Miscellaneous War Items

London, December 20. The deoree opening the French ooast ing trnde is due to the obstructious o Iha railways, eepecially in northeasteru FrQDce. Il is said by the Cologne Oazette that Havre ia exempted f'rom blockade by the French goverurncut. (Jen. Glumer was wounded in the battle at Nuits on Friday. LoHSOR, December 20 - 5 r u. The Prussian column jexterday throateuad Chateau lt.uault, ]5 milos uort!iwett of Tojtí. Militar}' criticsare of the opiuion thiit the forts arouod Paris secure it froin bombarduieiit. Geruiany is eufferiug froin a ecarcily of coal. The wuik in uiauv of the iuiuei ha ueused, thti iuiuers LiuTiug btcu drafied iulo the army.