Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-28 | Page 10 | French Troops Are Aggressive

FRENCH TROOPS ARE AGGRESSIVE Paris, N'ov 27. Fresh efforts o( ihe Germans to cut through the -i1 lies' lines to the south of Dixmude and relieve the beleaguered Prussian occupants of that ruined city have been defeated by the Franco-British forces holding this section of the front, according to official announcement announce-ment from the war office at Bordeaux. Bor-deaux. The Germans directed two furious drives at the bridges which had been constructed by the British and Bel glan engineers and sappers across the Yser at two strategic pointB, and both were repulsed with ease by the defenders at the crossings. This is the first official admission of the French war office that preparations prepa-rations were being made for a forward for-ward movement from the Yser posi (ions. The bridge were constructed for the purpose of transporting troops In great force to the right bank of the canalized river for the purpose of fe Mowing up the advantage which has been apparent to the allies for the past two days Time for Offensivne. It is the belief of military observers observ-ers in Paris that the hour for the decisive Frenc h offensive, which shall spell defeat, retreat or surrender to the army of the Duke of Wuerttem-berg, Wuerttem-berg, is fast approaching.