Paris, Nov. 4.
German artillery picked' one of the strongest points on the French Ma-gino. Line as a major objective Festerday after two days of fruitless hammering at the town of Forbach. The aruliery directed terrify fire the line near Forbach, near Saar bruiecken. German pressure notice ably. increased, chieh through the methodic artillery fire, ham= mering at border villages and fortified towns lone the outer edge the Line. Action was concen {rated longa 90-mile front from the Moselle to the Rhine River but Little troop action was evident.
Dispatches from' Basle reported that strong. gunfire from both: si continued on the Alsatian sector on the Rhineland front. Troop move ments were at a minimum' in thet area, also, the reports said, being mostly confined to patrol activity.
French planes flew over German territory under stiff resistance from antinaireraft defences, t¢ carry out reconnaissance orders. The flighic Secre successful, the reports from Basle said.
'French patrols clashed with German advance units yesterday to feel out the intentions of the Nazi forces, 'Secording to the 122nd French war Communique. 'The Front was gener~ ally. quiet, however, with no major operations' from either side, the eom-
Japanese Ships to Meet British Convoys London, Nov. 3.
The Japanese government reported yesterday that it received information from the British Admiralty regarding "safe" war zones £0 that [Japanese ships now in these areas Jmay encounter British convoys which vill escort them to English ports. [The information was supplied at the Fequest of Tokyo—United Press.
'Observers here believed the opposing forces had settled in their positions along the whole West Front for the Tong winter ahead, It was believed that with snow falling in some areas and bad weather generally prevalent long the whole' front, Chancellor Adolf Hitler would be foreed to post pone his long-anticipated major often five against the French Maginot Line of fortresses" until spring=—United Press.
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