Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-24
ARMY OF TEUT0NS
is BEING ROLLED
LIKE A RIBBON

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for the possession OF the North sea and
channel ports.
For the first time since the war began
air craft and .warships are aiding stimuli
taneously in the movement Of land forces.
thus the struggle is being waged in the
air, on the sea and on the land at the
same time
The Germans are hurrying forward
fresh troops and heavy guns, the latter
TO make renly to the damaging fire from
the ships and although they have been
pushed back at certain points. they APP
pear TO behpdipg their line between the
sea and La Bassee, without, however,
making noteworthy progress.
Terrific ARTILLERY DueI.
The fight. so far as Belgium is con-
cerned, has now resolved itself into a
terrific, artillery duel, in which It is
claimed that the allies, by reason Of
vantage. The muddy roads and the net
work Of canals doubtless have hindered
the invaders in getting their guns Of
equal or greater range into positions.
!, When they do accomplish this the sit
uation will he even more acute It lie
said that up to the present time the
British naval losses have been negligible.
although both sides have suffered heav-
lily on land The Germans claim to have
put British torpedo boat out Of action.
King Albert at Front.
Albert. king of the Belgians. who since
his retirement from Ostend has been re-
! ported at various points in northern
France. appears to be actually at the
scene OF fighting. This information is
on the authority of the British admiralty
dispatches which say that the queen is
also with the Belgian army, hut this
must be classed as a rumor, much the
same as the reports that General Won
Moltke. chief of the German general
staff, is seriously i'll or the, statement
that Emperor william again has moved
his headquarters
The report that General Moltke's son
has been killed is also revived and it will
be remembered that only recently It was
rumored that General Won Moltke has
been removed as chief of the general
staff.
That the German line south of ostend
has been cut and. that q retirement has
set in, figures among a number of other
unconfirmed news reports this morning.
On the other hand another correspondent
Of the Times says the Germans have not
left Brussels and that they are still in
great force in the neighborhood OF
ostepd. What Withdrawals of troops
there has been toward Buuges, this COR
respondent adds, is only precautionary
measure.
BelEiRns RecrOss User.
| message from Havre says the Bel
CLANS have regained the right bank of
the river User, and this is the first in
formation that they were forced to give
ground there during the recent fI-hting.
All official statements given out by the
allies have insisted that they were val
iantly resisting the German assaults. The
use of the word "regained.' however,
would seem to Indicate that the Germans
at times have made advances. The
dykes OF this waterway have now been
cut, making the situation for the Ger
mans more difficult.
The German press is branding the
! roundup of Alien enemies in the British
isles as fantical persecution, and in lateI
dispatches from Berlin there have ap
peaFed allegations concerning atrocltie.
4 committed by French soldiers, although
later dispatches say that none OK thes.
has been substantated. 7As' ~ .
Spy and zePpeIin Bnsabeo,
The London press Is CONTEMPLATING tn
country on this gathering up Of aliens &
the British isles on the theory that Will
individual hardship may result in som,
! cases II is better in general to remove
! what is regarded as a menace. As
matter Of fact the German spy idea ha
been becoming more and more of a buga
l boo, until It finally got on British nerve
with the result that 1t was decided t,
: take no chances
: This action Is in way similar to tn
= precautions against possible attacks h!
. zeppelins. but the INSURANCE oompanie
are doing large business not only Of
8 property, but against personal injury iron
7 bombs, Even Westminster Abbey ha
been inspired is..