Show POSITION ON FRENCH CLAIM TO HAVE V hi PROGRESS AT maricus I 1 cus pol polk ALONG THE fn brunt frunt NT j doth both side sides are bringing o 0 ment mente to the west petern n fa F where one of the struggle struggles of war la on fighting of the most 1 1 1 des character Is in progress 1 in III est dera ders and nort northwestern trance krance belgian army supported by the d ie is holding stubbornly to thy the I 1 the river and thus lar bl baji ceas cess tully fully halted de deter d effo effon the germans to advance a aloof ion j coast I 1 thia this la Is announced in the frend Frei iti facial communication issued tt at afternoon t e rn 0 0 n and is a admitted at te d 1 in 11 w and toge deu p port 0 r t 0 ut f G german e an general n r A 1 h headge head ea d aith gu which says fighting has bein beta gojii since sunday in the vicinity ot of s port which stands at the cross the river near the aea sea J A little further to the south W M iles are attempting to advance bcd t lille for or the relief of that city y has ben in german hand hands for ori time they aleo also are pushing la ako tko aci north and gouth south of arras thet torta forts monday to advance on a where the germane germans hold tron eions were repulsed accordia accor o 0 dir I 1 the german report g to the southward at the b bendoff baft line the germans continue to it at furious turi but futile attempts to the french line along the meik how t the according to the freace FrinciS I 1 1 count the germans have failed ti 1 l pulse the french troop troops who botched along the territory la in ax ig is situated the camp dea des now la in tha the hands of the germay 4 aa o 0 attempt to cut out that port portia icat the german army which Is thiu ward ard st mcclel generally speaking the claim to have made mado some dej de progress proe reea at itt various points front paris reports that at the u have destroyed fifteen germia i chine guns two of which were t near la basse and a luj az of german heavy artillery 1 in tt of st thiel both ides sides are ae bringing rev mente ments to the western front ahw 0 i of the supreme struggles of Is on the germans are not k ica ing new troops from the easttum east tut throwing every a available able man h hg glum into the firing line ther they to have the railroads working ij 1 although they must have been a ic ly damaged during the he battled of and september troops are 1 transported over them and I 1 source sources report that train atter after t of worded Is being taken tid bad Oer germany many in the fighting in ia i chea country where here the men k not the protection of elaborate lab orale trench ments such as they bin hat the ainne the loss losses sess must 4 b heavy especially where bendet are made to carry tarry positions bj by g sault N |