The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-22

London.-The German attempt 10
preyent the Allies In northern France
from extending their lines to the coast
failed and a heavy Anglo-French force
stretching 20 miles, from fpres' Bel
glum. to the North Sea at a point
about half way between Dunkirk and
Ostend barred the advance OF the
Kalser's army from the Belgian re-
sort town.
The Kaiser Is rushing forward 2OOr
900 or 300. 900 fresh troops to the Bel
gian coast. The Allies are streng'
thening their left as rapidly as pos
sible.
In the meantime, Gen. Won klucks
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
L~eyentie. a railroad town eight miles
northwest Of Bethune.
The see.saw movement OF the con-
tending troops in the North Is wei
illustrated by the following news from
bordeaux. to the French Embassy at
London: THE Germans lave 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
eport the repulse OF a German attack
near M%alancourt, u miles north OF
verdun. There was little action along
the center.
In an official statement issued by
the German General STAFF 1t was 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 strategical reasons
the Germans had withdrawn.
Zeebrugge has been entered by the
The German flag has been
hoIsted on the whole Dutch ronuer
Zeebrugge Is on the coast, 1874 miles
northeast Of Ostend on the steam
tramway that runs along the coast
II IL 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 otfen
sive movement which might result
in cutting off the retreat OF the Ger
man Crown Prince.
The Government reports, as wei
as dispatches to the newspapers
show that the Allies have gone for
ward in northern France and II
southwestern Belgium, while the
Germans have continued an unoppos
ed advance to Ostend.
The German right wing and th'
Allied left wing now rest upon th'
seacoast. The Allied line now rum
from Newport through Dixmude t.
Ypres. while Ger. Joffre is steadil!
pressing back the Germans In thu
region OF Lille.
with both the belligerent line
reaching to the sea there now cal
no M attempts at outlanking b.
either army. To win success one o
the other of the opponents must breal
through the line, and the army hay
ing the greatest number of men an,
the ability to move them to a chosel
point seemingly has the Dette
chance to succeed.
The Germans, It is believed here
are certain to try TO make a breac
in the Allies line, but just where !
known only to themselves and to tn
French and British commanders, VIII
are receiving reports from thei
aerial scouts Of any movement
strength.
II is believed, however, that tn
Germans are striking for the QUITE
railway system, now In Frenc
hands, which rum from Paris throug
Amiens and Arras to Hazebrouc
Junction. and thence to Calais an
the coast.
Thus far, according to the Frenc
reports. the Allies have repulse
every attempt OF the Germans
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