The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-03
War News in Brief

FRANCE.-The advance movement OF
the allies reached its furthest point
north yesterday at Arras. twenty-siX
miles from the Belgian border and
twenty-five miles north Of the centre
OF a line drawn between Amiens and
st. Quentin. A detachment advanc-
ing from Arras was later obliged to
retire to the north and east of that
town. The Germans concentrated inn
portant forces al Roye. in the elbow
OF the allles's envcloplng movement,
but failed to break the line according
10 the official communicate issued last
night in Paris. An attempt by the
Germans to bridge the Mouse near
st. Mihlel was defeated. on the right
centre the allies are progressing
slowly. and there are no longer any
Germans on the left bank Of the
Meuse.
GERMANY.--lt was announced in Ber-
lin yesterday that the Germans have
repulsed every attempt OF the allies
to break through the German lines
and have hurled back the enemy with
heavy losses. The statement referred
to the attempt of the allies to envelop
the German right and said It was d
failure. The German siege guns con-
;inued their hombardment OF the
Franco British positions. The battle
Of the Aisne Is still undecided. the
statement added, but the Germans are
gaining slowly.
BEI.GIUM--The German bomhardment
Of Antwerp continued. the de-
Tending force maintaining It's in
tegrity and inflicting enormous
losses. In an infantry assault
on Fort Wavre the Germans
left behind thousands of dead upon
retiring before n whitening fire from
the Belgian lines. The Germans are
constructing IA Zeppelin shed at Brus-
sells and are reported to be contem-
plating a series of attacks by air. The
German attempts to cross the River
Schedt at Termonde have been re-
pulsed.
RUSSIA.--Ohicai reports from Petro-
grad said the four German armies
which had invaded Russian Po.and
were being driven back and that 3d.
900 Germans had been killed and 90
900 taken prisoners near LODI. The
Russians continue their advance on
Cracow and il is there that the next
great battle will take place the Aus
TRANS and Germans concentrating
their troops in southeastern Silesia.
The Russian army which Is marching
on Budapest through Hungary, was
reported to bc meeting with little OPP
position.
GREAT BRITAIN-The Admiralty an
nounces that a great squadron Of aero
planes and dlrigibes Is now operating
In France and Belgium. A large fleet
of airships flew over the channel when
the British marines were landed in
Ostend and In France when Thc British
forces changed their positions. The
alrshlps carried with them their own
supplies and equipment. The expedi-
tlonaTy force that was first landed on
the Continent was guarded by large
fleet of airShlps The Admiralty an
nounces a mine laying programme in
the southern part of the North Sea
as q retaliation for Germany's pro-
gramme.
ITALY-The organ OF the Nationalist
party announced that t could confirm
reports of the forthcoming resignation
Of the Foreign Minister. Marquis d
San Glullano. who has been an advo-
cate OF Italian neutrality 1t also said
that important changes In the Cabinet
would occur shortly and that change
in Italy's policy was probable.
JAPAN - The japanese Government
asked China to withdraw the troops
stationed along The railway from
Using tue to Tsi-nan and said that q
refusal would be regarded as an I'M
friendly act, The request was made
because Japan intends to advance az
army along the railroad IN the attack
on The German concession Of Kiao
chow,