet long, with a steel tower carrying a quick-firing gun, Behind this fort, there is said to be a huge reservoir cental ing compressed gas, for use against attackers breaking through the advanced positions.
A communique published here today states: "Towards night fall. and during the night of October 8, there were patrol activities on either side of the valley of the Lower Nied land south of Saarbruecken."
An earlier communique claims that ithe Germans were repulsed in a surprise raid yesterday in the region of the Moselle. There were reciprocal artillery actions south end south-west of Saariouis, it adds—
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