"There was German artillery action in the region directly east of the /Moselle," states a communique issued here today. "Artillery reprisals Jour part took place. Great activity jin aviation on both sides was seen," [The recent French push east of the Moselle added considerably to German territory now in French hands The general tendency of the opera~ tions is becoming more like a size Jwhich is gotting closer to the central salient of the Siegfried Line, While the Germans are reacting doggedly to French pressure, the French command has not lost the in-Itiative for a single day and French bites at the Siegfried Line give the impression that the operations are Hworked out before hand on the draw-Ing board as they are carried through with such precision "and minimum Jeasualties. When the Gernfons at~ tempt to react, they encounter posttions rapidly prepared for defence and meet an intense volume of fire Jwith the result that their counter-attacks have not succeeded in delaying [French progress.
Saarbriiecken Almost "Ripe"
Paris, Oct. 1.
The fiercest aerial combats since the West Front War began wer fought today by German, French an British air patrols with heavy losses fon both sides, according to official advices from French headquarters on the front. During the past 24 hours French and British Feconnaisance patrols repeatedly clashed with German air force pursuit planes over German tines, the reports said, The official advices announced that losses fon both sides were about equal. Several French planes, the report added. had not been heard from, but the exact number had not yet been checked.
The early fall of Saarbruecken was forecast in official circles here last height as the first month of the Euro pean war ended, French officials here believed the Nazis Were preparing a strong coun ter-attack between Saarbruecken and Wissembourg to regain some ground lost thus far on the Rhineland front, Saarbrugcken is already evacuated of German civilians, officials said. The city is surrounded on three sides, dals asserted, Military circles "here declared if "unquestionably will be dimeult for the Germans 10 keep Saarbruecken inside their lines for long."—United Press,
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