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3e THE WEATHER tin. Rain to-day and probabltf-taofraw; Detailed weather reports will bo. round on pteh7. tVOL. LXXXII. NO. 46. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1G, 1914. Copyright, 1914, 6j IHe Sim 'rinHnp tittd rubtonlnr; iWsocfatlon. pmcPtwo cents. GASHBASISFOR CITY IN 4 YEARS, SAYS THEM AYOR Tcll for tlio First Time of wtpps to Got Out of Fi nnncinl Slough. PEA ICS AT DTXXEIt OF (inn CREDIT 31 EX m,j r ,l(ttvt outlined to the New Voric f i t Men's Association nt the Hotel ' II" "bTht the policy of the l)iM "f ''!m.n whereby within four .ttrt ity w"l "I'ay as It goes." It 111 cc ,," 'nw)'T of the city a little t .rr ir .IP". the Mayor admitted, for a ,t y i". '"' n 'ho einl of tlmt time the ..t i reduced and the enormous ..M o! ' ie ' Ky will foe attacked. jsf- -,r, niv hundred credit men rMfT hi KJward D. llunnery, presl-,!-! . '. t'ie orcinlnatlon. called upon ,i-(r;M.i' I" '-eel the Mayor, who w a itt ar "ii md the Itcv. Dr. Joseph H. I e.i.lc-1 f"r three cheers for tho head .' t'- rl' administration. Th" r " experts when It came to ,.,t . of nio ie r credit?- -the repre-t.-itv - of the srcirt btHness houses w .o i wiener you tin have the goodt, til n f-i'ivjentntlves of the banks who ,ay wi.etlur you can have the money to r the good". Just before the Mayor .-xe In tnt had given a.. riding salute 1 Per e Jay. who left the Hnnk of the Manhit'an Company to become chairman i' th' board of tho No"' York Fe-fteral I'.f " Hai.k. and then they turned to t it... t Mnnrj' n l.lfe Ilrrntli. Bf-a.U' credit H tho breath of lifts to r.y Iritltu lon, the Mayor explained, the !ty found ltIf compelled to borrow money 'o meet Its maturing obligations ,br il IT hid to pay a high rate of et-- but not ho high as private enter prle r m r-'i-rt. It found Its credit good. "ir.i. ' he onc.udeJ, "I submit to you tut! tv .ty of New York made a val uable ard great contribution to the entire natl ' al problem abroad." Tho upplJUfe indt'ate-i that they agreod with him. Then h spoke of thu future. "I 'upposo you know," he said, "that jntli a tew yearn ago tho financial prac tice ( the city was so loose that fifty rar bonds were often Issued for work if a purely current and temporary na ture Jn fact. In some of tho Investiga tions that I made, as Commissioner of Acc un's a tew years ago, we found that larbn paper for typewriting purposes had b en purchased through tho Issue of tlltv year bonds. "That kind of practice, and also the- tact tn it tho city of Nrw York has en- Jcyfd a wonderful and rapid growth and , vt needed a very large number of Krnur-nt Improvements account for the (set tri.il our bonded, funded debt has ro ltd up to enormous figures. We all I 'tal'zed that sooner or later we were j solif to h.ive to meet that question uril j ilclt rmino whether we should go ou roll ng up the funded debt of tho city, add Ing j early to the debt service carried i th. budget of the city, or whether wo w u.d mango the s.stem of financing tho-" inpi ovement and adoit the "pay "ii go policy with regard to theso , ' iai..r.t itnpioviinents. t oeiileil for All Time. 'T . fijts ion of financing ourselves hroue i t.m jierioil a few weeks ago r ue t tint Issue Htiuarely up before the Hi jrd i Kstlmatc, and we met It and '. a'J' t!o:i has been settled, and I i nk tl.-.l for all time In this city. K th ie Improvements that have al al leen authorized wo aro going to id. a fifteen year aerial bond, which il' he rt-lred through fifteen annual In Ki.m. r.'i t be carried In the tax budget Of t' ' M 1 "r II future public Improvements, xce t i-, te q a ficlf-sustalnlng char it'( " ' will In the tlrst year carry ti'-i i rti r 'if the cot In tho tax budget ir. ! ie - lUHrters through the Issuo of .. (if'. . n ear bonds. ! i ' i f.nd year we will carry one 'n he tax budget anil one-halt .r" ii trie Issue of those bonds. ' In t ut third year we will carry one luofi r inn three-quarters, and In ths "J 'I I hope In all succeeding years, ie .unount of non-sulf-sustalnlng PU ' ii i r .vt inents will be carried and raw ' n hf city budget year by year. "K 1 i' moans that within four yearn till ti nUBhl to be jiut squarely on tho !' .ni go" basis, and that after 8A - f.irs these, serial bonds will be ' i '. md we will begin reducing " a funded debt of tho city of New - ' i i.iy and gradually from year to i r I r. , i. red a good deal of thought, r ' " jt nil to you that it required some 1 adopt that policy, because It tne.uis In the first yearn of Its n ilmt we r going to have to Vr geiv increased Bums Into the tax "'a ' of mis city In order to carry the t n .provemeifis and to umortli n, , n yrar ,on,i, Balmier to Hp MrneU. t' e long run I think the henoflts i e the dlMiidviintages to the tax ' .1'iHc whin once we have got ' s tii securely, tho reduction In " ' st uln- of the city Is going to " i I'M to n tmterlal degree, the ' - t it may be made by reason of " s .He ptrminent public Improvs i ie t.ix budget of tho city each v.ime time, ive are doing our ' ' wing the MiKgestlons that have " 1 ie l.y KBveral rommlHutons that - p tits city In consideration of ' i' to tlcvelop ne kourcej of city "i order that we may lighten ' tn burden that Is placed upon ' " l "inte of the city through taxa "" reiimn of this Increase In the ' '. t tn von that when all Is said anil whin this new policy Is rirce the city of New York '"t time In It k hlBtory, will be " a M'.illy iiiiiiiI financial basis; ' ' 't a n havn adopted the policy that ' nt..is enterprlsn must adopt. If It "" Intend ultimately to come, Into " "'f i receiver, namely, the 'pay , it policy." Lrn Rammed Big Rescue THE. S. S META.PAN. f0s J Metapan. Struck iu For hy Iowuu. Is Hcuclicd at Cliiuuiol's Eilyo. SO STALL SFMMOXS SPEEDY ASSISTAXCK While, feelinir her way through a thick mist on" Sandy Hook Just lifter entering tho Ambrose Channel yesterday after noon vile United Krult steanihlip Meta pan, from th Cnrlbbeun, wn rnmmetl by tho American-Hawaiian freighter 1 !ownn, bound out. She wax lmmedl- ( ately run aground by htr skipper, ('npt f pencer, on the north stdo of the great ' fairway to savo licr from foundering with her passengers anil a rich cargo, ) Including half a million In gold bars. J Nono of the, pnsiengerx or crew was t hurt, but tho Metapan will be out of ' commission some time because nf an ugly rent In her port bow about thirty fet from tho stem. All the passengers, I Including twenty-ono women and sev-1 eral children, were taken off the j wounded ship In her own boats or thosn of a squadron of philanthropic steam craft that answered her wireless call for assistant and were finally landed In ; this city. The Metnpan, only recently Ameri canized nnd Hying the flag of her adopted country over her tafTrall, hnd a happy lot of voyagers from severnl South American and Central American ports and the West Indies, among them ten English reservists nnd three young French volunteers. The Americans had given a special dinner the night before and all hands wero singing "Tlpperary" out on tho promenade deck, peering through the murk to get a gllmpso of the, land. They knew they wero pretty close to port, as they had taken on the pilot. In the midst of the singing a hoarse fog blast of another steamship came out of the gloom. Tho Metnpan's whlstlo hail been glv-; Ing prolonged toots In compliance with , the rule In thick weather. Presently, the vague outline of the Iowan ma-' teriallyed slowly from the fog on the Metapan's port bow. The Iowan ap peared to desire to cross the white liner's bow, but It Is said she gnve no signal Indicating this. Tho Metapan kept uniting serenely on, blowing her fog whistle. See On ah Coming. Passengers forward noted as the ships neured each other, their courses crossing diagonally, the Metupan bend ing about north nnd tho freighter south- southea.st, that there M-emed to lo a probability of a collision unless some body did something In a hurry at the helm of ono ship or the other. When the vessel-! were within about 100 yards of each other It was seen that tho Iownn, then not 'iil;ntllled aboard tho whlto ship, would either hit the Metapan or shave her by an un comfortably close tntrgln. One of he men gathered forward remarked; "Shft's going to run us down, sure!" Rverybody run aft to get out of 'he way of a possible Invading prow. dpt. Spencer of tho Metapan. realizing hb danger and wondorlug why the Inunn was apparently heading for him, sig nalled to th" engine room for full spe-d nnteni and whlntled three times to show that he was barking with nil his might. A moment Inter tho Iowan also gnve three blasts. Hhe had reversed ton late. Her steel stem, under the momentum of her tonnage, knifed a great slit In the port bow of the white ship. For an Instant some of tho pnssengers lost their wits. This was due to the shock of the colllnlon, upaettlng several pii&acngers and throwing others ueuln-rt Continued on tflxlh Pape and Sunk Off the Hook; Fleet Saves All on Board W AMBROJC t CHANNCLt , " w SCOTLAND A j I LIGHTSHIP iriu V. (Si " A-WHERE THE METAPAN AMD B- WHERE THE METAPAN TWO MORE QUIT AS DIRECTORS OF NEW HAtfEN William Skinner and M. F. Plant Resign From Rail road's Board. William Hkinner nnd Morton V. Plant J resigned yesterday ns dlrectois of the J New York, New Haven nnd Hartford Itallroad Company. Mr. Hkinner U the sixth of the older directors who have j reaigneu since vuguei u, lie nan oeen n director of the New Haven since 1002. The reason given for his resignation was that he wished to bo able to give more time to other business ventures In which he In Interested. i On August 11 John I Illllard resigned f ritn r linn r1 fin UdnlAmlim "(1 tlartrcti F. linker, William Rockefeller, Charles! 1 llrooker and James H. Klton resigned. Mr. Skinner was one of the directum named In the Government suit against the New Haven and was also tinmed In nt least one other suit filed against the of ficials of thu road by a shareholder, HI resignation came ns a surprise, as It hnd not even been rumoied that he was con templating leaving the directorate. Morton F. Plunt's reasons fur resigning am said to have been poor health nnd his desire to lessen his business activities, as well us to give, closer attention to those tn which ho wlBhes to retain an active Interest. The resignations further clear tho way for the. proposition, Hhlcb may be put beforo the stockholders on October lis, that the board of directors be reduced to eventecn Instead of twenty-seven, us a year ago. There aro now eighteen direc tors. The directors voted to nutliorlin the various officers of the company to deliver the vnrlous securities to tho trustees when the decree In the Government suit Is handed down within tho next few day. While Charles H. Mellen was before tho Federal Grand Jury yesterday his attor ney, John W. If, Crlm, told newspaper men that the dlhcovery of the Jl.r.uO.OOO New Knghind Securities Company note among the effects of the late Gov. John F. Illll of Maine was being endowed with an element of mystery which really didn't exist. A conference will probably be held to day between Mortield Store), representing tli New Haven, and Special Assistant Pnlled States District Attorney Swncker, to tako final .tctlon on the agreed decree, which will enublo the New Haven road to lelease Its control of the Hoston and .Maine, thu sixteen leased lines of tho HiiMern Steamship Company, the IKrk i hlic, tiolleys and ownership of the Con mctleut and Hhode Island trolleys. If tint conference- Is completed In time It Is expected that the dccrio will he filed In the I'nltt-d Stales DlBtrlct Court Jn-dny. If not the time set Is for to.inor row. New Haven directors have already adopted resolutions empowering the trans fir f tho stock Involved to tho trustees provided for In the decree. President Howard Klllott bellcvea the transfer! could bn made within a week after the decree Is entered, THE IOWAN STR.UCK. WAS RUN AGROUND. lADMITS SERB PLANNEDDEATH OF ROYAL PAIR Assassin, on Trial, Lays Whole Plot on Major Tankosic. Sptcial Cnblf P'ipatch to Tub f-r Sarajevo, via Vienna nnd Home, Oct. lfi.- Oabrlnovlc, one nf the Accomplices of the nssassln of Archduke Francis Fenllnand and his wife, tho Duchess of Hohenberg, on June IS, took the stand to-day at tho trial. Gubrlnovlc! admitted that the murder plot was hatched In Ilelgrado. He said Major Tankosic, a Servian ottlcer, sup plied him and his fellow conspirators with tho revolvers and iHimbs with which they Intended to kill the royal pair. Ho said Major Tankosic superin tended their target practice with tho re volver. The otllcer also supplied tho conspirators with poison, with which they Intended to commit suicide after the nssiiFslnatlon. JI likewise sup plied them with transportation to Sara jevo and did everything tn facilitate the crime. His arrangements wero such thnt failure was Impossible. Oabrlnovlc acknowledged that he knew the Grown Prince of Scrvla, but would not divulge the nature of a con versation he bud with the heir to the Servian throne. The prisoner said the shooting of the Duchws of Hohenberg was uninten tional. He regretted his act now owing to the fact that It resulted In the present frightful war. Gavrllo Prlnelp, who fired the shots, was tho next witness. He declared that he did not regret hW crime. He con firmed the statement of Oabrlnovlc that tho shooting of the Duchejj" was unin tentional. Prlnelp said he shot Archduke Francis Ferdinand because he regarded him n an enemy of Scrvla and be hoped that the murder would result In uniting Ilosnla and Herzegovina with Sorvla. He admitted that Major Tankosic had supplied the conspirators with revolvers. Prlnelp did everything ho could to Hhlcld his accomplices. CATHEDRAL AGAIN BOMBARDED. Special fiifce JfitjMft A to Till! tiLv Bokuicux, Oe.t lfi. Tbu bombardment of Hhelms wns resumed on Tuesday, One shell demolished the gallery of the npse of the cathedral, Three shells struck the PnlalH do Justice, one of which demolished thu flooring. Tho public, prosecutor was e-aught In tho wreckuge, hut wns extricated after soinn timu. He Is suffering from brain shock, CIIAH. K. MATTIIICW8 UKaKN. Kow Jl K. 31th St. CurapKU gitlct oulfltUr, GERMAN FORCE NEAR WARSAW IS CDTJN TWO Russians Drive Invaders Rack 20 Miles, Capturing 10.000 Prisoners. KUSSIAXS IN LEMBERG: OrCTPATTOX FRIENDLY flv Cfntrtil A'etm, CTK0RAti, Oct. 10. A courier arrived from the front this evening with tho nwwa nf a great Russian victory over the (Jermnns In the Warsnw district. The German force which ndvanccil to attack Warsnw has been cut In two and hit4 been driven back oil tho line of Lodz, I'letrokow and Klclce. The HushlanH were decisively victorious after two days fighting. It Is reported thnt they took 10.000 prisoners and many guns. The Orand Ouke Nicholas Is energet linlly pursuing the beaten German ar mies and the Hiistliins are occupying po sitions abandoned In the Inst two weeks. The Russians are driving the Germans toward ('zenslochuwa and Cracow, FIGHT LASTED 2 DA YS. I'etrrmrntl ItrKnnln Itrsult nf CSrent I in portii lice, II)' n. W. .MUlttntiAAHII. rurrfpvndirit TlIK Fls and lAe IstHtlon "I)nily Matt " ffirrial Cablt Ttiitch In Ttir Srv lnTiirf!iiAt, Oct l.l. Although the of flclnl communique does not disclose tho location of tho lighting on the War- I sriw-lvangorotl front, It has been evl 'dently not far from tho Vistula, slnco j the official army gazette nnnounceil pev eral itiys ngo that the GcrmanH had occupied various towns fifteen or i twenty miles front the river, among , them Tartchln. Groltzy. Itarkl and Prnsotchro. which Is seven and a half miles north of Warsaw, . i The fighting which ended with tho re- pulsn of the Germans began In tho morning and lasted two days. Since there, arc few roads leading to the Vis tula, and these mostly mired from last weedt's torrential rains, the Germans, from necessity, hud to advunre cn echelon, very slowly. It Is probable therefore that detachments which were pressed back did not retrent far before meeting reenforcements which would enable them to resume the offensive, nt any rate to keep advancing against the Russians until the main force came up. The battle was not very extensive and the engagement In Itself was not of a decisive character. For moral reasons tho outcome is satisfactory, since tho first trial of strength turne-d In favor of th Husslans. South of Ivangorod, the enemy's fourth column arrived at the Vistula between Sandomler and Jasefon, ac cording to the Armu Gazette. Hitherto, there has been no olllcial Information ns to whether the enemy attempted or effected a crossing In this region. That they did so Is highly Improbable. The official communique to-day states that a battle Is In progress south of Przemysl. This shows that the Au trlans aro making serious efforts to re lievo the fortress. It Is not clear whether the enemy In this quarter are advancing from the south or tho west. According to tho Austrian General Staff, whoso statements aro not very reliable, tho Austrlans succeeded In re conquering some pusses In the Carpa thians occupied by the Uiisslans, among them tho pass beginning at Sunuk, southwest of Przemysl, where n con siderable force of Hungarians appealed. It is thus possible that tbei bus been an engagement south of Przemysl with these troops, but It Is more probable thut the right wing of the Austrian nrmy ndvniieing In Gntlcla Joined issuu hero with the Husslans. CZAR HOLDS LKMBERG. 'lt Not lletiilien li iifttrliiiift Itnnnlnii Oeeiiiiiitliin Friendly, Aerfnl fViMr lr'iKcfi to Till". Scs London, Oct, 10, Tho recent uncon firmed rumor thut the Austrlans and GcrmanH hnd recaptured I.embi.Tg is disproved by a despatch tn the 7'linrs from I.emberg of yesterday's dale. The despatch nys the Russian occupation of I.emberg has been oNtremely peace ful. Kven the classes hastllo to tho Hii-slans admit that there have ln-en no excesses or anything unpleasant during the Hus.sian tegline. I.emberg Is filled with troops who are mingling apparently In ubsoluto friend liness with the population, l-.very pub lic building, from the railroad tatlun to the museums, Is being used as a lios pltul. Tho correspondent adds: "I am In creasingly Impressed with thu excellent enro of the wounded. Theri are many Austrian Hed Cross attend nits In Die streets. They work peacefully with tho Husslans In caring for the wounded, 1 saw to-day a lurgo drove of Austrian prlKineiw, herded by Cossacks, coming from the. west," DISASTER FOR GERMANS. Ilelrent nt VnliKilnril Ik Mrnlc idi-allr r.ipt-unit i". I . I'. MTtritK, SpetUI rorreipntidtnt nf Tiir Si n and f I ondon "thilly Aw,' Ppj-rnooiun, (lei, 15. Tho failure of the Qcrman offensive on the Vistula has Continued on Third rape, ALLIES TAKE GERMAN TRENCHES, DRIVE FOE FROM FORTIFIED LINE Advance on Entire Front While .Massing Avii.ies to Halt Invader's Raid on Coast Cities Muelhausen Is Heported in Hands of French, Who Arc Driving the Enemy Toward the Rhine. VOX KLUCK'S FORCES A HE PRESSED BACK TO CA3IBRAI, CEXTRE OF COMMUNICATIONS Spa-int Cable Dcnimlrfi tn Tub Sun. I'Atiih, Oct. 1.. Gen. Jofl're'H reports to-dny Indlcnto advances hy the allies nil along the lino In Franco which morn than counterlmlnnco tho advance of the German forces In Ilelgttiin. The news U inHIvo ami definite thnt the nllles are steadily hammering hack tho German right wine In northern France, forcing the. Kaiser's armies to abandon fortllled positions In the centre of their line, nullifying all assaults against the Vertliin-Toul-Tlelfort harrier, and, hy ndvniicoi from Verdun, are moving toward the great fortress of Metz, There Is unofficial news thnt the French In Alsace have beaten tho Ger mans In severe engagements, uive retaken Altklrch and Muelhausen and am driving the enemy toward the Hlilne. The unimpaired strength of tho allies' offensive In the, extreme north of Franco find In wmthwesteni llelglum, thu occupation of Ypres, the retreat of the Germans from the left hunk of the I.yn, the recapture of Kstnlros, on the north hnnk of that river, and the recapture of Mile (an unofficial re port), all Indicate that (Sen. Joffre hn now such forces In the north ns will effectually protect Dunkirk nnd Calais and possibly prevent the Germans from holding Ostein. While tunssltig a large force to block a German advance toward th French const cities. It would nppenr from official news thnt Gen. .loffrn la simultaneously renewing with some success his jtcrnlstent attack on the Ger man west flunk In -France. Marked progress reported between Arras nnd Albert seems to show that the Gernmn right wing ltns been proved back toward Its centre of communications at Cnhihrnl. GAINS ON ENTIRE LINE ANNOUNCED BY FRANCE Sprcxal Cable fieei'itth to Tnt Sl I'AitH, Oct. 16.- Tho most favorable news, from tho French standpoint, that has been received for many days was sent by Gen. Joffro to-night when he reported distinct progress In tho west, centre and east. Driving the Germans from the north bank of tho I.ysj the allies have recaptured Kstalre. They havo fought their way forward more than six miles north and east of Hhcims and have pressed their offensive In tho re gion of Verdun. The text of the offlcl'il communique. Issued at 11 o'clock to night, was as follows: To-day's reports show progress on our part at several points of tho front: on our left wing, north of tho I,ys, where wo havo taken Kstalres; on the centre, north and east of Hhelms, where we havo ad vanced about two kilometers; on the heights of the Mouse, In tho Woevre, Miuth of St. Mlhlel and near Marchevllle. (Kstalres la on tho Illver l.ys, midway between Ha7.ebrouck nnd l.a Hassee, from which It Is ulmut twelve miles distant. Marchevllle, on tho right wing. Is about flfte.cn miles east by south of Verdun.) The report of the afternoon, contain ing details confirmed and summarized by the night report, pointed to a bt terimnt of thu situation In every Im portant part of the battle line. It was particularly noted thnt tho French are developing an offenslvo toward tho Ger man fortrem of Metz. Tho text of thu communique, given out nt S:4fl P. M was as follows: Belgium- -The German troops coming from Antwerp marched toward the west and In the evening of October 14 reached the district of Hruge'H and Thlelt. First On our left wing the enemy has evacuated the left bank FRENCH CAVALRY CHARGE WON BATTLE ON THE LYS Sperinl Cable Imptleh to Tn Si v Paius, Oct, lfi. The capture of F.s talre and the victory of tho allies be yond the l.ys wero made possible by a brilliant, daring exploit of the French cavalry. A correspondent near the but- tlo front gives the details In a despatch received to-night. The Germans, strongly posted on the left bank of the l.ys, defended their po sitions with machine guns and heavy artillery. Every attempt made by the allied infantry tn cross tho river was frustrated. The situation wns critical because the Germans were bringing up fresh troops to strengthen their grip at the river. Last night 2,000 French cuirassiers made a long detour, avoiding detection by the Germans. They came to the l.ys at a point where the stream Hows with rapid current and Is very deep. One courageous horseman swam tho river, a nipr looped about his shoulders, and when he reached the other Bide, tied tho rope to a tree. llapldly and surely the culraKslers made their way across the 1,5 n by hold ing to the rope ns they mvam their horses, In u remarkably short time thny were safe on the other side, hav ing succeeded ' cromlng without alarming the German pickets, Drawing up on the left ban!:, the French gathered momentum for a churue of the I,ys. Between the l.ys and tho canal of ha Hassee tlio situa tion Is stationary. In ;ho region of I.ons and beVwe-cn Arras and Albert our progress has been notowjrthy Between the Sonune nnd the Olse there has been no change. The Germans shelled our line without -nmktng any Infantry attacks. Second At tile centre, between the Olse and tho Meiisc, wo have udvnnced toward Craonne. North east of the road from Ilerry-au-Bao to Hhelms and north of I 'runny. In the direction of IMne (east of Hhelms) vc have stormed several German trenches. Between the Meuso and the Moselle, after having repulsed German attacks southeast of Verdun In tho night of October 13-1-1, our troops advanced on October 14 south of tho road from Verdun to Metz. Third On our right wing th partial offensive Liken by tho Ger mans in the Ban de Sapt district, north of St. Die, has been definitely halted. Hussla Fighting continues on the front from the Warsaw district along the Vistula, from the San to Przemysl and further on toward the south as far aj the Dnelster. There Is no change In the situa tion In Bast Prussia. GERMANS IS1 LILLE Occupation la Only Moinrntnrr, Sax French llepnrt. Washington, Oct. 15. The following bulletin was rccotved at the French Em bass')' to-day: "I.llle Is only mo-nentarlly occupied by tho Germans. Our progress hni. been no ticeable on the left bank of the Illver l.ys, especially In tho region of Ilallleul nnd the heights of Mont de Kntz. "On our right wing several attempts on the pan of tin. enemy to advance either between St. Mlhlel and Apremont or through tho Pass of Spada have been re pulsed. The Germans entered Ghent mi the night of October 12-13 while Anglo French forces occupied Ypres." straight at the flunk of the German line, at a pelnt near MoerIIIe. Th churgo was Irresistible. The Germans were completely surprised, gave way nt the flank and were unable to hold their artillery positions at the river bank. lieriiinns A Itniiilim I'luer, Immediately n division of the allied Infantry nulckninrched tn the rtver niil crossed on a pontoon bridge speedily constructed by the engineer corps. Th Infantry pressed Its advantage tn such purpose that the Germans abandoned Kstnlro and withdrew generally from the vicinity of the l.ys. The allied army Is developing a strong offensUe to a point well within Belgian territory, Th occupation of YpreH nnd the withdrawal of tho Germans from tho l.ys have produced a new stage of the campaign In the north. Artillery duelling along old portions of tho bnttle ;inn has slackened. At one, important point only thirty shells wer llred to-day. The Infantry on both sides) la constantly on tho alert. The alllft- have been ablo to reduce their strength at these points. Many of the advanced German trenches appear to have been abandoned and tho allies were able to make considerable headway to-day lit their advance on the German forttlled positions. There W ft strong indication that th Qcrmann aru preparing to retire at tho i