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Show ENGINEERS GO TO THE FRONT Germans Planning to Cross Flanders Inundated Country by Scientific Engineering. BITTER STORM RAGES Raid on the Locks Repulsed Much Illness Prevails Among the Men. Bruges. Belgium, Thursday. Nov 19, via Sluis and London, Nov. 20, 1022 a. m. l arge bodies of German engineers engi-neers have been seen passinc toward the front, according to information received here and it is believed tie-Germans tie-Germans ore planning to cross the inundated country by scientific engineering engi-neering methods. In the meanwhile the western storm P continues, ?nd the waters of foe L North sea are sweeping inland through the six big locks at Nieu r. port. It is learned here that the Germans on November IS attempted a raid on these locks, which are built In a semi ie circle. Their attack, which was conducted con-ducted in a number of armed auto- O mobiles, was repulsed. The fortifications which have been constructed all through West Flan t. ders for use In case of an eventual L German retreat, evidently now are completed, tor the troops epiployed in n their construction have all gone to the front The snow in Flanders continues There is much illness among the m n in the trenches and the past few dns ; have seen little fighting. |