The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-21
BELGIANS FIGHTING HARD
Many Tranioads of Wounded Trans.
ported Through Belgium Testifies
the Fierceness of the German At
tack and the Spirited Repulse.

Lcndon, Oct. 20.-9:15 p. m-Ffght,
ing Of the most desperate character
IS in progress in West Flanders ana
northwestern France. The Belgian
army supported by the allies is hold,
ing stubbornly to the line of the
River User and thus far has success.
iully halted determined efforts OF the
Germans to advance along the coast.
This Is announced in the French Of.
ficial communication issued this aft
ernocn and it is admitted in the re.
port OF German headquarters, which
says fighting has been going on since
Sunday in the vicinity of Nieuport
which stands at the crossing OF the
river near the sea.
Further to the south the allies are
attempting to advance on Lille for
the relief of that city, which has been
in German hands for some time.
They also are pushing on to the north
and south OF Arras. Their efforts
yesterday to advance on Lille. where
the Germans hold strong positions
We're repulsed. according to the Ger
man report.
To the southwark at the bend OF
the line, the Germans continue to
make furious but futile attempts to
break the French line. Along the
Meuse in the east according to the
French account. the Germans have
failed to repulse the French troops,
who debouched along the territory III
which is situated the camp Des Ro-
maines, now in the hands of the Ger
mans, in an attempt to cut out that
portion Of the German army which is
thrust towards St Mihiel.
Generally speaking the French
claim to have made some detailed
progress at various points along the
front Paris reports that the allies
have destroyed fifteen German ma
chine guns, two of which were ar
mored, near La Bassee and a battery
of German heavy artillery in the en-
virons of St Mihie
Both sides are bringing reinforce
ments to the western front. where one
Of the supreme struggles Of the war is
on The Germans are not bringing
new troops from the east, but are
throwing every ayilable man In Bel
gium into the firing line. They seem
to have the railroads working vel
although they must have beeW seri
ously damaged during the battles OF
August and September. Troops are
being transported over them and
train alter
train of wounded is being taken back
to Germany. In the flglting in TINS
oren country where the men have not
the protection of entertainments such
as they have on the Aisne, the losses
must be very heavy, especially whre
endeavors are made to carry positions
by assault.
No Change in the East,
German and Russian reports agree
that the situation in the east has not
changed although the armies are in
close touch along the east Prusslah
frontier and across Poland and Ga
licia. In Galicia however, the Aus
trians claim to have repulsed Russian
attacks and to be making progress in
this region TO drive out the invaders
The Russians on the other hand
say they are making large numbers
of prisoners. Heavy fighting still Is
going on around Przemysl and the
cupolas of the forts surrounding tho
town are said by an Italian CORE
spondent to have been destroyed by
the big Russian siege guns, while the
forts have been mined and dismantled
and the magazines blown up. The
town itself, however, las not been
damaged.
The same correspondent says the
battle continues on the Vistula, san
and Dnicster rivers There is a sys-
tenn of great entrenchments on the
Russian side and the entire front Is
furnished with powerful guns winch
day and night hurl thousands of pro-
jeetiles into the enemys lines.
The Austrians and Germans, ADDS
the correspondent, have been Obliged
to remain ON the defensive but have
repulsed great cavalry attack to the
west of Warsaw.
Sarajavc Enveloped.
Saraiavo. the Bosnian capital, ac'
cording to a report issued at Nish, IS
completely enveloped by Seryians ana
determined efforts are being made 10
take the town before the end OF the