The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-14
REGION CLEAR
TO TIE COAST i
FiqIitinq is Reported at Coast
Town Fifteen Miles North
east Of OStend Now.
AN ENTlRE ARMY coRPs
IS Thrown into Lille by General
Won Muck Commander OF
German Forces.
6By Associated Press)

~ ~ .EAk9fONkS4GA VIZ - ~ Y
LONDON, Oct. 14.-Out
OF the mass Of wholly ire
conciliable assertions re-
garding the war in Europe
energies the seemingly es-
tablished fact that the Ger
mans are attempting to re-
peat the rapidly sweeping
movement which five weeks
ago took them almost to the
gates of Paris.
With most of Belgium al
ready occupied there is
nothing that, can stop the in
vaders reaching the coast
and remaining there at least
temporarily unless the Brit
ish naval guns are able TO
render tenure impossible.
The length Of their stay at
Unpopular seaside resort
should they seize Ostend will
OF course depend upon the
outcome Of the great battle
now understood to be open
ING near the frontier separ-
atlng the provinces Of West
Flanders and Hainaut from
the French department. OF
the Nerd.
Beyond ...sunconfirmed reports
of tightIng- in the directlon OF
Ceebrugge, a coast town, fifteen
.n1ites northwest of Ostend, there
"a no further news of the Ger
man advance in this vicinity.
Farther south there is reason
to believe that the left wing OF
the allies has been strongly re-
enforced and confirmation OF
this is found in the statement IN
the latest report from General
Joffre, the French commander
in4chief. that the offensive
against the Germans has been
resumed in that part of the line
Of battle.
IL order to strengthen his
force in this vicinity General
Won KIuck has thrown an entire
army corps into Lille. This
manufacturing city has once be-
fore heen in German hands and
It has been within the German
line since an early stage OF the
hostilities. It's occupation today
has NOT seemed to be seriously
onnosed. in fact, it is explained
here, chat it could not have 0een
without disarranglng the allles
lines. :,
According to. observers IN
I london the Germans have been
n1,arficularly anxious to reach
Amiens and thus secure control
IF The railroad to the north and
fhe sol1th. But, according to a
Erench official statement the al
lies have checked their move
ment In this direction and nave
,,sde 4 marked advance be
tzueen Arras and Albert, where
fhe principal German efforts
centered.
ryhe fntermixing Of the armies along
front Of hundreds of miles appea rs
todayEto be as chaotic. as IS the news
concernfng the operations furnished
hy the intelligence departments Is O.
~, dfffercnt headquarters. the
Erench armies are declared 70 pe
eafnins ground at Berry-au7Bacg
,o,thwest of Rheims. and at Souain'
c,,istl,e east side OF the cathedral city,
Suiile'at least one portion of the army
,.nfIer the Duke OF Wurttemburg, Is
stii1 stoutIy holding its positions be-
tween them on the plains OF the
Marne. Again further to the east the
Erench occupy Appremont in the for-
at 81 the Argonne to the northwest
~ yerdun and verdun is the position
whicl, the army under the German
crown prince has for so long been
trying to reduce
To the cast OF the position OF the
croxvn prince the French are said 60
10 n,ishfne toward Metz. 1t is report
= tllat IN order to improve the crown
nrinces chances OF reducing verdun
sorne of the siege guns released from
Antwerp are now on the way to Join
him.
pnRTIIGESE CONGRESS