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Show 80 GREAT IKE SIMS, Historic Halles, Dating From the Year 1200, Destroyed During the Bombardment by the Germans; Cathedral St. Martin Saved From the Shells. BLIZZARDS STOP WAR OPERATIONS Action of Infantry Con- i fined to Trench Work . and Gathering Up the ; Dead and Wounded, , Some of Whom Had Been Long Neglected. LONDON, Nov. 22, 11:10 p. m. "Messages from north Holland state that tmusual activity prevails '. at Emden, " says a dispatch from tha Exchajigo Telegraph company's com-pany's correspondent at Tho Hague. The telegram continues: "Fishermen who daily cruise near the German waters Eay that the German fleet is preparing Icr decisive de-cisive action in the North sea. Prince Henry of Prussia vras at Emden yesterday for an inspection of the torpedo aud submarine craft.'" PARIS, Nov. 22, 10:10 p. m. The following official communication communica-tion -was issued tonight: "Today there was a violent bombardment of Ypres, during which tie market place and the town hall were destroyed. "In the region of Soissons and Vailly thero was rather strong cannonading. ''There is nothing to report from the other parts of the front. ' (Special Cable by Arrangement With Louden Dai:y Telosrapa and International Xewa Service.) PAKIS, Nov. 22. The German guns have destroyed tho famous Hallea (Market Place), and cltv hall of Ypres. The 1'rench war office tonight made this announcement, adding that the havoc was wrought as a result of a most violent bombardment. Havy caunonadiD. also was reported at Soissons Sois-sons and at Vailly, on the Aisne, but the greatest daraago was done ai Ypres. The historic Halles wag tiie most considerable edifice of its kind in Belgium and dated from the year 1200. The three early Gothic facades of the Hallos des Drapic-rs, or cloth hall proper, were of three stories and were flanked by corner turrets. It was in tho cloth hall that some of the finest examples of the cloth making lndnstrv, which, in Y'pres, dates back to the eleventh century, were exhibited. Tho east side of the Halles was bounded by a charminff rennaissanco structuro erected in 1C20-21. 500 Years Old. Th". Hotel Devillo (town halll was an unpretentious structure dating originally from the fourteenth century and located at the north end of tha cloth hall. Both edifices were but a few etcps from the Cathedral f?t. Martin. The day was ono confined entirely to artillery activity. The fury cf the blls-r.ards blls-r.ards which have been nirrtng in rianders and in France for the past four days precluded pre-cluded the possibility of action by infantry infan-try except trench work, which was carried car-ried on und?r great difficulties, olrjg to the frozen condition of the grround. The official communique of th afternoon after-noon stated tllat during the intermittent exchann-es of artiilei-y rire, the French gunners' efforts were more effective and tlieir artillery fire more pronounced. Trenches Demolished. Several lines of Gman trenches wr demolished by the fire of tiie French big: puns, and the occupants driven out, being i-o:r:p!:ei to d! tiiem! ives In along other Ims in the rear The troop? in the trenches ere f-ajnfntr sn?.it a'in'-sc f:o:n tl" enforced lull In the (!::t:n-. 'any of the tiehtlns unit3 have been worn almopt to exhaus- (Contiuucd on Page Two.). BIO GUNS I1L DEADLY SHELLS INTO OLD YPRES Famous Structures Destroyed De-stroyed During Furious Bombardment by the Germans. (Continued from Page One.) tion by the terrific strain under, which they have lived and struggled. Even though the rigors of winter have reduced to the minimum tho rhanco of any rest being taken in comfort, still the troops have welcomed-the chance to recoup their physical strength and to ease their nerves, which have. been under severe strain lor weeks. Gathering the Dead. The dead and the wounded have been reclaimed from the "Xo Man's Land" between be-tween the trenches, and great trains of tho latter have been sent south, where the victims may receive succor long delayed. de-layed. The dead have been interred in Ion- trenches, some times made by blasting blast-ing the frozen ground, but behind most of the tightinp lines excavations for burials have not been found lacking, for the hostile hos-tile shells from cannon and mortar have torn great holes In the ground where they struck. 1 In Flanders the flooded region has become be-come a great field of ice and tho German trenches have become untenable becuse of the untold agonies the troops are compelled com-pelled to suffer to occupy thorn. In these ditches the Ice has no chance to form be- : cause of the constant trampling, but the water Is frigid and many cases of frozen feet and limbs are reported to have demanded de-manded the attention of surgeons. |