The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-27
NEITHER SIDE CAN
BOAST Of VICTORY
IN GREAT STRUGGLE
Fight Each Other to a Stand
still. Germans Failing In SUI
preme Effort
Germans Sending
| roops to North Line
Paris Declares French Have.
Crown Prince Again In Dam
ger of Being Enveloped.
Warships Still F actor in Fight

Paris, Oct. 26.-The one fact
that stands out Ina General JofYre's
reports from the battle front to-
day IL that the Germans have
been fought to a standstill from
the North Sea to- the Oise. 800
The hard won success in cross
Ing the river User has awaited
them nothing 50 far, since the
Bcigtans. reinforced, stood again
and firmly barred the road to
Dunlcrk. Along the seacoast, tho
British and French feet keep the
Germa ms three miles inland.
What may have been supreme efs
fort by the Kaiser's armies to split
the allied line between Newport and
Arras utterly failed, the commander.
in-chfef informs the government Thu
Germans fought all night. but their
determination was matched by the RESI-
olution OF the Belgians, British ana
French. The toll of dead and wound
ed has grown to a staggering feature,
General Joffre referring to the Ger
man losses as "considera ble."
HE Germans are Smelling Nieuport
attempting to damage the British and
French warships which cruise off the
coast. They have struck and failed
between Newport and Dixmude. be.
tween Roulers and Ypres, between Ar--
inentieres and Lille. west of LaBassee,
IN the region OF Lens, and east Of
Arras.
Strengthen Northern Onslaught,
muniques of afternoon and night that
the Germans have diverted troops
from the southern positions of their
west flank in order to strengthen their
onslaught toward the north. Between
the Disc and the Aisne there was no
lighting of Importance reported Along
the fortified center there was a lull.
No news came from the west or east
of the Argonne. or from the artillery
combat circling around Verdun. A.
the days pass 1t become more evident
that the Germans are sending more
troops to their lines In Belgium and
Northern France.
There is an unofficial report that
the French have wedged themselves
between the my of the Crown Prince
land the army of the Grand Duke OF
Wurttemburg, and that the Crown
Prince is once more in real danger OF
being enveloped. Newspaper CORES
spondents in the Woerve telegraph
that the Germans are hard pressed
In their hold on st. Mihiel
The government report tonight in.
dicated that the hardest fighting OF
the past twenty-four hours has been
on the extreme west battle front, be-
tween the North Sea and the Somme.
The text of the communique issued 1T
II p. NJ. was as follows:
In Belgium, Newport has been vto-
lently bombarded. The Germans havs
continued their attack along the line
from Newport to Dixmude without
having arrived at any result, accord
Ing to the latest reports. The entire
front. extending from LaBassee to the
Somme, has also been the object OF
violent night attacks. all of which
were repuised.
con the remainder of the front
there is nothing to report"
Halt German Advance.
The report of the afternoon stared
positively that the German advanca
has been halted at the User 1t was
as follows:
During the day of yesterday our
front along the general line between
Nieuport and D.xmude was maintain-
ed. The German forces which crossed
the User between those towns have
not been able to progress
Our front was held also In TIN
region between Ypres and RoulolA,
between Armentieres and Lille, to tbs
west of LaBassee gnd of Lens, and
to the east of Arras. This line Ii
continued to the south by the tinG
which already has been Indicated Ia
these official communications. Durfn2
the lighting of recent days. the enemy
seems to have sustained CONSIDERS
Bile losses.
Russia: TO the west of the viStu1a
and to the north of the Pilica rivaxs
the Germans have been forced baEk
on Liwtcz, Skierniewice and nAN1
which have been captured at the bAx0-A
net point by the Russians.
ITO the south Of the Pilica. In No.
direction OF Radon. there has 0NlA
lively engagement between IT,
Russians and the Austro.G eTu1anms
who lost prisoners and cannon.
ITO the south Of Solec. the 4nn9
sian troops crossed the viStM1A a.
main force. driving the Anaty
back. On the river San and M A4ss
south OF Prsemysl there hAve
CURED stubborn comhate x4ee
favoYahly to tho RuasiAna ~
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