Show END Eff lOFT OF THE BATTLE IN III SIGHT KAISER IS 18 SENDING MORE MEN AND GUNS FOR A FINAL DESPERATE ASSAULT small army of sappers endeavor to to repair dykes cut by belgians and put a stop to further inundations Irr ancl it lons it Is believed in parla paris that the end of th the 0 battle la is in sight eight tho the ge germans rm an a are reported in sinfori information nation fr from am t the he north of flanders to have brought up men and more than guns for a final effort to cut t through ahro u ah the allies allie I 1 line before winter shall ahall havo have set in bringing to a period extensive operations on oil this front A small army of german sappers u under convoy of strong detachments 0 of f german infantry supported by a number ot of machine guns on monday were reported to be moving on ich hoote Bc evidently tor for the purpose of attempting to put a stop to further inundations of the abo german line of entrenchments trench ments by a last desperate effort to repair tho dykes heavy artillery fire covered the sappers ad vance the french artillery reply was exceedingly vigorous and according to unofficial reports the engagement at this point Is fa fast t developing into a battle of tho the big guns guna tor for tho possession of the dykes so st successful 1 has been the belgian plan ot of flooding the territory in order to demoralize his troops says a parts parla dispatch that the allies are determined ter mined not to abandon this strategy especially at this time when tho the ger geri i i man effort seems seema about spent and at 01 furious conflict to la anticipated along alone the banks banke of the canal official statements Blate menta issued from bor j d eaux report heavy cannonading canno at four points at where the violent gunfire of the germans has razed the markets and the city hall ball and sev set them and the belfry of the cathedral cathedral catho dral on fire and has baa destroyed many I 1 houses in the region of soissons Sols Sola sons where the invaders are trying to recover tho the ground lost during the past week at rhelma the scene ot of a bombardment bar dment which has lasted over a month and in the Arg Argon onnes neB where the fighting has haa been particularly vi violent during the tha past two days infantry attacks of spirited character were directed by the germans against several of the french positions in tho the argonne region but all were repulsed successfully by the defend i german headquarters in flanders lre iro reported deported to nave have been moved to courteal Court ral mi this would indicate that tha next effort of the germans against tha allies line probably will bo directed direct oo at a point somewhere between and Arment Armenti leres eres in the courtsal Court Cour ral trai die trtat the germans are declared to havo constructed an elaborate line of forti artl fica tiona upon which to fall b back ack in case they aro are forced to withdraw from froll their advanced positions tiona before ypres cypres |