Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-19
WAR is DRAWING
NEARER ENGLAND
WITH EVERY DAY
Scenes Of Battles by Land and Sea
Coming Closer to Britain
All the Time.
HARDEST FIGHTING AT ARRAs
Germans Try to Break Through to
Calais Railway, While Allies
Seek to Drive Foe Northeast.
FRENCH OCCUPY FLEURBACH
TeutOns Bring Up ReinfOrcements
and Strive with All Their Might
to Reach Gallo Coast
BERLIN AWAITS BIG VICTORIES
BERLIN AWAITS BIG VICTORIES
. Lull Apparent in Engagement Along
Center of Opposing Armies.
KAIsERs MEN CROSS THE MEusE
ScrappinE Going ON I'm Alsace, hut
Both Statements Ignore This
Phase Of the General
situation.

LONDON. Oct. 1S.-Each day
brings the war nearer home to Eng
land. Today there was naval bat
tie off the Dutch coast, in which a
British cruiser and four destroyers
sank four German destroyers, while
on the land the German troops
reached the coast of Belgium, less
than seventy miles from Dover.
They are about to attempt march
southwark to Dunkirk and Calais,
which are even closer to the English
coast.
1t is in west Flanders and across the
French frontiers in Pas De Calais that
the heaviest and most important fighting
is now going on.
~ Forced to Abandon Lille.
According to thesSsrenciI orftciaI COM
1nunication issued this afternoon the Ger
mans have not advanced beyond the line
running from ostend to Thourout Roul-
ers and Menins The last mentioned place
is Just on the border, north OF Lille. which
the Germans occupied some days. but
which. according to an unconfirmed re-
don.
The allied line in this region runs from
a point on the coast which has not been
disclosed. For the moment Arras is the
scene Of the most persistent fighting. The
Germans are trying to break through To
the Calais railway. while the French are
attempting to push the German front TO
the northeast.
Occupy Fleurbaix.
In this fighting the French appear to
have met with some success. They an
nounoe they have occupied Fleurbaix and
also have taken the immediate approach
10 Armentieres. At Arras they claim
that they are continuing to gain ground
The fighting has only commenced in this
district, however for the Germans, who
would consider 1t a great victory to reach
the coast of France, have brought up
strong reinforcements and will strive with
all their might to achieve this object.
Await Important Victories.
Their official report issued this after
noon says that no events OF Importance
have happened. but as they await Inn
portant victories before making any an
nouncement. this does not mean there has
been no fighting.
The allies also can bring up reinforce
ments both by sea and land, and have
been doing so, which makes it certain
that great battle must be fought Before
either side gives ground. The allies will
be assisted by tho British ships when the
fighting reaches a point near the coast
Along the center which now stretches
from Roye to the Meuse. there appears
10 have been lull in the fighting. which
means, Of course. that, although the ar
tillery has been busy as ever, neither side
has attempted any attacks.
Battle Almost ContinuOus.
Around ST. Mihiei. south Of Verdun.
where the Germans are hanging onto the
little strip of the river Meuse which they
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