Paris, Sept. 11.
An alr raid alarm was sounded in. Paris at 406 o'clock this morning No planes appeared over the capital jand the all clear was given of 5 0.m.
"The night was quiet, Our troops Jeftected local advances," 9 General Staff communique released this morn ing stated, 'A semi-oiclal comment which [companied the communique pointed jour that hostilities on Germany's Western Front were' becoming more active as German. troops, without achieving any success in' their attempts to halt the French local ad-vanees launched severe counterattacks along a fitty-kilometre front. [On two thirds of the front, the French [local advances were particularly suc-Jeessful, the comment added, but they were lowed down in certain sectors where the Germans made desperate efforts to keep a few advantageous positions, Strategic points which may prove useful as artillery observation bases are being severely contested. During the past few days, French troops occupied a large number of nillocks, villages, and strategic points, thereby' greatly improving thei posi ion, No Decisive Battle in Poland Budapest, Sept. 11.
French Stress "Safety First"
Safety first" appears to be the Despite the speedy advance by German troops no decisive battle has bee! fought yet in Poland, the papers stated here this morning, expressing the opinion that, to a certain extent, watchword of the French General Staff as French troops are advancing with "utmost caution, while each position captured is "at once consolidated to make it as impregnable the Polish rear is a strategic with=|*% Possible drawal, Both the French and German Reliable reports indicate that Ger-'Armies launched offensives yesterday man troops with Slovak detachments when the French advanced between will shortly" start a push from the Saar and the Vosges Mountains, Slovakia towards Russia to cut off while the enemy launched an attack Poland's communications with, Rum least of the River Moselle. An aula, They would follow the Eastera Jing communique issued last night by Galiota route parallel with the Polish-the French General Headquarters Hungarian border Jdeclared: "Several methodical actions.
The intention of the Hungarian permitted of advances on the front Government to remain aloof from the between the Saar and the Vosges, resent conflict as much as possible is The enemy started an offensive emphasized in political citoles here, movement cast. of the River Moselle, where great importance is attached in north-east of Slerek. Mine barrages that respect to the precautionary mea: Hhave been laid by French and British sures taken at the Slovak border forces in certain areas of the Channel ently to disarm any eventual deser-Jand the North Sea, Our air recon {ers crossing into Hungary. According naissances continued through the (were ignorant of the fact and were hoping that hostilities on that front could be avoided—Reuter.
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