The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-19
French Said to Have Re-
 occupied Armentieres. }, Germans Repulsed
GERMANS BRINGING.
 UP REINFORCEMENTS
Westward Movement of U yr- 4iser's Troops Checked-In CN and At Vosges the Situl .sS Re-
 mains Unchs S

London, October oc .s:45 p. m.)
 Two important sue Q in the bat tie for Dunkirk salais, for the possession of which the Germans are striving, are credited to the allies in the official communication issued in Paris this afternoon.
 The French are said to have re-oecu- pied Armentieres. all important railway
 junction on the Belgian frontier north
 west of Lille, and to have repulsed an
 attempt of the Germans to cross the
 river Yser. which flows through that little
 corner of west Flanders, which is all of
 Belgium that remains in Belgian hands,
 That would mean check to the German
 attempt to reach Dunkirk by the coast
 route. The French also are said to have
 pushed back still further the German
 army which Is advancing along the Bel
 gian frontier to the coast.
 The battle which eliminated in Ar
 mentieres again coming under French
 influence lasted for week. The fighting
 was hard and continuous The town was
 seized by the Germans last week owing
 to its importance as a railway center
 Besides it is on the road to Lille, which
 the Germans still hold. despite reports
 to the contrary. The battle opened with
 cavalry fighting. which gradually de-
 veloped into general battle, which in- dicates that the French are advancing in force toward Lille
 Allies Advance The allies also Have advanced north of La Bassee canal, between that line and Arras, and at certain points between Arras and the Oise. This latter Is a
 rather long front. but the claims in the
 French official communication are taken here to mean that the German movement | westward has been checked. The Ger
 mans, however, are brinng up reinforce
 mans. however, are bringing up reinforce the offensive either toward Calais or at some point of the long front. Berlin says it Is not known where these lew troops are going and 1t is thought here that it probably will be several days before the Germans make their presence felt
 In the center and in the vosges the situation is stationary. This is not taken l here to mean that no fighting is taking l place and it is considered likely that the battle on the Alsace frontier, which has been proceeding several days. has yet to reach it's end
 The Germans have established civil ad- ministrations in the greater part of Bel gium, and are said to have demanded war levies from Ostend and Blanken- berghe-Ostend being called upon to pay A, 100000 and Blankenberghe to supply certain provisions.
 London Stirred The arrival in London of thousands of Belgian refugees has stirred up Populations in the poorer districts os the city against the Germans Thou sands of Germans are continuing busl ness or remaining at their employ rnent throughout the country and tn 2 agitation for the discharge of those ern- ployed in hotels, barber shops and oth- CT places is growing.
 Again the Russians and the Austrians flatly contradict one another as to pro gress of events in the east The Aus trians claim the operations are pro gressing favorab1y for them, while an official Petrograd report received to- night says attempts by the Austrians (Continued on Page EiGht)