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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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,"
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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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GERMANS REGAIN
LOST ADVANTAGE
Oriprlnnl Offcnfilvo I'lan
Checked, They Ward Off
Terrific Counter Mow.
HOB ALLIES OF EARLY GAIN
Four weeks ago the allied army, ad
vancing after the victory of the Marne
and temporarily halted along tho Alsnn,
undertook to turn the Germans out of
France by a drive hy their left flank that
Is by nn attack on Von Kluck, who
thtn held tha German right. 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
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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,"
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