Arizona republican., 1914-10-16
Two Great Battle Fields, One in Northern France and Belgium and Other in Russian Poland, Scenes of Vigorous Fighting
GERMANS FORCED
 TO ARRANGEMENTS
Western Battle Going on Slowly, But Surely, in Favor of the Allies Who Are Under Pressure from Germans
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LONDON, Oct. 1.-Two great h3t- ties, one in northern France and Bel gium: the other in Russian Poland, both with front of three hundreG miles, have reached their height. bul the public is allowed only &n occa- sional glimpse at their progress through the medium of official con! munications. which are frequently widely at variance. From the French report it appears that the western battle is going slowly, but surely, ln favor of the alles and that undc.' the pressure of the troops of the allies the Germans, who started m advance on Calais and other French coast ports, have been forced to evacuate the left bank of the Lys river. which is considerable dis tance east of the points their advance guards reached last week. Further east in the Lens district, southward between Arras and Albert, where the Germans made their initial attempt to work around the allies left, the English and French have made not able progress
 Evidence that the German assaults are being delivered with less force is conveyed in the intimation that between Somme and Disc their ar tillery attacks are not being followed up with infantry charges. It is pos sible they have withdrawn some fresh troops from this position t0 strengthen their advance toward the coast but it is considered that this would be risky, as it might permit the allies to break through and in- terrupt communications with their armies which are fighting north oI Aisne.
 In the center the allies also have onne. and several German trenches are reported to have been carried to the northeast road from Berry Au Bae to Rheims. and to the north of Prunay in the direction of Beine. which is slightly to the southeast Of Rheims All this shows a deter mined partly successful attempt tl drive the Germans away from Rheims, which was again under bonn bardment today The famous ca thedral again has been made a tar get of the German artillery, the Ger mans accusing the French of havins used the tower for military purposes. The French advance in this vicinity also indicates an attempt to breal. the German front and force the wedge between the German right and left wings The French also claim to have made an advance between the Mouse and Moselle. after having repulsed German attacks, and have reached the south road leading from Nerdun to Metz. It is probably this fighting which the Germans referred to as having taken place in the re- zion of Metz.
 On the French right where there has been quiet for some time, the Germans have attempted offensive tactics in Ban de Sapt, north of S1. Die, but this movement has been definitely checked. On the whole, the British military critics consider the communication "a most cheerful one" and they believe the German advance to the French coast has been definitely checked. The dd vances reported elsewhere show the Germans have been compelled to weaken their center and left in order to strengthen their right Although the Germans have failed to break tEe allies line, they have themselves been compelled to give ground, and they are now in better position having front which stretches from the Swiss frontier to Antwerp an(