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Show ITS SeNCE Paris, Dec 9, 9:36 p m The following fol-lowing official communication was is-sued is-sued tonight: "There are no other incidents to report than an advance by our troops before Parvllliers (department of the Sommel and a German attack upon Tracy-le-Val (department of the Olse) which was repulsed." Paris. Dee. i. Isolated engagements in which ihe French artillery maintained main-tained Its supremacy over the Germans Ger-mans and the infantry of the allies, by a number of successful attacks, were able to advance thir lines at several points, were reported along the whole battle front today nnd yesterday, yes-terday, according to the official state-muits state-muits issued from the war office. To Paris the action of greatest importance im-portance was the establishment here Of the French capital. President Polncare and Prime Minister Min-ister Reno Vivian! arrived from Bordeaux Bor-deaux today, the last to return of the official contingent which withdrew on September when Paris wns threatened by General Von Kluck's advance All the departments are now re-established here and Paris tonight to-night looked more like the Paris of ante helium days than it has for three months. The return of the president and his cabinet probably has' done more to raise the hopes of the Parisians than any of the military successes of the pn-t month, for it is accepted as an official expression of confidence that it is now only a question of days before be-fore the Germans will be expelled from Prance. Furious Attack Repulsed. North of Roye, the former battle front of General Von Kluck, the French today pressed forward before the town of Parvilliers, gaining considerable con-siderable ground Renewal of tho German attempt to force the allies back in the angle of the Alsnc and the Oiso was Indicated by a furious attack by the invaders, which was stopped and turned into a retreat by the vigor of the French defense. Artillery continues to wage a terrific ter-rific battle along the Yser from Nieu- port to the Lys and in the region of Arras the French and British troops are busily engaged in strengthening the advanced positions gained on the railroad from Bethune to Lens following follow-ing the talcing of Vennollos Tho French gains were particularly notable In the Argonne region. |