| Show FRENCH CONTINUE THEIR AD ADVANCE V ANGE 4 NEAR ARRAS Almost Continuous Fi Fight Fighting Fighting ht ing Reported Between the Trenches I DROP OP BOMB ON METZ METZ Aviators Hamper i Work There There Heavy Heavy A Artillery till ry Duels PARIS Oct 4 French Frencl troops continued to m make ke progress progress to J J according dIng announcement given out by the French v war ir office this tiit afternoon n. n There has s been leen almost continuous lighting fighting between m the trenches accompanied ac ae- ae- ae comp companied nied by artillery exchanges In Inthe Inthe Inthe the vicinity of and Quenne- Quenne There also has been artillery ing in the Champagne district A squadron of French aeroplanes has thrown down forty bombs bomb of heavy caliber on the at Meiz Mets The text of the communication fol follows follows fol- fol ol- ol lows We Ve have continued to make progress to the north of Arras Arms in inthe inthe inthe the for forest st of and at hill No Here we occupied the crossroads crossroads crossroads cross cross- roads of five highways There has been almost continuous continuo I ous fighting with hand grenades and bombs accompanied by artillery fighting righting from each side in the vicinity vicinity vicinity vi vi- of and In liz the Champagne district there has been artillery fighting In the vicinity vicinity vicinity vi vi- of ot the farm Yesterday evening two counter attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks on the tile part of or the enemy to the north of were repulsed The night p passed quietly on the there the re remainder of ot the frontOne frontOne front frontOne One of ot our air squadrons has thrown down on the Sablons Sablons' railroad station at Metz Mets no fewer than forty shells of heavy caliber Other French aviators have continued the bombardments bombardments bombardments' bom born from the air of the railroad railroad rail raU- road lines Junction points and railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road stations behind the German front |