Show END OF F THE sr ER id IN S IGHT KAISER IS SENDING MORE MEN AND GUNS FOR A FINAL DES ASSAULT small army of sappers endeavor t tr re repair p air dykes cut by belgians and put a 2 stop to further inundation inundations it la Is tell believed eved in paria paris that the end of the battle la is in sight the germans anre reported in information from the north of 0 11 flanders anders to have brought up men and more than guns for a final effort to cut through tho the allies line before winter shall haie set in bringing to a period extensive operations on this front A small army of german sappers under convoy conoy of strong detachments of german infantry supported by a number of machine guns on monday were vero reported to be moving on dix hoote Ke evidently for the purpose ol 01 attempting to put a stop to further inundations of the tho german line of 0 en trench ments by a last desperate effort to repair the dykes heavy artillery fire covered the sappers ail ad vance the french artillery reply AS exceedingly vigorous and according to unofficial reports tho the engagement at this point Is fast developing into a battle of the big guns for the ston of the dykes so successful has been the belgian plan of flooding the territory in order to demoralize his troops says say 8 a paris dispatch that the allies are determined ter mined not to abandon this strategy especially at this time when the german effort seems about spent end and a furious conflict la Is anUci anticipated along the banks ot the canal Of official statements issued from bordeaux report heavy cannonading at f four fur ur points at where the vio leu gunfire of the germans has razed the markets and the city hall and set them and the belfry of the cathedral on fire aad has destroyed many houses in the arlon of soissons Sols sons where the invaders are trying to recover the ground lost during the past eek at rheams the scene of a bombardment bar dment illch has lasted over oner it month and in the Arg onnes where the fighting has been particularly violent during toe the past two tuo days infantry attacks of spirited character acre directed by the germans against several of the tho french positions in the argonne region but all were repulsed successfully by the defenders german headquarters in flanders anders are reported to have been moved noved to courtsal Court Cour ral trai this would indicate that the next effort of the germans against the allies line probably will be directed at a EL point somewhere between ypres and Arment Armenti leres eres in the courtsal Court Cour ral trat district the germans are declared to have constructed an elaborate uw of fortifications ficat ions upon which aich to fall back in case they are forced to withdraw from their adian advanced ced positions before ypres cypres |