New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-16
Capture Another Big Con-
voy, Imperilling Won
Kluck's Wing. ~
DEFENDERS REACH
VERDUN-METZ ROAD
Unconfirmed Report Says Alt-
kirch and Muelhausen Have
Been Recaptured.

London, Oct 16.-The Germans have
appeared at Blankenberghe. on the
North Sea, nine miles northwest
of Bruges and twelve miles northeast
Of Ostend, and are expected to arrive
at 0stend to-day.
Paris, Oct. 15.-The battle being
waged along a 300-mile front from Bel
gium through France and into Germany,
according to to-day's announcement by
the War Ministry, is going slowly but
surely in favor of the Allies.
Under the pressure of the allied
troops the Germans who started 70 ad-
vance on Calais and other French coast
ports have been forced TO evacuate the
left bank of the Lys River, which 10 n
considerable way east of the points
which their advance guards reached
last week, and the Allies have captured
Estaires. Further east, in the Lens
district, and southwark between Arras
and Albert, where the Germans made
their initial attempt to work round the
Allies left, the English and French
have made notable progress"
The capture of another big German
convoy, the second within fortnight
will, it is said, render the situation
Of the enemy critical at several points
in the north. AS before, the feat was
accomplished by the cavalry, which has
done so much lately to hsrass the Ger>
mans in this way.
Prisoners Are Famished.
The prisoners brought in daily now
seem just as famished as were General
Won Kluck's men when he was rushing
headlong on to Paris. Diaries found on
the bodies Of German soldiers reveal
that ever since the retreat from ths
Aisne began the enemy has been ins
creasingly short of food.
According to ia France du NordS
to-day, the Germans lost from 1900 to
10 900 men when they were defeated AZ
Arras.
Evidence that the German assaults
are being delivered with less force is
conveyed in the intimation that between
the Somme and the Disc their artillery
attacks are not being followed up with
infantry charges. II is possible that
they have withdrawn some of theiR
troops from this position to strengthen
their advance toward the coast, but
this, it is thought, would be risky, as il
might permit the Allies to break
through and interrupt the communica-
tions of their armies fighting north Of
the Aisne.
Allies Advance in Centre.
In the centre also the Allies have ad.
vanced, particularly toward Craonns
and to the northeast of the road from
Berry-auBac to Rheims. To the north
of Prunay, in the direction of Beine,
which is slightly to the southeast Of
; Rheims, several German trenches have
Z been carried.
/ All this shows a determined and
/ partially successful attempt to drive
/ the Germans away from Rheims, which
was again under bonn bardment to-day.
/ The famous cathedral has again been
made the target of the German ar
( tillery, the Germans accusing the
French of having used these towers for
military purposes. The French advance
in this vicinity also indicates an at
tempt TO break the German front and
force a wedge between the German
right and left wings.
The French also claim to have made
an advance between the Meuse and tho
Moselle, and, after having repulsed the
| German attacks. to have reached south
/ of the road leading from Verdun 20
| Metz. II is probable this is the fight
| ing which the Germans referred to az
having taken place in the region Of
Metz.
/ The report comes from Basle,
/ through Rome, to-day that the French
/ have reoccupied the towns of Altkirch
and Muelhausen, in Alsaee, but if this
were 80 it probably would have been
mentioned in the French Official stste-
ment.
German Left Repulsed.
On the French right, where things
have been quiet for soMe time, the
Germans have attempted 4 .ffensive tao
tics in the Ban de Sapt, rth Of Saint