'Apart, from the usual land activity of patrols, "ambushes and raids, the Western Front remains calm, with the two armies facing each' other on a line corresponding closely with the frontier, The French positions, however, are dictated solely by military considerations, The German lines generally run jtist north of the frontier posts but west of Forbach and along the edge of the Warndt Forest, French detachments still occupy two hills and two villages in German territory. It is officially stated that the French still occupy Forbach, contradicting reports that the town has been evacuated.
"There was great aerial activity yesterday at numerous points on the Prance-Luxembourg frontier. Several air fights are reported, and French fir-raid sirens were ' sounded at Lorraine, but the Moselle sector was relatively quiet, "The latest French communique records only local patrols and artillery fire at various points of the front.
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