Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-19
GERMAN ADVANCE
|NFRANCE HALTED,
IS PARIS REPORT
Strength of Kaiser's Army
"Tried and Found Wanting"
Says Press Bureau.
TIDE OF BATTLE NOW SAID
TO BE IN FAVOR OF ALLIES
Retirement of invaders from
Northern Part of Country
Expected Soon.
BY WILLIAM PHILIP sIMMs
OF the United Press.


OF the United Press.
PARIS, Oct. 19.-The German inva-
sion of France by way of southern
Belgium has been checked. The Of
ficial communique issued this after
noon so declares. The Germans have
been driven back from the seacoast
as far as Roulers, and the line to
Dunkirk, strongly held by COM
bined French Belgian army, is in
tact. The general battle line now
extends almost due north and south
from Arras, with heavy fighting in
the vicinity of Lille and La Bassee.
Military headquarters here CON
tinues increasingly optimistic. 1t is
believed the entire German strength
has been tried and been found want
ing. The proposed second attempt
on Paris, by way of the seacoast
and the rich valley of the Seine, is
now expected to be abandoned. and
already in many quarters can be
heard the declaration that the re-
tirement Of. the Germans entirely
from northern France is in sight.
While this may be premature, there
is no doubt that in the last seventy
two hours the allies have turned the
tide of battle very much in their
favor. Following the fall of Antwerp
there were grave fears that the allies
might be forced to give considerable
ground. But the Germans held back
for reinforcements and the French
general staff was able to withdraw
large forces from certain portions of
the line where they could be spared
and rush them to the threatened
points in the vicinity of DunlSirk. At
the same time the British contingent,
strongly aided by the French, assault
ed the Germans in the vicinity of st.
Omar and drove them back to the VII
cinity of Lille, where they now are.
The result was that Dunl<irk was
spared an attack from the southeast
and a combination of the German
Belgian army and that of General Won
Boehne was prevented.
The general situation in the north
is now entirely dominated by the
allies. and they are reported to be
pressing the Germans hard at every
point. Representations from German
sources that eBlfort is being at
tackled by a strong German army
with heavy Siege artillery are de-
clared here to be without founda-
tion. The French are in strong force
in that vicinity and have also made
considerable progress into Alsace,
where they have cut the German
communications at several points.
1t is believed here that the general
operations by the French right wing
are far more important than the
meagre announcements from military
headquarters would indicate. The
army of the German crown prince is
being steadily forced backward in
the direction of Stenay, and IL suffi-
cient pressure can be applied 1t is
believed here that the centre will
have to fall back to escape annihila-
ton.
The statement is as follows:
'"The effort of the Germans to util-
ize their heavy artillery at the front
at Nieuport- Vladsloo and east Of
Dixmude failed. The allied forces
and notably the eBlgians have re-.
pulsed all of the new German attacks
and have themselves advanced to
Roulers, Twenty-Five miles from the
coast.
"On our left wing between the Lys
and the canal of La Bassee, we have
advanced in the direction of Lille. Ex-
tremely obstinate conflicts are taking
place on the front Of La Bassee-Ab-
lain-St. Nazain. We are advancing
house by house in these two localities
to the north and south of Arras.
Our troops have been fighting
without respite for more than ten
days with courage and perseverance
which has not given way at any time.
"In the region of Chaulnes we have
repulsed a strong counter attack by
the enemy and have gained some
ground.
"At the centre conditions continue
unchanged, and there is nothing to
report.
"On our right wing in Alsace and to
the west Of Colmar our advance
guards are on the line of Bonhomme-
Sulzern and farther to the southwest
we still hold our previously reported
positions"