Milford chronicle., 1914-10-16
Take the City Of Lille and
BOmbard Bruges.
SUFFER LOSS IN CENTER
Heavy Fighting In Northwestern
Franes-French Score Noteworthy
Advance.

haIu the seacOast.
The Germans have occupied the in
portant French city OF Lille, in the v
entity Of which fighting has been e
ing on for many days.
According to the French official az
count the city was held only by
territorial detachment, which CAV,
way before the German army corp.
sent to take it. This indicates that the
position was not considered to be Of
great strategic Importance.
As an onset, the French announce
somewhat noteworthy advance" in
tne region Of Berry-Au-Bac, northeast
OF Soissons, and east Of the plateau Of
Craonne, which has been the pivot of
General Won Kluck's advanced posi-.
tion. They also claim gains between
Arras and Albert, south of Lille. On
tne right bank of the Meuse, east Of
Ferdun, the French have advanced.
In southwestern Belgium the Ger
mans have reached a point near
bruges, which city is reported to be |
under bombardment. Bruges is four.
teen miles east Of Ostend. A German
aviator has pushed on to Ostend and
dropped two bombs there, neither of
which exploded.
The official bulletin issued in Ber.
lin says:
German cavalry and light artillery
occupy the territory of Hazebrouck
and Ypres."
The official bulletin issued in Paris
says:
There is nothing to announce ex-
cept a somewhat noteworthy advance
In the region Of Berry-Au-Bac. u
"On our left wing our forces have SO
resumed the offensive in the regions VI
OF Hazebrouck and Bethune against pa
detachments of the enemy composed co
In large part of cavalry coming from tn
The front along Bailleul, Estaires and ha
La Bassee. ma
Inc town of Lille, held by a terri
.orial detachment, has been attacked crJ
ana occupied by a German army ku
corps. the
Between Arras and Albert we have alo
made notable progress. tho
On the center also we have made
'rogress in the region of Berrv-Au. Of
'ae, and we have advanced toward sui
'oudan, in the west Of the Areonne the
nd north Of Malancourt. tai
Between the Argonne and the anC
ieuse, on the right bank of the car
leuse' our troops who hold the pee
eights Of the Meuse to the east of A
erdun, have advanced. dis
TO the south of the road from Yer. the
IN to Metz, in the region of Apre. IN
ont We have gained a little terri. lin
ry on our right and repulsed a Ger bee
an attack on our left. I
On our right wing, the Vosges and port
saee, there has been no change. mys
10 sum up, the day was marked by fore
rceptible progress on the part of sian
T forces at various points on the In Z
Id Of battlep they
That dispositions are being made bv care
IN the Germans and the allies for It
oattle between Lens and Sassel is grad
luced from the fragmentary infor. gres
ltlon give nout by the Intelligence the
partments Of the belligerent powers Russ
sseI Is eighteen miles inland from IS re
fortified seaport of Duntir,, on how,
Straits of Dover. sista
Times correspondent in tho nor+,, TIL
France reports strong German 81 ammo
rs Of all arms passing through thoui
ileul' department of the Nord. near
beislan frontier, in the direction cEl
pres IN West Franders, Belgium. |'
,,gs ~ miles niles southwest of Bruges. eeOrl
und Ypres the Germans have con.
rated in large numbers. German Gre
'lry patrols have been seen in and
y places within twenty miles of renor
kirk. These detachments doubtlass AGAIN
Ps'e' "a " d screen thrown out to Berlin
the strength Of the allies and TO Pril
( the movements OF the German hurt.
body. man 80. : !. :,
Daily Nail correspondent tele- durin,
ls: p-i--s
he fighting around Arras has but W.
exceedingly severe and Lens has of suc
sed hands at least three times in brotbe
any weeks. If the Germans couId
fS fSeP in Ssg5a5.. Ss9s.ias the ring at some GUNS
l II, ~ put so lar they have failed, Take I
's'' ioiees are hopelessly scat Is II,
The
would be absurd, however. for hostile
] sssou 20 say they are negligible. Of the
: ,'-.l'y' ~ eIy' lney are still capa- Englan
.',ns sIeat trouble. Their cav end in
- - - considerable numbers on firing o
p - lla@eDIouck (thirty-two notice
loi west OF LllleJ and in the "Pers
sulIOunuing Orchies Sixteen riosity
sousneast Of Lille). All their When f
ed forces in this region are be- immedi,
WY but surely shepherded IN rooms =
hit direction northeast, while
es threatening Hazebrouck are A.k,
riven onrthward. In short AZ. Order,
~ 2. furious nghting they departm
!, solApi pushed nOtning worth re- dispatch
$4,000 G
i'AfS correspondent says that reinforce