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have attempted, an offensive move
ment OF particular violence; to the
north of Arras, at MametZ, between
Peronne and Albert; at Vauquois, to
the east OF the Argonne. and finally
on the heights of the Mouse and In
the region OF Champion.
Everywhere the German attacks
have been replused."
Belgian Army Holds stubbornly.
London, Oct 2l-Fighting Of the
most desperate character is in prog.
ress in West Flanders and northwest
ern France. The Belgian army, sup
ported by the allies. is holding stub
bornly to the line OF the river User
and thus far has halted successfully
determined efforts OF the Germans to
advance along the coast.
This Is announced in the French Of
hcial communication and is admitted
in the report Of German general head
quarters. which says fighting has been
going on since Sunday In the vicinity
OF Nieuport which stands at the
crossing OF the river near the sea:
A little further TO the south the al
lies are attempting TO advance toward
Lille for the relief OF that city, which
has been in German hands for some
time. They also are pushing on to
the north and south OF Arras. Their
efforts to advance on Lille, where the
Germans hold strong positions. were
repulsed, according 10 the German re-
port.
To. the southwark, at the bend of
the line, the Germans continue to
make furious but futile attempts to
break the French line. Along the
Meuse in the east, according to the
French account, the Germans have
failed to repulse the French troops
who debouched along the territory In
which is situated the Camp des Ro.
msines, now in the hands OF the Ger
mans, in an attempt to cut out that
portion OF the German army which Is
thrust toward st. Mihiel
French Report Progress.
Generally speaking. the French say
they have made some detailed prog.
ress at various points along the front
Paris reports the allies have destroyed
fifteen German machine guns, two OF
which were armored, near La Bassee,
and a battery OF heavy German artil-
lery in the enyirons OF ST. Mihiel.
Both sides are bringing reinforce.
ments to the western front, where one
OF the supreme struggles OF the war
is on. The Germans are not bringing
new troops from the east. but are
throwing every available man in Bel.
GUM into the firing line. They seem
10 have the railroads working well. al.
though they must have been damaged
seriously during the battles In August
and September.
Troops are being transported over
them, and Dutch sources report that
many trains OF wounded are being
taken back to Germany. In the fight.
ing in this open country, where the
men have not the protection OF elab.
crate entertainments such as they
have ON the Aisne, the losses must be
very heavy, especially where endeav
ors are made to carry positions by as
sault.
= Eastern Situation Same.
German and Russian reports agree
that the situation In the east has not
changed. although the armies are In
close touch along the Eastern Prus
sian frontier and across Poland and
Gaiicia, In Galicia, however. the Aus
TRANS claim TO have repulsed Russian
attacks and to be making progress II
their campaign to drive out the invad
ers.
The Russians. on the other hand
say they are taking large numbers o.
prisoners. Heavy fighting is still 60
ing. on around Przemysl and the Gu
pplas OF the forts surrounding tn,
town are said by an Italian CORE
spondent to have been destroyed b,
the big Russian siege guns, while thu
forts have oeen mined and dismantle.
and the magazines blown up. TIL,