The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22
Allies Extend Their Lines to
Coast and Prevent Germans
From Entering French Ports
Operation Stops Turning Movement by Either Army.
Victory in Campaign Will Go to Army That
First Masses Force Strong Enough
to Break Through Front
KAISER SENDING STRONG COLUMNS
TO REINFORCE HIS l%NTRENCHED TROOPS

London.-The German attempt to
prevent the Allies in northern France
from extending their lines to the coast
failed and a heavy Anglo-French force
stretching % miles, from Ypres, Bel
glum, to the North Sea at a point
about half way between Dunkirk and
Ostend barred the advance OF the
Kaiser's army from the Belgian re-
sort town.
The Kaiser is rushing forward 2OO,'
900 or 300, 900 fresh troops to the Bel
gian coast. The Allies are streng-
,hening their left as rapidly as pos
sible.
In the meantime, Gen. Won Kluck's
men are not idle and the Anglo-French
left in the Lille-Ypres region is kept
busy holding its own. The French
official reports tell Of the capture OF
Leventie, a railroad town eight miles
northwest Of Bethune.
The see-saw movement OF the con-
tending troops in the North Is well
illustrated by the following news from
Bordeaux, to the French Embassy at
London: THE Germans have ad-
vanced from Audenarde toward
Courtrai. The enemy occupy a line
OF defense Observation-Disclosures
chy. To the west OF La Basse he Is
in contact with our troops between
that locality and Arras. A violent
combat took place northwest OF
Lens to Vermelles, which resulted in
our favor. We have taken Hannes-
camps. southwest OF Arras."
In the Meuse region. the French
report the repulse OF a German attack
rear Malancourt. ~ miles north OF
Verdun. There was little action along
the center.
In an official statement issued by
the German General STAFF 1t vas stat
ed that at no point had the French
succeeded in making any important
advances: Where the French have
gained ground was said to be at
points where for s%trategical reasons
the Germans had withdrawn.
~Zeebrugge has been entered by the
Germans. The German flag has been
hoisted on the whole Dutch frontier
Zeebrugge is on the coast, 1871 miles
northeast of Ostend on the steam
tramway that runs along the coast
II is the new port of Bruges, con-
nected by a ship canal with Bruges,
already in German hands.
The Allies line in Belgium nov
reaches from Ypres to the North Sea
thus barring German progress toward
Dunkirk and Calais.
In Lorraine a French army Is al
most within shot Of Metz, an often
sive movement which might result
in cutting Off the retreat Of the Ger
man Crown Prince.
The Government reports, as vel
as dispatches to the newspapers
show that the Allies have gone for
ward in northern France and in
southwestern Belgium, while the
Germans have continued an unoppos'
ed advance to Ostend.
The German right wing and the
Allied left wing now rest upon the
s%eacoast. The Allied line now runs
from Nieuport through Dixmude to
Ypres, while Gen. Joffre is steadily
pressing back the Germans in the
region OF Lille.
With both the belligerent lines
reaching TO the sea there now car
be no attempts at outfianking by
either army. To win success one oil
the other Of the opponents must break
through the line, and the army hav
ing the greatest number of men anc
the ability to move them to n chosen
point seemingly has the better
chance to succeed.
The Germans, It is believed here
are certain to try to make a breach
in the Allies line, but just where Ii
known only 10 themselves and to the
French and British commanders, whC
are receiving reports from thei,
aerial scouts Of any movement IL
strength.
It is believed, however, that thu
Germans are striking for the QUITE.
railway system, now in Frencl
hands. which runs from Paris through
Amiens and Arras to Ha2ebroucl
Junction, and thence to Calais ami
the coast,
Thus far, according to the Frencl
reports, the Allies have repulse,
every attempt OF the Germans L
achieve this object, and now hav