Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-15

This final change followed quickly upon
the German westward advance, which
was begun Immediately on the fall of
Antwerp Their success in taking the
chief port of Belgium was the commence
embraces the occupation of the whole Of
Belgium, including the coast towns and
possibly some of the northern France
ports.
In accordance with this new plan, the
German invaders have begun to sweeS
across northern Belgium and yesterday
morning occupied Client without opposi-
ton, and are now said to be we'll adj
vanced toward Bruges on their way to
Ostend. They probably will meet with
strong opposition before they reach Pru-
ges, as the Belgian army Is now being re-
organized and has been reinforced
STRICT CENSORSHIP.
All dispatches from that region are
being strictly censored. so that nothing
has been learned of the operations since
Client fell into the hands of the Ger
mans. The people are fleeing before the
invaders, and the steamers from Ostend
to-day We're crowded with refugees
The Germans are making a simultane-
Gus western advance in southern Bel
GUM, while across the border In France
whole army corps has occupied Lille
and cavalry have been seen al far west
as Flazehrouck which is on the railway
leading to both Calais and Dunkirk.
French forces have been sent TO cut
off, If possible, this attempt to reach the
coast and, according to the French Off
cial communication issued this afternoon.
have taken the offensive against the
Germans
MENACE TO ALLIES
This movement, besides being a dis
tnct menace to the allies left wing.
would If successful, arouse great en-
thusiasm In Germany as an Indication
that tn" promised attack against Eng
land by airshp and otherwise Is about
to be carried out. Already bombs have
been dropped on Ostend from aeroplanes,
which once the Germans reach the
coast, will be within easy flying distance
of the British coast ports and even
London.
This new movement promises to bring
the battle of the Aisnc. which has been
in progress for a month, to speedy
have brought heavy achievements from
Germany and can now use at least a
part of the troops which participated
in the siege Of Antwerp, are known to
have withdrawn many troops from their
front along the Aisne to reinforce the
right wing where they have been strik-
ing hard at the allies left
ALLIES CLAIM PROGRESS.
These attacks have apparently met
with little success for the French claim
to have made marked progress between
Arras and Albert. At the same time,
the withdrawal Of the troops which have
been engaged in these attacks from
the center has enabled the allies to
make advances in the Berry Au-Bac dis
trict, to the northwest Of Rheims, and
also toward Souain, west of the Argonne
and north Of Malancourt, between the
Argonne and Nleuse.
Nothing is said in the French official
report Of the lighting around Apremont
and st. Mihiel which has been very heavy
for some time, Here the Germans have
been making determined efforts to main
tain their position on the Mouse How
ever, all this is now secondary to the bat
tie in the province Of Picardy, which forms
the department of Somme ard part of
Disc, Pas de Calaias. and Alsnc.
HOLD ALL OF ANTWERP.
The Germans are in complete possession
of the city of Antwerp but 1t Is said that
some of the forts are still holding out
and that General De Guse, the Belgian
comma nder Is there directing the portion
of the Belgian garrison which occupies
them There is another rumor. however.
that General De Guse Is among the Bel
CLANS who crossed the Dutch frontier
and that he IL interned with the others
The big German siege guns which were
used to reduce Antwerp forts have already
been moved, and IT Is reported they are to
be taken to the Vosges, where an attempt
will be made to reduce Belfort.
OF the fighting In Galicia, the official re-
ports from Petrograd and Vienna are so
directly at variance that there is no re-
conciling them. Vienna says that the re-
lief Of Praemysl is complete while Petro-
grad declares that the siege is progressing
and that the Russian artillery is destroy
Ing all the fortress works,
RUSSIANS HAVE WITHDRAWN.
The general opinion gathered from the
various reports is that the Russians have
withdrawn to a line starting from Sam
Dor in Galica and passing through
Przemysl, Sandomir and Ivangorod and
thence to the west of Warsaw, roughly,
along the San and Vistula rivers where
they are waiting to meet the advancing
Austro-German armies on ground OF the
Russians own choosing.
The biggest forces are between San
domlr and Ivangorod which is the CEN
ter of the German advance The fight
Ing thus far is only of advance guard
character, or probably. whore the Rus
slams are withdrawing. in the nature OF
rear guard actions.
The Germans seemingly are completely
out Of the Sulwakl and Lomza districts,
but the Russian advance into East Prus-
STA is making little, il any, progress
Probably both are willing to wait where