The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-10-24

Client. and there are strong rumors
of a severe German defeat. Messages
from different points OF the northwest
frontier agree that the German coast
army is being rolled up like rib
bon.
THE German cavalry has been un
able to maneuver in the tangled coun
try. and the German big guns are
stuck in boys. BY a magnificent at
tack, it is stated, the Franco-Brltlsf
force have cut the German line south
of Ostend."
The correspondent of the Times IL
northern France states that there Is
no foundation for the report thai
Bruges has been evacuated by the
Germans. He says that the Germans
are still in force in the neighborhooC
of Ostend, and that the reported re
tirement in the direction OF Bruges Is
in the nature of precautionary meas
ure which the allied activities to the
south and southwest have rendered
necessary.
A dispatch from Havre to the Daily
Telegraph states that the Belglans
have regained the right bank OF the
User river and are prepared to move
forward. This is the first intlmat1oE
that the Belgians were obliged to give
ground there in the recent fighting. All
of the statements given out by the al
lies have insisted that they were vail
antly resisting the German assaults
The use of the word "regained," how
ever. would seem to indicate that the
Germans at times have made adj
vances. The dykes of this woterway
have now been cut, making the sit
uation for the Germans more difficult
A dispatch from Rotterdam to the
Daily Telegraph says that the Eng
lish and French still in Ostend and
other Belgian coast towns have been
ordered to leave within two hours
They are obeying the mandate and are
crossing the Dutch frontier.
The following are the official bulle
tins:
"On our left wing the action has
continued with extreme violence, es
pecially around Arras, La Bassee and
Armentieres.
"The allied forces have lost ground
at some points around La Bassee, but
have gained to the east of Armen
there's.
'The situation has not changed in
general way along this part OF the
front.
North of the Aisne our artillery
has destroyed three German batter
les.
"On our left wing the very consider
able German forces whose presence
was reported Thursday have continued
very violent attacks in the entire re
gion between the sea and the canal
Of La Bassee.
Generally speaking, the situation
of the allied forces has been main
tanned. If the allies had to yield al
certain points they have advanced al
others The enemy also has evidenced
very great actively in the region OF
Arras and on the river Somme. Tt
the north and to the south of this
stream ew have progressed, particu
larly in the region of Rosieres (twenty
miles southeast of Amiens).
"In Santerre, in the region OF Yer
dun, and in the region of Pont-a-Mous
son we have had some partial sue
cesses. On the rest of the front there
is nothing to report.
ITO sum up: The enemy appears to
be undertaking, along the major part
of the front and particularly between
the North sea and the Disc, a new eff.
fort, making use of corps made up
of new organizations. These a IN.
posed of men recently drilled me
Of them very young and others lid.
die age, and have stats drawn rom
various parts of the army"
BERLIN.
ION the User canal Thursday we
gained successes.
"To the south Of Dixmunde oul
troops advanced.
''To the west of Lille our attacks
were successful; we took possession
of several villages.
"On the rest of the western front
It is generally quiet"