Paris, Oct, 18.
\HE Germans are pouring fresh troops into the Western Front.
'Throughout the night, roads ten to twelve miles to the rear' were crowded with traffic.
Trains rumbled up to terminals behind the lines and men and guns were unloaded in a continuous stream. Observers on the French side could see headlights being constantly switched on and off, and in the front line electric lights twinkled and matches flared as officers and men fumbled for positions in the dark, Observers further examining the German attack east of the. Saar, in which it is estimated 150,000 Germans were engaged, emphasize today that nowhere were the Germans able to advance' beyond the line designated by General Marie Gustave Gamelin, Commander-in-Chief of the Alli fied Forces.
Tanks could not be used because the terrain was heavily mined.
The Germans encountered such withering fire that they could not even get to hand-grenade range of the French lines. The German losses are believed to be over 6,000 Luxembourg reports say that great numbers of, wounded are being evacuated to Treves and Aix La Chapelle, The Germans are now trying to dig. in on ground accurately plotted for French artillery. The French are till in German soil, miles ahead of the Maginot Line It fg authoritatively stated that the French losses in Monday's attacks were insignificant, French advance posts stayed until they saw the Ger~ mans actually begin to advance, then they' fired. signals for a barrage of artillery and machine-gun fire, They then fell back on defensive positions.
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