Paris, Oct. 13.
Fighting on the Western Front emerged from the advance guard phase into "front line action" n which British troops participated, French officials announced last night.
Hostilities along the Western Front were intensified following the British Government's rejection of Chancellor Adolf -Hitler's peace proposals ard "withering" Allied fire was reported to have repulsed large German petrol attacks in the Moselle sector with large losses. After three days of intensive patrol fighting, the French High Command announced, "enemy action assumed a more generalized character."
The announcement said the Germars either were trying to recover positions lost to the French since hostilities began, or they were staging a strong counter-thrust to prevent an immincat Allied offensive, which the Germaas are believed to expect. "It can be said without fear of donal" the French communique commented, "that the battle in which we are now engaged is between front line elements, It must be emphasized that patrol combats mentioned in recent communiques involved the most violent fighting.
"The communique said thousands of photographs taken by British and French reconnaissance pilots revealed the Germans' offensive and defensive dispositions. Consequently, it was seid, the Allied troops can not be surprised from an attack from any direction. "The Allies are ready to meet any enemy threat.' Ail calibre of artillery is ju place anè aimed at the principal German cities;"—Uniied King George Convenes Privy Council London, Oct, 13.
King George convened the Privy Council to meet today.—Havas,
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