New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-03
Desperate Assaults Break Against Deter
mined Resistance OF Defenders, Who
Make Advance North of the SOmme.
INVADERS ATTEMPT TO CROSS MEUSE
Their Bridge Near St. MheI DeStrOyed-FrenCf
Forward Movement in WOevre Region
Still Continues.


beginning of the battle of the An the aeachng
still called within twenty miles of the Belgian frontier
The slight reograde movement described in the following
munque still leaves the tip of the line bent cae inward
ard General Won Kucks extended front:
"Fnst-On left wing of detachmen which
of Arras fortified and capital Of the Department Of
Pssde Calais has fallen back little toward the and north
OF that city
"Norh of the Somme have made in front of
Albert Roye and Lassgny the has directed vo
attacks, which have broken resistance
"Second-Ouet prevails along the of the front 1t is
reported that the neighborhood of SanMh Department
Meuse twenty miles southeast of Vedun) there remains
enemy on the left bank of the Meuse.'
TURNING MOVEMENT MORE RAPID
The rapdiy of the movement of the allied left apparently
equals the violence of the fighting mentioned the official state
ments as the evidently seized before tonghfs
issued objective according to the fol-
lowing Office communication made public this afternoon:
On our left wing with terrific fighting,
notably where the Germans appear to have
important reinfocement The action extends
and toward the north.
The front of the battle line now extended region
to the south of Arras
upon the Germans attempted at night to throw
bridge across santNhe The bridge de-
stroyed by guns.
In the district offensive continues and progresses
step by STEP notably the region between Apremont and Saint
Mihiel.
On the remainder of the front there have been attempted
only partial operations here and there"
BATTLE HEAVIEST IN WEST.
The reports coming from, earlier that the
results of Allies operations about be attained appa
emily premature and from all appearances there be
more hard fighting before either side gives way.
The heaviest blows being given and taken the
area especially in the Roye district where the Germans having
concentrated considerable forces offering stubborn resist
snce Earlier the week they succeeded occupying the heights
near Rove which, however they later compelled up
Along from the Oise to the Meuse river official
ports show only operations have been attempted by either
side attacks by the Allies have matter of fact been
discontinued while the Aanks fighting for ascendancy
On the Allies right the Germans have made another attempt
cross the Sanhe where they last week
TIE German attempt this ground which they had aban
doned when threatened their flank by from Tou
made Yesterday when they tried throw bridge the
The bridge however, according the official report
3'royed during the night
thrill in the air to-day all along the extended allied
lines The French and British who for than fort
night the closest with the felt
they had accomplished their hard task preventing the Germans
from breaking through the human barrier erected between them
and main objective Paris and that this eventual
tory for the Allies.
ALLIES LIE IN WAIT IN BURROWS.
The of the trenches make the battle appear
deeply Scared fields The Allies, who early learned the lesson
in burrowne places face the Germans within quarter
mile Their field ntrenchments offer admirable shelter from
of the German artillery This consequently reduces
casualties and permits them await comparative safety
attacks which be made the open
often al terrible
The fury of the German onsughts unabated to-day
especially the wing, but their every effort with