Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-11-18
French Declare German Army
Has Been Definitely Checked
In Its Efforts to Reach
Dunkirk.
Berlin REPORTS PROGRESS
While Paris Believes High Tide
Of Battle Has Been Reached
Teutons Say Troops
Are Advancing.

came aod"N from lne opposing sizes OF
the main European battle fields. From
The German military headquarters
came officia! announcement of import
art successes. The French war office
said that the battle in Belgium was
becoming less violent and that the Ger
man advance haG made no further
progrcss.
The Berlin official statement refers
to ileaN.: Fighting On the Belgium sea-
coast. near Slieuport. where, it is said,
German niali;aas nave inflicted heavy
ipssc> ON Nc eneNnN. At Ypres. to the
south noar the French border, claim is
:nadc 10 unotnc. German victory. with
the capture OF l.3mo prisoners. Severe
I,reicI! attacks at other points along
ire battle tili- are reported.
Nothing OF this character is limited
~ n The statsni"nt of the French war
office. IA. which, II is said that the Ger
Ei"n att"ckS leear YpreS and elsewhere
lave been rcpulscd and the allies have
advanced in q few localities.
What Germans Claim.
Ihc German statcment. which gives
no details o. tho Fighting, follows:
"On ,l,c branch, OF the User canal.
at H.ieunoi1.. olir marines have inflicted
heavy l~sAs on The enemy. and we
nave taken 100 prisoners. During our
attack: on Npros. which have pro-
gressed iANorablN another LOO prison
SI.r va EN"f' lN!.ef1.E
"tleice Fgcncl: ATTACKS TIC the west
md cas- IF SCISSORS have been re-
pulsed with hea.y losses to the
Snomy
All Efforts Checked.
The l"cnca statement asserted that
several "t.unprs %. Germans to cross
the User canal "round which has oc-
cured some Of the most deadly
str''sslc, OF he war, were checked.
l.lesn attempted advances were made
OF tho western outlet from Dix1nude.
which the Germans wrested from the
s'll'cs a :cw days ago. and the way
a!"ng which the Germans sought to
p'Sn tnu;r forces led straight to Dun-
Kirk OH the channel.
lac convection is growing in Paris
::at TIC period OF the German strategic
me w.;r on roth the western and east
cfh fronts Is about to enter its third
chase.
"bo present violent effort in the
sf..ss region, while it may have sue
cceueh liz bending the allies line in n
rev llaces. has not vet. according to
cite" French or German reports. sue
ceedsd in breaking it and it seems inn
pos.ii,le that the attempt can be re-
pcatcu under the same conditions.
i.vH-' success at this point might prove
mercy momentary, like that at ST.
Milicl on the Mouse six weeks ago.
!offre Meets Emergency.
Hut General !offre. the French com
r1ander in chief is fully alive to the
Importance OF this position and, ac-
eording to a. officer just returned
prepared for. At Ypres and it's en-
viions, although the artillery of the
Germans is formidable, that of the
allies is still more SO and causes fear
iul carnage in the enemy's trenches.
The fighting in this region is largely
naming in the trenches. They can
only approach he enemy by boring
tunnels. which are converted into
trenches by piercing the roof.
Yprcs. extending like a fortress
h1stion into the lines of the invaders,
sun is held by the British and unless
the flank attacks on this position are
successful Dixmude is likely to prove
still find the way to Dunkirk barred.
Their Maximum Effort?
The theory that the Germans are
making an unprecedented attempt on
this coast objective is confirmed by an
official just returned to Holland from
Gust Prussia, where, he claims, the
severity of the German defeat is due
10 the fact that so many troops have
been detached for the effort against
Calais.
Little attention has been paid to the
operations along the River Aisne, but,
according to late dispatches. fierce
fighting recalling the early days of the
Siege battle there has been in prog
ress fer some time with no great al
ttraticn in the line, but some slight
advantage in favor of the allies.
In The coast battle the latest re-
ports indicate that the Germans after
heavy arfflicry tire make massed in
fantry assaults. suffering losses much
hoaNie. = the defenders.
Tho Official Version.
The text of the official French O
Eunication follows:
Prom the seaconst as far as the
Lys. the fighting has been of a less
violent character than on previous
days. Several efforts OF the Germans
to cross the User canal at the western
outlet from Dixmude. and at other
points of passage in the Amont dis
:rtct We're checked. Generally speak,
.ns. our positions have been main
tanned without change.
ITO the north. to the east and to the
south of Yp.es attacks OF the enemy
were rcpuised at the end Of the day at
different points of our line and that
O the British army.
From the region to the east II
~Arr'cntteres and as far as the Disc
there hav. been artillery exchanges
and actions Of minor Importance.
In the course of the last few days
Nf !oggy weather IL troops have not