The Detroit times., 1914-10-22
BY WILLIAN PHILLIP S5MxS.'
(StG6 Correspondent United Proso

warships IN the channel.
~ BY WILLIAM PHILLIP 6JMMS.
(StGf Correspondent United prsso.
PARIS. Oct. 22.-The allies ars rdIt
ing back the German lins. They hay4
pushed : wedge through ths in1c
ing forced thirteen miles noe>n
Linz ana Tor the nrst tiins sln.6
seFies az battles IN the north G.
|menced they have pushed their 6orC(
east OF Lille. The advantage game
70 slight--two miles--but Il n deelcT
ed ct military headquarters here II
II IL extremely important. The al1f
are now In position to envelop q
German right flank and It ID conndo
ly expected here that they will
able to do 90 within the next No.
or 10 days. "a
Oficials at General GallieniS he'd,
quarters. who are In touch with ~
situation. declare that the GermanG
have lost the chief move In the stxnt6.
gical manoeuvring by their fallnro ~
maintain the perpendicular line -
tending from Lille to the coast neox
OsteDd.
They declare that the center Of tho
German right flank has been piorcO0
and that Il In only question ok \
short time when the German hoo1r
quarters at Lille must move eastward
or be lost.
In distance Of only IS miles thru
separate and distinct battles Of Qk
treme violence are In progress. vron
Nieuport. 10 miles southeast to d
nude. the Belgian army, reinform1 =
by the naval brigade and covered ~
the guns Of the British war nest. o.
rolling the Germans back. Ever ~
tempt Of the Germans TO brook
through this line has been repulsod
with severe logs and II II declared
that the Germans have left 10000
dead and wounded on the field here.
From Dtxmude. II miles south to
Ypre6, there is no lighting. The Ger
mans and allies maintain lire here.
but II has not been marked with any
general encounter since Monday.
Beginning at Ypres and extendine
nine and one-half miles southeast =
Menin there Is second battle 1ino.
The Germans were forced back nee
ly three miles along this front l66t
night following night assault r.
force which was defeated The a.
mans had mounted ;searchIights
command the territory and Al
shelling the allied position with arurk
vigor they essayed an assault IN forc>.
The French forces. however. had ~
given timely warning Of the mszrlnr
OF the German infantry, and I scop4
OF masked batteries were IN Witt
The Germans advanced IN their ua11S7
massed formation, singing a. thn
came. but they were literally cut
pieces by the Ave Of the French thro<
inch guns and the rapid firers whfck
commanded the fiat marshy Rroun<
over which they were Compelled ~
advance. The attempt to Dr.
through the allied line lasted sever
hours. but when the lighting ende1
Temporarily the German line had been
forced back and their first line oe
tcentissed On Pase Twsp
FLINT. Mich. Oct 22.-(specisl.)
Mr.. and Mrs. william 8. Herrick
aged SO and 81, respectively, wero
killed instantly Wednesday afternoun
within a short distance OF their hounn
In Bslsay when they were struck -
a Grsnd Trunk flyer west-bound.
The old people had Just LEFT ~
house on their way to q nearby no1
TO get some potatoes. A LONG fru1r
train standing ON the siding obokru
ed their view Of the oncomine IT.
and as man on the crossinR co1
a warning. Mr. Herrfck urged
horse ahead and drove sQuaro1v
front Of the passenger train.
nAnaArx nArrs on g noouD
single or Double oe
rAs Wayns nsess unvesognoo). -
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