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THE SUN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER' 16, 1914. OSTEND WAITING FOR A GERMAN ARMY 99 emtio unci to concentrntn their NtreiiKth further north for a ne? attempt to lirenk through the allloiT lino. Hoth side Imvo been wultlnK for reinforce ment. It In probable thai fresh troopti hovo been received by both (Jormiine and allien nnd that u rapid development of tho new situation In tho north may be expected. I'nprr Krrpa Out to I it. The continuance of cold, wet weather hug nm do the plight of the men In the trenches very hard, but tho nllleH nre well equipped with blanket and water proof nheets. Tho oldler nro ulno oomliatltm cold nuil dampness by menns of Khf'-tH of parchment, which they nenr hrnrnth (belt uniform. Kxpe rlenee has ihown that such paper ear mcntu uro excellent shield iiRalnut exposure. Tho romlnc week will deride, most probably, wh'ther or .not the Oer ninn. nfter oreupylnc O.itcnd and concoutriitlnR at (ihent n forco of 100,000 men, will bo able to sweep south ward Hiid westward and capture Culalu nnd Dunkirk. The preliminary enirnije ments of Rreat buttle which will decide the Issilo are already progressing In tho extreme north of l-'runce and lieynnd the Uelclan border. It Is admitted that the Herman on slaught will bo terrltlc, but there aro certain Indications In the otllclul reporti of yesterday and to-dny and In credible despatches from correspondents near the front that (Jen. JofTre may count on victory In what may bo known to his tory as the battle of Ypres. The allies apparently hold a ranKC of hills Just south of Ypres. Occupation of the town Itself Is of little Importance, but holding the HdK-s, the allies ct-nnot easily bo dislodged, and they Interpose a strong barrier between the (lernutns and the French coast. At the same time, they may prevent a Junction bo tween tho Helglan army of Uen. von GERMANS CLAIM ADVANCES IN BOTH EAST AND WEST Hmmn, Oct. 15, via wireless to Say vlllc. U I. Tho following ofttclal Infor mation was given out here to-day: "German troops In Helglum are now marching in part toward Obtend Jind In part In a southwesterly direction toward the French frontier. Tho head quarters of Kmperor William havo been moved further Into France. "There has been heavy lighting in Franco east of Holssons and the Ar gonne. Tho French otllclul reports about successes In tho Woevre district aro untrue. The Germans nowhere havo loot ground. I.taln (twelve miles to tho east of Verdun) la In German hand. French attacks ugalnst our position near St. Mihlel have been repulsed. "The war booty secured in Antwerp cannot yet be estimated. Twenty-sK thousand Itelgians and 3,000 Kngllshmen have been Interned In Holland. In tho liarbor of Antwerp wo found thirty-two Otrmun steamers, the boilers of which apparently hnd been disabled. "Husslun forces have been defeated near Kchlrwlndt (In Fast I'russia, nine, teen miles east of Oumblnnen), with a loss of 1,500 prisoners and twenty can non. German troops have repulsed the Kunslnna south of Warsaw, and hold southern l'oland as far u-i tho Vistula Hlver. "Kmperor William, acting on a peti tion handed him by Cardinal Hartmann of Cologne, has ordered that French I Catholic nrlests among the prisoners In Germany who entered tho French rank.i aa common soldiers shall be treated In Germany in the same manner as aru French ofllcers. "The Russian armored cruiser I'allada of 8,000 tons, built In IDOil, has been torpedoed by a German submarine at I the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. The torpedo launched by tho submarine caused an explosion on board the rulsT, and the Itusslnn vessel with her entire crew of 000 men went straight to the bottom. "It Is reported here from Stettin that German torpedo boat destroyers dis covered six vessels of Norwegian. Swedish nnd Danish nationality toajlod with goods and provisions destined for London and Grimsby ami also for Itus slo. All wero taken Into Swinemunde. "Tho statement from Russian sources that two German submarines were sunk during the attack off the Gulf of Fin land list week on the ltusslan cruiser Psllnda Is olllclally denied. "The battle to the east of Wlrballen, In Russian Poland, which has been rag ing since October 4, continues favorablo to the Germans. Tho Kus.slnn efforts to drive out the Germans by terrlflo ar tillery tire dally so far have failed. "The Austrian stronghold of I'rzemysl (In Gallcla) Is now entirely freed of the Itusslnn siege." "Moro than 2,000,000,000 marks ($500, r WAR NEWS IN BRIEF TRANCK. The official communique from 1'arU Inst night reported pmgrtFs at several points on the b.tttlo front. On tho left wing the allies advanced north of the Lys and also captured Y. dres. In the centre to the north and east of Hhelma they advanced two kilometers. They made progre's along the heights of the Meue, In th Woevre, south of Ht. Mihlel and near Mnrchcville, ncith of Ht. Uta. The afternoon communique said that the progress was considerable between Arras and Albert. JICKHIA. A despatch from IMrograil says th.t the RuisUns have broken through the German forces In the light nlong the Vistula uml have driven them back about twenty miles. The Germans hnve reislabllshed their front along the Loiti.pietroHow-Klelce Him. The litis lans ansert tint In this engagement they took 10,000 prisoners uml many gun. The llUHUlans say also they have defeated the Au.ilrlaim south of rrjemysl and to have taken 500 Aus trlans prisoners, OHRMANY,-- According to a report from ociim ww! unmans in iieigium are marching In two columns, nnu toward ostend and the other toward Out French frontier. The headquarters of Kmperor u llllam him b.-fii moved further Into J'lum-e The Gi rmans deny the French reports of Miccesses In the Wnnvro .11.. t- i in. sav iiiai mo itubsum u.r. Ileseler, the army of Antwerp, and that of Von Huehm, which forms tho extreme iinrthwtnt Hank of Von Kindt's army, tho tlermnn right wing In Krance. The strength of the silled position Is ereatly Increased If the report that they have retnken Mile la true. At all events the French and llrltlah In uouthwcatrrn Helglum and In northeastern Fnince are uKuresslve and aro moving forward, not backward. Tho news from this the atre of war Is so fragmentary that none can estimate tho alirnlilcaitce of all tho movements reported. Tho whereabouts of the Belgian army Is not known. It Is Imposslblo to say whether or not the British nnd llelglans driven from Ostend have formed a junction with Oen. Joffrc's force pushing northward at Ypres ami Hazebrouck. There Is a probability that such a Junction has been elTtediand It Is definitely known that the dermans In northern France have been forced to glvo way repeatedly In the post few days. They havn had no better success In their long central position, R series of earthworks and trenches thrown up on tho hills of ChnmpngnH and tho plain of Chalons, onward to tho Argonne rldire. They have fallen back several miles In somn parts of the line. livery advaneo by tho allies at tho centre tends to assist tho attack ngnlnst Von Kluck'a right wing and serves also to relieve tho strain on the French, right wing defending Verdun and tho lwrrlrr for tresses, l.lttln apprehension Is felt here re garding the safety of tho lnirricr. If official and unofficial reports aro accu rate tho French aro In stronger posi tions; along the Meuse and to the south east than they havo been for weeks past. Pe'rhap.f the most Interesting re port from Y- eastern field of opera tions Is news of a French thrust toward Me (7.. If such an advance was pressed In forco It might cause the whole Ger man line east of tho Argonne to with draw from France. 000,000) nlready has been paid In on tho war loan. This Is nearly 1,000,000,000 marks more than Is required." A German officer has sent In a report that a llUKla Mnjor on the Hast l'rus sluu frontier forced tho Inhabitants of tlw village under Id control to Join the llusslan troop In tho tn-nches. Furthermore, he used women as shields for the Iluselan machine guns, hater this Major was captured nnd shot by the German. It Is Mild here that communication betwven tho fnrtres at Warsaw and Ivangorod, on the western bank of the Vistula Iltver, has been Interrupted by a German detachment. Austrian and German troopa aro preparing to cross the Vistula. FLEE TO BELGIAN COAST. W asiiincjtok, Oft. 1C The following despatch received from the German Gen eral Stan Headquarters vli Herlln was Klven out ut the German Krnbassy to- aay : "Knemy, including a part of the gar rlnon of Antwerp, la hurrying retreat from Ghent westward to the coast and Is pur sued ny (ierman forces. I.llln has been occupied nnd the Germans made 4,800 prisoners although' I.llle has been declared "I' 11 " I "J WW IllUIItlljmi lUW"Illtt.'B. I "Tho enemy, attempting an outflanking movement from Dunkirk, sent forces there I with tho order to hold the town until the i arrival of tlm outflanking nnny. This army falling to arrive the coniequrnce . was that the uselessly defended town wan damaged hy German troops. From the front army there Is no news. "Two heavy French bntterles were lo cated clone to tho Hhelma Cathedral. Light signals were observed from the tower of tho cathedral. Of courve all nieusurea of lighting whl.h aro dotrlmental to our troop will !) fought down without regard to the sparing of the cathedral. The French know, as formerly, that they are responsible if the venerable building be comes a victim of the war. "In the eastern theatre Lyck again I In our possesslun. ltlulla has been evac uated by the Runalaiui. Russian van guards were repulsed on Warsaw with tho lo of 8,000 prisoners and twenty five guns." DENY SUBMARINES LOSS. Sptcial Cablt PMpaffA to Tn Sex. Reiimn, via Amsterdam and London, Oct. 15. Reports that the Russians sank two German submarines In tho recent en counter when a German submarlna sank the Russian armored cruiser I'allada are olllclally denied. VOTE $20,000,000 WAR CREDIT. Dntrh t.nirmnkrra ln !reenrl KiiirrKcnr)' Hill, TilK lUni'R, via Irfindnn, Oct. 15. The bill providing for the second war credit of ISO.000,000 was passed to-day by the First Chamber of the Netherlands I'arlla ment. defeated near Kchlnvlndt In H.ist Prus sla and 1.500 prisoners, were taken. IinLGIir.M. Two hundred nnd fifty Ger man cyclists have arrived at Uruges. The Germans are reported to be still advancing toward Ostend, but there la nothing yet to Indicate that they havo orrupien mat city, ITALY. A Vienna despatch says that I apprehension Is expressed In Vienna that tho appointment of Gen. Xupelll as Italian Minister of War will cause trouble between Austria and Italy. Gen, Zupelll came originally from the province or Istrla, Autrla-llutigary. and It Im feared that he will favor the annexation of that province to Italy. There Is a rumor In Rome thnt a court courier has left Vienna with an auto graph letter from Kmperor Francis Joseph to the Italian King on tho mat tiir of Gen. Zupeiu's appointment. AI'HTRIA.A despatch from Karajevo ays that at the trial of the assaisln of the Aichiluko Francis Ferdinand and Ills wife, (lavrllo I'rllirlp, who fired the llrst shot, admitted that Major Tnn kosle, a (Servian officer, had supplied the conspirators with revolvers. Gnbrlnn vie, one of the accomplices, says that T.uiko'lc superintended their target practice and supplied them with re volvers ami bombs to kill the royal pair. SOUTH AFRICA. Tlis I'nlon forces en g iged the rebel forces under Lieut -Col. Marltz and captured tlghty uf th rebels. YPfiCS ,S 1 1 TOUKOH) 2" - THE ALLIto ""Q 0 sn 9&M3Jtfit o 8 nrfH1tyi.il, . eowr3 vctPoyr OtjJFRErtCH XWAMCEj f J PARITY Tho official communiques from Paris yesterday reported progress by the French nlonjr scvcrnl parts of tho ircnt thiit will make chanjres In the battle lino. On tho left wing tho Germans wcro forced to abandon the left bank of the Kiver Lys and the French captured Estaircs. In tho centre to the north and cast of Rhcims the French advanced about two kilometers. The principal point of this forwnrd movement was toward Craonne, to the northeast of the road from Bcrry-au-Iiac to Rhcims, and north of Prunay, in the direction of Heine. The French also report progress nlong the height of tho Meuse and tho Woevo south of St. Mihlel nnd they nucceedod in pushing their battle lines in this region us far east as Mnrchcville, Germans It Miles From Ostend; Take Coast Town Uoaclied Jllankenberjrhe in Forenoon Vest onlay Expected at Ostend During Day Deserted City Awaits Seizure by Enemy. Sfitial I'allt Pfjpdft-A to Tub 9c. AmhtiKwam, Oct. 15. The TeUgranJ says that the Germans renched Ulank enberghe this forenoon and that It was expected they would occupy Ostend dur ing the day. Hlnnkenberghe Is a aeasldo resort of 5,000 inhabitants nine mllca nortkwesti of Uruges on the Kngllah Channel and eleven miles northeast of Ostend OSTEND AWAITS ENEMY. London Kipeet Soon to Ilenr of Ita 'pare. ,srrjl CaUU littpnteS to Thb Res. I.ONPON, Oct. 15. New a of the Oer man occupation of Ostend la expected hourly. If Oen. von Heaeler'a army has not already entered the city, which Is probable. It Is unquestionably. In a por tion to do so at its leisure. Uruges, which was reached by tho German advance guard last night, was formally occupied at 1 1. M. to-day. J. M. Jeffrie, special correspondent of Tim SUN and the London UnUv ACir, . . IMiiBltlnn. tlltlt senas a o(ira 250 German cyclists rode Into tho city in advance of the main force, Ostend Is practically a deserted city. iinllnn mill Itrltlsh troons havo been tratitrftTied southward, many detach ments boarding transports for debarka tion, probably at Calais or Boulogne, whlln several columns marched la the general direction nf the allies' left wing. The only persons left In Ostend are the civil authorities and a few thousand citizens and visitors who haunt the quays appealing for passage to Kng- land. Their plight Is serious, because there la no means of transporting them across the Channel. Hnldler Fled to Rutland. The Kenllwnrth. one of tho four steamships which wero the last to leave Ostend, arrived at Folkestone to-day. bringing 2,000 refugees. Among these were umn Helglan soldlere. These wero not wounded and their flight signified that tho taking of Ostend by the Ger man was regarded as certain and Im minent and that all persons who would havn been held ns prisoners by the Ger mans had been ordered to leave. The Kenllworth left Ostend at S o'clock last night. No Germans had been seen, lut all regular communica tion between Ostend and England has been stoppad. Oyster trawlers arriving nt Lowe stoft, Huffolk, wero crowded with refugees, many of them being old men and women nnd children, They ex hibited evidences of fright nnd many wero suffering from exposure. One little girl died of exhaustion on the voyage across tho Channel. They re ported that Ostend wns panlcstrlckon. The Mayor and other officials of Lowestoft distributed food, foundl sneuer lor me reiugees nnti qui an mat was possible to relieve their plight. Apparently there Ih great apprehen sion In Calais. A small steamer which arrived at Iilkestmie brought word that tho cltlienB believe tho Germans will reach Calais soon. Refuge Problem Mrrlniis, The problem of what to do with tho refugees from Ilelglutii Is becoming very serious In England nnd In Holland, It Is probable that nppeals for aid will be made to tho United States, Tho situa tion In Holland nwy bo relieved If the report of a committee Hcnt back to Hel glum by the fugitives Is favorable. The committee will decide whether or not It CERTIFIED from CERTIFIED FARMS Call, telephone or write CERTIFIED FARMS COMPANY 26 Wt Fifty-ninth Street Telephone Plaza 8239 Brussels oMtm mtf riot mis eVT J Is feasible for tho llelglans to return to their homes. A despatch from The Hague states that the lielglau Government ho ordered nil male cltltens between the nges of IS and 45 to enter the army within two days on penalty of being treated as traitors. At Sel7.acte, thirty mllM north of Ghent, the Germans havo demanded the registration of nil males between the nges of IS nnd 45. The proclamation ntutes that soldiers In uniform are to bo treated as prisoners of war. and that soldiers dressed In cltliena' clothes will be treated ns spies. The Ostend correspondent of the Cen tral News reports that a detachment of the allies met with a severe reverse east of Ghent last Sunday morntni,, having been misled by a guide. Tiny retreated In good order, however, and withdrew into France. GERMANS LACK SUPPLIES. Spertal Cable DtspatcK to Tat Scs, Uent.tN (via Rome). Oct. 15. The highways of Helglum are lmpansablo owing to the effect of the heavy war traffic combined with frequent rains. All ) havo been exhausted and for this ren- son supplies from tho bases are reach- Ing the front Irregularly nnd are greatly delayed. Occasionally the troops are wunoui ioou ior iwo uays anu are cum- ... --o,.. ,u . lulled to sutmlst on raw v.getables.j "P nHCrlb'" ' nw to tho fact Blckness is Increasing and thero is an ttmt tIle ldlcrn were compelled to Increase In the mortality among the'"Pend five days nnd nights In trenches troops from this cau. The organlza-. half filled with water. It was Impos tlcm of the ooinnils.ariat, which was Bb, lo revctual tho troops and they admirable at first, Is now Inefficient. , . .. , , , ' ' The problem of feeding 2,000,000 men I T r '"ndent on their knapsack ra- Is most difficult, peclally as horses and automobiles necewary for the sup ply columns are lacxing. BURN ARRAS CITY HALLt Special Cablt Dei patch to Tns Bcs, Paris, Oct. 16. It Is reported from Hazebrouck that tho nermann burned tho Hotel dn VUle at Arras. This build ing was known tut the finest relic In Franco ofHpanlsh archltecturo of the sixteenth century. SEEK REFUGE IN HOLLAND By Thb Sex's and the London "Palla .Valri" War Sen Ice. Special Cable Detpatch to Tn Scs. RoTTKRHAU,.Ocb 13 (Delayed). Fugi tives are still arriving from Helglum In largo numbers. Fifteen hundred reached here by boat to-night and crowds are re ported In various border towns, notably In Aardenburg. GERMANS SAVED CHURCH. Heri.in, Ort. 15 (by wireless telegraphy to Hayvllle, L. I,), Dr. von Hethmann Ilollneg, the Imperial Chancellor, accom panied by bis suite, arrived In llrussela at noon of Wednesday, October 14. A telegram received here from Rot tentniu says that the losses of the Hel glan nnd KnAllsh troops during the bom bardment of Antwerp were tremendous. Hurstlng sfirlls from the German aide repeatedly killed nt one tlmo between forty and fly soldiers In tha Antworp trenches. When the German troops entered Ant werp, according to Information given out In llerllu to-duy, the Church of Notre Dame was In dnnger of tiro. Tho troops' devoted tljlr energies to stopping the spread of tho flames, and the church was saved. Not more tlfan twelve civilians were killed In Antwerp during thn bom Imrdnient. ECCS XCDITlntD I X FARMS ) Tho complete nnttlo line In France, as thoVn by -tho French offlclnl stntemcnta, tans underKonc conshler nhlo clmngo In tlm last few days. The left wing now encircles I.llle and extends over the Ilelglnn fron tier. At tho right of the nllles' line the forces east of Venltia hnve pushed enstwnnl nnl northward to almost tho hnlfwtiy jxilnt on the road from Verdun to Mctji. VuxtjimkT ALLIES tmartt riEHCHCAIN GROUm IHEJ1LT REPORTED! BE0CCUPICD YT FREhCH mnmi BClfWT0 Says Failure Grieves Kaiser flower of the Germnn Army tt Bo Sent Apainst British Forces. By llininiSJlT IMTC'KWOHTll, Ap'rtat corruptndnt of Thb Bun and London "Daily Stiet," far Sptcial Cablt Hnfnte to Tnr Sis. CorsNiuasN, Oct. 15. Tho Kaiser, de pressed over Von Kluck's failure to crush the Ilrltlsh army, is preparing to hurl against tho Ilrltlsh tho flower of the Ilavnrlan troops. There la no doubt that reinforcements are being rushed westward to the Ger man armies In France. Railway service has been suspended for the purpose. The new army designed to retrieve Von Kluck's falluro Is composed of 90.000 freshly trained landwehr and reserves. The honor of beating the Ilrltlsh Is especially reeerved for the First Ba varian Corps, one of the best In all Ger many. In a speech to the General commanding tho Ravarlans the Kaiser said: "I only w4sh tho Kngllshmeti could run against my brave Ilavarinns." MANY GERMAN SOLDIERS ILL. Aevernl, Service In Trenrhrs Cnnaes Lunar Trouble. frtcial Cablr Dtipateh to Tub Six. Amsturoam, Oct. 15. I'rof. Ilosserer, I nno was sent to investigate the health " " "erman troops in tho west, re- port very numerous cases of dysentery nnd Inflammation of the lungs and sev- ern, cnHrs of tj1lhotli lions, wnicli became mildewed. Tho un sanitary conditions increased with the Impossibility of removing the dead and wounded In the face of persistent fire. ALBERT'S HORSES IN ENGLAND. Special CvbU Detpalch to Tns Bcs. Lonpow, Oct. 16. After n three days trip the horaea and carriages of King Albert of the llelglans arrived at South ampton to-day. There nre flfty-llvo horses nnd thirty, two carriages. 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Viewed from the prtstnt ev.dtnca this attempt stems to have failed, dcsplto obvious und considerable advantages possessed by the allies at the outmit, nnd the couseuuenccs are now apparent In th prospect of a de fensive campaign In northwestern Franco. Vlewsd In the light of Its possible con sequences, this falluro of tha allies Is tho moat discouraging thing, from their standpoint, which has happened since tho victory at the Marne. Thus when, about September JO, the world first began to hear of tho move against Von Kluck the situation of the Germans In France was wholly Insecure ; they had suffered n suvere reverse, their troops were wearied by tremendous exertions which had ended In a temporary check of considerable pro portions, and behind their battle line was a Helglan army based upon a strong for tress, while thtlr flank to tho west, near which their chief line of communication passed, was thinly derendad. For the all!"-, superior In numbers. heartened by their recent success, thero were both the opportunity and the pros- pect of material advantages in signt, Having beiten down the ummnii nuempi to renew their advaneo to Paris, .having checked tha attempt about Rhelms and In the Argonne, thty were now In a posi tion from which they could hardly be driven and had Immediately available troops not needed on the front and right to use on their left. Hut four weeks nfter the beginning of tho great left flank thrust It Is no longer possible to doubt the fact that In the larger view ut least they have fulled. The Germans have not been driven back from the Champagne libit to ih - f-on!lr. to the Meuse and to the foothills of tho Ardennes, livery nttack upon their lines of communication about St. Queutln, east of Dou.il. around Cainbral. has been re pulsed. Instead of bending the right of the OermanB back upon their centre the allies have ben checked every ' ui" tiny made a new drive. Ho the Germans havo tradllv extended their line due north and perpendicular to their contre nnd I- tt. nnd now that It has touched Llllo It Is far away from the main railways, which, after going north for mine miles, turn east. Germnn Offensive Hftectlve, J For overy army corps the nllles have1 been able, on ehorter lines and presuma bly with? larger resources, to bring up on the west the Germans have been able to bring up Germain troops sutllclent In numbers to hold back the allies' flanking parties. At the same time they have con tinued to throw out tremendous assaults from th older portions of their lines, about Liisslgny and Roye, along the Argonne and even Tar off on tho Woevre Plateau they havo driven a wedge through the Verdun-Toul barrier forts to 8U Mihlel and to tho eastern bank of the Meuse. Hut the failure of tho allies has been the more serious because If they did not succeed In driving the Germans from the Alsne within a fixed time they were bound to lose certain great advantages possessed by them. These advantages they have now lost by the fall of Ant werp, the exile of tho Helglan army nnu the consequent freeing of German troopa hitherto occupied In Helglum for use against tho allied left. Thus already wn aro beginning to not the. ateady drive west and south of tho German troops now released at Ant werp. They nre approaching Ostend; they have captured Ghent, incy must pres ently arrive on the extreme left of tho allied armies, wnicn is now n ine iTan-ea-Uelalan frontier. When they touch ttie seacoast. as they undoubtedly will, then the last prospect of outflanking the Germans will vanish and tho German line will rest on th sea and the Gorman fortress of Metx, All tho troops tho allies were able to concentrate In the west were not suf ficient to break In on tha German right. They were not able to keep the Ger mans out of Lille, out of tho northwest ern tip of France. Hut now some thou sands of fresh Germans are released nnd art" coming steadily down to thin area, Such numerical advantage as the nllles have hnd and been unable to turn Into victory Is thus about to disappear. It Is conceivable that about Lille, Tprea anil Arrns the allied left may now win smashing victory In the open field against the German right. If It should, tho German lino In Franco would again ba in danger. Hut falling In this, the allies have to face the probability that 34th Street. What our clients say about us to our face it would not be good form to publish. What they say behind our backs is perhaps more truthful anyway. We should be glad to gnc you our local references if you arc interested in advertising or in us. Gkorok Batten Com pa.nv Jdvtrthlnz 381 4th Ave., at 2"th St. Tflf tlotte 7100 MiilUon Sflujif iioion New York owes. tremendous German efforts will be i.aj to hnmnier the allied left down, ilr , it to tho Komme, force it south of Aimeni and thus straighten the whole u nun lino from tho Channul to tho Mob la Allies nt Illandtnittnue, The first fruits of allied defeat in ths present coullict on tho HcIkI.iu fn-; i would bo lo deprUo the Kn ni'li i Ilrltlsh of thn onVuslvu. Herman hi mcutM would quickly grow up ai;i line of th Alsne be extrinltd C Channel. Once solldlv et:bllsh. .1 u. Germany could nwiilt the t mil- uh tory In Russtn would rellee ti. .. n numbers sulllclent to strike uglu li, she could retire slowly from ltu hegln the old uffenMVM ilrhc ..gi,i t Franco more promptl. 'n other wnuls, with omi a iuf. . left to them lu the new b.ittlt, tin ,n am at the point of f.ililng i effort to recover the ground lost In Aoe iil, to drlvo the (lerm.int fiom tlx ir " gurous lodgment In France, ecn in. from I'nrli. After a whole inoiiMi .i er desperate, lighting, nnd with chain - i resources which seemed at the oiu- im pressive, the allied offensive lus 'r,y come to a halt anil, vlew.-d from us iu..i. promising angle, a winter c.inip.i u .n France now threatens, Onci) more It U necessary to puj Ir.bun to the. masterful fashion in win. b tin Germans aro making war. Their y to get men to the deiiMve point ibsii.s tin; handicap of distance, of a 'iinnr population than their eiiembs. of Icon " ns rejourcet, this remains lieond pi . After the complete ihck of tin i n which their own General Htuff i was so vital to German success the it managed to ward off a terrific lou.il'ir blow, Rccoerlng from their own inn- in men and material they ale plniu y on the point of taking up anew tlm ilal to I'arls. 11 would he foolish to (.uggest that tin new drive has any present prumlM uf being such 'an easy parade to I'.irls as win the first. It Is eny tft exaggerate the extent of Germany s progress recently. In the main she bus only regained advan tages possessed before and lost , but t really itrlkliig thing, winch ononis new Insight Into the forco of German lnlltt.try power, Is the fashion In which she hu repelled a counter-offensive lev lied at In ' when she hnd been defented by superior forces. iiOK;.elhg most of the advantages which any General Staff would ask for. If they could tlx tho condition nt conmci. from TilK Kvr.NINO SUN of yttterday. PRUSSIA ASKS $250,000,000. Special Cable. Detpatch to Tun 8i n. Amhtkuda m, Oct. 16. The Pruslan Government Is to nsk the Met for a wnr appropriation of .10,000,000 (1250. 000,000), Government work on the rail ways and hlghwnys will be propocd In order to cope with tho unemployment situation and to give relief to smill communities. At a Joint silting of tho leader It was decided unanimously to support tho Government's programme. Tho sitting of the Diet will partake of the character of a war session, nnd will last only a few day," The fitness of Saks dress clothes J Speaking of evening clothes, how many gar ments fit the occasion that fail to fit the wearer! How many tuxedos and claw-hammers conform to convention that fail to conform to anything else! How few, indeed, that can hold a candle to Saks clothes for style and mo bility of line. These evening gar ments of ours this Fall aro masterpieces of making and studies in style. ' Even in the implacable black and white uniform ity of evening, they aro distinguishable, individ ual, not dissimilar, and yet not quite the same. Tuxedo Coats. .$22 (o $30 Dress Coats. .. .$25 to $118 Trousers $5 to $12.f) Evening Vests.. $3.50 to $12 SPECIALS IN SAKS EVENING CLOTHES! Dress Coat and Trousers. Silk lined W Tuxtdo Coal and Trousers. Silk lined 25 Broadway at 34th Street 'B