Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-02
ATTACK IS.
CENTERED
IN ANGLE.
THIS IS FORMED BY o1sE
AMP 4ili1P Ats'NE Ats R1v-
FRENCH ARE OPTIMISTIC
Germans Make Furious Attacks
Terrific Loss of
Men.
FRENCH ARE OPTIMISTIC

Paris, Oct. line I6IlildlS CoH
tinue the fierce attack in the angle
formed by the rivers Disc and Aisne
in the direction of Tracy-le!Mont, just
northeast of the forest of the Aigus
which has already been the scene OF
q success on the part of the allies
Here the French lines have thus fa1
held solidly, as these attempts made
to break them have been futile. The
contest has been singularly desper.
ate, but the allies, by daring counter
lhanoeuvres have checked the bold
attempts of their adversaries.
Regarded as Favorable.
The latest news from the front
while not giving sufficient details to
satisfy the Partisan eagerness for war
news, is nevertheless regarded by
them as favorable, and they continue
to wait with patience for some decis-
i've result of the great battle. Lieu
tenant Colonel Rousset, the military
critic, writing to the Petit Parisien,
quotes the sentence from the official
communication, reading ION our left
wing to the north Of the Somme the
action continues to develop more and
more toward the NORTH and says
"Curiously, remember perfectly
having seen the imperial manoeuvres
CT 1909 something analogous to the
actual situation Of the German forces
today. A certain corps of the attack.
ing army, disappointed in a manoeu'
yer which it had contemplated against
the left flank of the enemy, found It.
self at the end of the day compressed
between two lines of fire, which had
the form of the letter V reversed. 1t
is useless to say that the German
. emperor was not at all satisfied and
doubt IL he be more so today in see
ing this singular operation happen
again at his great loss.
Deliver Furious Attack.
Having been unable to oppose our
extension toward the. north, the Ger
mans struggled to break at its SUM
init the angular line we occupy
Against Tracy-le- Mont they delivered
a furious attack, which appears to
have cost them dearly. Perhaps it is
not yet the last one. imagine, how
ever, that such assaults would be-
come more and more rare, because
they will wear out when unsuccess-
full. The tactics of the Germans in
seeking to strike at the same time,
upon two points over a hundred kilo-
meters (about 62 miles) away .indi-
cate this certain confusion and 1t
will be quite extraordinary if this can
continue long"
The national committee formed to
take charge of the work of sending
winter clothing to these soldiers, urg-
ed that prompt measures he taken in
the way of furnishing these supplies,
pointing out the possibility of a long
campaign in severe winter weather.
Small Naval Engagement.
A Petrograd special to the Havas
Agency, dated September 30, says:
"The details of the naval engage
ment which occurred September "a
off the coast of 'Windau, Russian
seaport in Courland on the Baltic,
have been made public. It appears
the German squadron, comprising 40
ships of all classes, appeared off the
harbor and were prevented from land
ing forces by the heavy fire from the
forts. One officer and two sailors
were killed and three more were
drowned.
The ships withdrew, but on the
day following two cruisers returned,
opened fire and destroyed the light
house. They killed civilian and a
number Of soldiers, but were driven
off again by the fire from the forts -