The Sentinel=record., 1914-09-26
TWO BATTLES
NOW RAGING
IN FRANCE
CONCENTRATED EFFORTS TO,
BREAK LINES ARE MADE AT,
TWO DIFFERENT POINTS ON.
LINE OF BATTLE.

London, Sept. 25.-9:50 p. m.-Al.
most simultaneously the two great
hammer strokes \in the battle In
northern France have fallen and
some decisive result must be an
uounced before long. The allies
have struck the German right wing
and the Germans have hurled them
selves against the French line be-
tweel Yerdun and TOul.
The commencement of these two
attacks in earnest was disclosed by
the French official statement issued
late today, but little is told of how
they are progressing.
The action against the German
right is described as a violent one.
as the French left encountered an
amy corps the Germans brought
from the center of Lorraine and the
Vosges.
The clash occurred ia the dS~fict
between Terginuer and St Quentin
so that the French have made a con
siderable advance to the northwest
since the last mention was made OF
this part OF their army. The country
is rolling one, intersected BY
streams, canals and a network Of
reads.
The French report admits the Ger
mans gained a footing on the Meuse
heights and have pushed forward in
the direction of St Miehl. lombard
ing the forts of Paroches and the
Roman camp which face each other
across the Meuse. The communica-
ton, however adds on the other
hand that to the south OF Verdunythe
French army are masters Of the
heights of the Meuse and that their
troops. debauching from Toul, have
advanced in the region Of Beaumont.
In the center, east Of Rheims, the
French have made some progress,
but elsewhere nothing VI importance
has happened, as shown in the Off
ca reports, and no other informa-
ton is available as the strictest cen
sorship has been established.
Some confirmation comes today u
yesterdays report that the Germans
have suffered a reverse on the east
Pussian frontier. Several trainloads
Of wounded, including German pris-
oaers, have arrived at Pskov, ac-
cording to a Petrograd dispatch, hay-
ing been engaged in severe fightiIA
Oh the borders Of Euwalki, where
they say the Germans suffered heavy
iosses
In Galicia the Russians have al
neEed few more towns and are per
iecting their plan for an attack ~
Przemysl and eventually the fortress
Of Cracow
While the Servians and Monte
negrins are closing in on SarejoYo
the Austrians have retailiated by re-
sumilg the bombardment of Bel
grade, which during TIE early weeks
Of war was under constant ire
They also have attempted to cross
the Eanube, but according to Seryian
reports have failed.
The French ald British armies
have annexed the island Of Lissa, n
the Adriatic.
The object of this, according to
Italian reports. was to induce the
Austrian fleet to come ont and accept
the battle The Australian navy has
added another German possession n
the South Pacific to its list OF cap
tured This time it is Kaiser VIII
helm land, the German portion oil
New Guinea, one OF the emperor
most valuable colonies in that part
Of the world. 1t is expected that Al
mlral Patey will take the rest OF the
German Pacific islands, leaving
small garrison at each.
To fill up the gaps in the officers
ranks caused by casualties in France
The war office is promoting a large
aumber Of non-commissioned officers
70 the command ranks. The flrat
list Of these appeared tonight.
German airships and aeroplanes
again have been flying the Belgian
aad French coasts and have dropped
bombs at Ostend and Bolousne wlth-
cur doing great amount of damage
While these craft drop bombs, the
Object Of their flights doubtless is 10
md out what the allies are doing on
NE coast. The Germans expect some
move in that direction as, accordihs
10 reports from Belgian and Dutcn