The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-10-23
THIRD ACT IN THE
GREAT DRAMA OF WAR
GERMAN FORCES MAKING AN EFF
FORT TO SWING AROUND Al
LIES ON BELGIAN LITTORAL.
CLIMAX SEEMS TO BE NEAR
Lille Has Been Evacuated for the
Third Time by the Conquering
Armies of the Teutons.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
acknowledgement fighting is in
progress in West Flanders and north
western France. The Belgian army,
supported by the allies, is holding
stubbornly to the line of the River
User, and thus far has successfully
halted determined efforts of the Ger
mans to advance along the coast
This is announced in the French of
ficial communication Tuesday after
noon and admitted In the report of
German headquarters, which says
fighting has been going on since Sun
day in the vicinity of Newport, which
stands at the crossing of the river
near the sea.
little further TO the south the
allies are attempting to advance to-
ward 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 Monday to advance on Lille.
where the Germans hold strong posi-
lions, were repulsed, according to the
German report.
Germans Repulsed Along the Meuse.
TO the southwark at the bend of the
line, the Germans continue to make
furious but futile attempts to break
the French lines. Along the Meuse.
in the East, according to the French
account, the Germans have failed to
repulse the French troops, who de-
bouched along the territory in which
is situated the Camp des Romaines.
now in the hands of the Germans, in
an attempt to cut out that portion of
the German army which is thrust to-
ward St Mihiel
The French claim to have made
some detailed progress at various
points along the front Paris reports
that the allies have destroyed Is Ger
man machine guns, two of which were
armored, near La Bassee, and a bat
terry of German heavy artillery in the
environs of ST Mihiel
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 available man in Bel
GUM into the firing line
Open Attacks Prove to Be Costly.
They seem to have the railroads
working well, although they must
have been seriously damaged during
the battles of August and September
Troops are being transported over
them, and Dutch sources report that
train after train of wounded is being
taken back to Germany. In the fight
ing in this open country. where the
men have not the protection of elabo-
rate entertainments, such as they
have on the Aisne, the losses must be
very heavy, especially where endeav-
ors are made to carry positions by
assault
Sarajevo. the Bosnian capital, ac-
cording to report issued at Nish, is
completely enveloped by Servians, ard
determined efforts are being made to
take the town.
In South Africa. the rebellion of
Colonel Marita has been virtually
broken up. Another lot of men have
been captured. while others have sur
rendered voluntarily to the African
authorities.
Italy Denies Capture of Avlona,
Italy has issued an official denial OF
the report so often circulated that she
had occupied Avlona, the Adriatic
port of Albania. The news from Italy
shows that the Itsiian people are
growing more antagonistic to the Aus
TRANS, because the Italian fishing In
dustry has been interrupted by Aus
trian mines in the Adriatic and be-
cause of this the service of many ship
ping lines has been suspended for the
same reason.
Sweden has ordered all lights on