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Show ALIE8 TAKE POINT NEAR LY8 RIVER Paris, Dec. 1. The following official of-ficial communlcattoln was Isued by the war office tonight. "In Belgium the German Infantry was essayed without success a sortie against thoso trenches to the south of Blxschooto, between Bethune and Lens. After a rather brisk affair we captured tho Chateau and the park of Vormelles (south of the Lys river.) riv-er.) "In the Argonno we havo advanced advanc-ed appreciable In the wood of La Grurla. "On the rest of tho front there In nothing to report." The afternoon communication said: "In Belgium thero was a rather spirited artillery fire during tho day of Novembor 30, but no attack was mado by tho German Infantry. "The enemy continued to show considerable con-siderable activity to tho north of Arras. Ar-ras. , "In tho region of tho Alsne there was Intermitted artillery fire along ail the front. In tho Argonno tho fighting continues, but without breaking break-ing any changes in the situation. "In tho Woevro district and in the Vasges there is nothing to report" The city of Armentlercs, on tho rlvor Lys, around which has ragged pome of tho severest fighting of tho war Is now in n sorlous plight. The Germans began to shell tho city about three weeks ago. A dispatch to ihe Havas agoncy says that durinS tho Inst two days to the bombardment hag been particularly violent. Ono shell struck a gas reservoir causing it to oxplode. Tho Industrial Indust-rial life of the city Is at a standstill. For tho last two days there has been a s cars I ty of water and It is thought that tho enemy may havo shut conduits. con-duits. The factories of Rheims have been damaged to such an extent that tho textile Industry has suffered greatly. The loss due to the destruction of cloth- Is estimated at 350,000,000 francs ($70,000,000. |