The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-17

From the Battle Front, via Paris,
Oct. l6.-11;46 p. m.--The attempt by
the Germans to turn the flank of the
allies and obtain possession of the
ports OF Ostend Dunkirk and Calais
has been unsuccessful for the Ger
| mans came face to face with a strong
opposing allied army which com
pelled them to fall back after severe
fighting.
what is known as the marching
wing of the allies is continually in
contact with the German troops and
completely covers the approach to the
coast towns. When they fought
pitch battle west OF Lille the Germans
We're forced to make a masked re.
tirement from Laventie in the direc.
tion of Lille, their occupation of
which last Tuesday by 10000 men
appears destined to be of short dura.
tion.
Belief in their final success appears
to have taken a firm hold on the al,
lies All the men display confidence
in their commanders, who are doing
everything possible to spare their
troops. The allied soldiers are fight
ing with vigor. They often perform
marches which seem beyond human
power. This is made evident often
when small detachments are acting
apart from the main bodies. French
dragons recently were entruste
with the task OF covering the passage
of river by artillery. They met a
body of German hussars in a clash
Both sides charged simultaneousl7
and the melee lasted ten minutes.
during which time the men slashed
and pierced each other with swords
and lances, while the officers re-
volyers cracked. Finally the Hussars
broke ranks and galloped off, leaving
many Of their men on the field. The
Dragons also suffered severely but
attained their object, that of securing
a safe passage for their comrades
American Attaches Feat
French officers in the immediate
vicinity of the firing line recently
were amazed to see two motor cars
containing several children, all under
10 years of age, and two grown per
sons enter the battle zone Across
| the glass shield on one of the cars in
French were the words, "In the ser
vice of the ambassador of the United
States" On being stopped 1t was
found that Eric Wood, one of the at
taches of the American embassy, was
inside. Accompanying the party was
the children of Count Teadysky, a
Hungarian nobleman now i'll in Paris.
| The children had been rescued from
a chateau in northern France, where
they had been with servants since the
outbreak of the war by an expedition
sent by Myron IT, Herrick, the Ameri-
| can ambassador.
| During the trip out the party was
arrested several times. Their first
arrest occurred near Compeignc,
where a French territorial who
stopped them pointed out village
spire in the distance, saying, Ger
mans are bombarding." The party
desired to turn back, but the soldier
informed them that they must go to
the village and see the colonel of that
regiment. The Americans had diff
Guilty in finding their way through
Senlis, Amiens and Boulogne owing
to the disappearance of signposts and
] the refusal of the peasants to give
| them any information. One place they
passed had been taken and retaken
six times by the French and Germans
and consequently the inhabitants
feared to give them directions on the
ground that they might be spies.
German Attack Repused.
On the eastern section OF the allies
line the fighting still continues Sc,
vere The Germans today made a
strong attack on Malancourt, north
west of Verdun, which, however, was
unsuccessful. The French have even
made some progress also in Alsace,
despite the German efforts to hold
them or force them back.
A large numbermf Paris firemen,
equipped with a of oxygen he'll