The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-17

l4OnuOn, Oct 10. 10 D. m.-Ihe
official communication issued by the
French war office this afternoon con-
firms the progress of the allies rep
resented yesterday.
1t is not indicated in the communi-
cation at what part Of the coast the
allies fighting line reaches the sea
but the nearest point is % miles from
Yrres and is close to the FraEco4Bel-
gian frontier This, however, is much
nearer Dunkirk than Ostend, which
the Germans are reported to have
based on knowledge of the German
movements IS that tie line Of the
allies is in more northerly direction
and consequently is nearer 80 than 20
miles in length. The line would seem
to be a bar TO an advance by the
Germans along ths coast, which
doubtless was their plan when their
cavalry made a dash toward Calais.
With both the belligerent lines
reaching to the seacoast there can be
no attempts at outflanking by either
army To win success one or the
other OF the opponents must break
through the line. and the army having
the greatest number of men and the
ability TO move them to a chosen
point seemingly has the better chance
TO succeed in this attempt.
The Germans it is believed here
are certain to try to make a breach
IN the allies line, but just where j.
known only to themselves and to the
French and British commanders, who
are receiving reports from their aerial
scouts Of any movement in strength.
It is believed, however that as in
this war the armies fight less for
positions than for lines of communi
cation, the Germans are striking for
the outer railway system now in the
hands Of the French, which runs from
Paris through Amiens and Alras tol
Hazebrouck junction and thence toI
Calais and to the coast. Thus FAR ac
cc1ding TO the French reports the
allies have repulsed every attempt o
the Germans to achieve this object
and now have them we'll pressed from
the threatened railway.
Germans Rush Renforcements.
The Germans are said to be sending
further reinforcements from Germany
to stiffen their lines and enable them
to resume the offensive
The French are reported to have
offered successful resistance to etfec
tual use by the Germans of the ad'
vance they made to the River Meuse
at St Mihiel
All this is drawn from French
sources, the Germans having been
more reticent than usual with regard
to the operations in the west
There have been no reports OIL
fighting south of the Bruges-Glent
line, which is taken to mean that the
forces which opposed the Germans
around Ghent have been drawn south
ward to join their BODY
Any allied force fighting on the
coast will have the assistance OF the
British warships. but it is unlikely
that these vessels will lombard Ger
man forces occupying Ostend or other
coast towns for it would mean the
destruction of the towns without gain
ing any military advantage.
Basel, Switzerland again reports a
defeat OF the Germans in the Vosges.
There Is no mention of this rumor in
the official communications, although
such a defeat has been reported sew
eral times from unofficial sources.
Fighting Near Warsaw.
Fudillment of the promise that
pressure would be taken off France
and Belgium when the big battle com
menced in the east again has been de-
layed. The Germans are before War
saw; in fact, fighting has taken place
only eight miles from that city
While their advance to the Niemen
was failure, the forces of Emperor
William apparently have retrieved
some defeats of the Austrians in Ga
lioia and advanced as far as Jaros-
Tau, IL miles northwest of Przemysl.
The German plan seems to have
two armies advance along the left
bank OF the Vistula river. while two
other armies swing around on the
. flght bank to take the defenders OF
warsaw on their flank. This, accord