The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-25
MONSTER ARMIES ON BOTH
SIDES OF GERMAN EMPIRE
FIGHT WITHOUT VICTORY.
MOST PICTURESQUE BATTLE
In the History of the World is Beinu
Fought on Belgian Coast--Warships.
Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, Sub
marines and Airships Used

London, Oct. 24.-9:15 p. m.-The
immense armies of the belligerent
powers continue to hammer each 9TH
er ceaselessly on lines extending from
the North sea to the Swiss frontier
N the west and from the Baltic sea
to the Carpathians in the east. The net
result, however, so far as can be
Judged from official reports issued to-
day is that they gain a little at one
point only to lose a little elsewhere.
The French commander in chief IS
the clly one to admit reverses in the
western theatre of the war and he
does so only in cryptic sentences. 1t
is difficult to judge, therefor. how
the battles in France and Belgium are
progressing. but it is certain that up
to this evening none of the arm es
has succeeded in pushing itself lar
enough TO bring appreciably nearer
the end OF any of the engagements
that have been going on for so many
weeks.
The Germans have taken the Of
fensiye against both the right wing
OF the allied army which rests on the
sea, and that portion of the French
army which is defending the line OF
Qualifications between Verdun aud
Toul. In the former operations IN
which every German soldier at the
command of the officers in Belgium
is taking part the French report at
mits that the Germans have made
progress at some points but declares
that at others the allies have been
just as successful.
II is evident that along the coast
the Germans have found it difficult
to advance in the face of the hard
fighting force drawn along the Yser
canal aided by the British and
French ships which are bombarding
them from the sea.
1t probably is the most picturesque
battle ever fought On shore the
troops of five nations are fighting. At
sea British monitors, gun boats, de
strcyers and submarines are fighting
side by side with French warships,
while az the same time they are being
subjected to attack by German SUD
marines and airships
Thus far the warships have had the
better of it, for while they are re-
ported to have inflicted terrible losses
on the Germans trying to advance
along the coast, they themselves have
suffered little or no damage.
The British admiralty has issued an
interesting account OF the operations
OF this fleet, in which it is explained
that the ships have fired upon the
German battle lines in the vicinity OF
Ostend. 1t probably was this which
led to reports from Holland that the
Germans have been driven back in
that direction and also to the state
mtlt that the allies had re-occupied
Ostend.
Round about Lille. which the Ger
mans hold, there have been unusual
fluctuations, the French gaining in
lar distant There has been so much
hthtlng here, as well as further
south, In the direction of Arras and
hoye, that even the accounts of the
uainloads of wounded being taken
aaily to the hospitals cannot be ex-
ageeyated.
The same can be said of the district
between the fortresses of Vardun and
loHl where two armies have been
battling for many weeks, with gains
aid losses amounting to virtually
hoth.ng as far as distance is con
cerned
IN Poland the Russians having com
= led the Germans to desst from
'nelr attacks on Warsaw and lvaao
led are preparing for a repetition OF
'ne offensive on the part of their adj
Fefsaries by bringing up more mer
aHu guns. Further south they have
mi been able to make the Austrians
"no are now under command of Ger
"ah officers and stiffened with Ger
4'ah troops, give up their attempt t.
oiess the San river.
y ihe Russians also apparently ar
ased In offensive operations OF
o east Prussian frontier, as the Ger
nah official report refers to a Rus