The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-10-22
FRENCH CLAIMING
SEVERAL VICTORIES
ALLIES CREDITED WITH sue
CESS IN BATTLE OF DUNkIRK
AND CALAIS.
GERMANS ARE REINFORCED
Will Attempt to Resume Offensive To
ward Calias or Some Other From
tier Point.


in the battle of Dunkirk and Calias, 70,
the possession Of which the Germans
are striving, are credited to the Allies
in the official communication issued in
Paris. The French are said to have
re-occupied Armentieres, an import
ant railway junction on the Belgian
frontier northwest Of Lille, and to have
repulsed an attempt Of the Germans
to cross the River User, which flows
through that little corner of West
Flanders which is all Of Belgium that
remains in Belgian hands. That
would mean check to the German at.
tempt to reach Dunkirk by the coast
route. The French also are said to
have pushed back still farther the Ger.
man army which is advancing along
the Belgian frontier to the coast.
The battle which eliminated in
Armentieres again coming under
French influence lasted for a week
The fighting was hard and continuous.
The town was seized by the Germans
last week owing to its Importance as
railway center. Besides 1t Is on the
road to Lille, which the Germans still
hold. The battle opened with cav.
airy which gradually developed, indi-
eating that the French are advancing
in force toward Lille. The Allies also
have advanced north of La Bassee
Canal, between that line and Arras
and at certain points between Arras
and the Ose. This latter is rather
long front but the claims in the
French official communication are ia.
ken here to mean that the German
movement westward has been check.
ed. The Germans are bringing up
reinforcements, seemingly determined
to resume the offensive either toward
Calais or at some other point Of the
long front.
Berlin says it is known where these
new troops are going and it is thought
here that it probably will be several
days before the Germans make their
presence felt.
In the center and the Vosges the
situation is stationary. This is not
accepted here to/ mean that no fight
ing is taking place and it is consider.
ed likely that the battle on the Alsace
frontier, which has been proceeding
several days, has yet to reach it's end
The Germans have established civil
administration in the greater part OF
Belgium and are said to have demand.
cd war levies.
Again the Russians and the Aus.
trians fatty contradict one another as
to progress Of events in the East.
The Austrians claim the operations
are progressing favorably for them,
while an official Petrograd report re.
ceived says attempts by the Austrians
to cross the River San failed and that
in fighting south Of Przemysl, which
took the form Of bayonet charges, they
captured Is Austrian officers and 1000
men.
1t would appear from reports OF
correspondents at Petrograd that the
Germans made repeated attempts to
cross the Vistula at Josefow, but were
driven back with heavy casualties.
The correspondents say the fighting
was part Of the general attack on the
Russian position upon the Vistula and
that they proved failure
British and French fleets and the
Montenegrin army are attacking Cat
taro, the fortified seaport of Austria in
Dalmatia, the first sortie from which |
the Montenegrins claim to have re.
pulsed.
Throughout their sphere Of opera.
tions, Servian reports say, the Sercians
are sweeping everything before them.
1t IS not believed here, however, that
very serious fighting has been taking |
place there recently as weather and
road conditions must have been
against it.