South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-15
French Announcement Declares
Progress is Made Between
ArraS and Albert, RepulSing
Sharp Attacks.
CHECK OFFENSIVE ON
ANGL0-FRENCH WING
Allied Armies Center Advances
Toward CraOnne and Num-
erOuS Trenches of TeutOnS
Have Been Captured.

PARIS. oct. 15-Marked gains by
the allies in their campaign against
the Germans are announced i'm the Of
fetal statement issued here this af-
ternoon. It states that progress was
made between Arras and Albert where
the Germans have been delivering some
of their sharpest attacks. The Ger
man trenches have been captured in
the vicinity Of Rheims. and the Of
fensive taken by the Germans on the
allies right wing has ben definitely
checked.
Referring to the campaign in Bel
gium, the statement says that the Ger
man troops proceeding from Antwerp
have reached the region Of Bruges
and Thielt
Here's Official Statement
The official statement follows in
fun:
IN the Belgian theater OF war the
German troops coming from Ant
werp are marching toward the west
and reached the region OF Bruges and
of Thielt on the evening Of Oct. IA.
"First-On our left wing the enemy
has evacuated the left bank OF the
river Lys. Between the Lys and the
canal Of the Labasse the situation is
stationery. In the region Of Lens and
between Arras and Albert our prog
Somme and the Disc there is mo-
change. The Germans have bonn
barded our line, but made no infantry
attacks.
"Second-at the center between the
Disc and the Afeuse, we have advanced
toward Craonne. At the northeast OF
the road from Barry-Au-Bac TO
Rheims and at the north OF Prunay
in the direction Of Beine ta short dis
tance east Of Rheims) numerous Ger
man trenches have been captured Be
tween the Aeuse and the Moselle, af-
ter having repulsed on the night OF
Oct. 1914 attacks at the southeast or
Verdun, our troops advanced on the
14th to the south of the road from
Verdun 10 Matt.
Offensive is CrecIzed-
"Third-On our right wing, the par
tial offensive taken by the Germans
in the Ban-De-Sapt, in the north or
st. Die, has been definitely stopped
"In Russia the conflict continues on
the front extending from the region
of Warsaw along the Vistula and the
San as far as Przemysl and still FUR
ther toward the south 20 the Dniester.
There is no change in East Prussia
Infantry Joins Combat
French, British and German infan-
try with their al 4llery supports. that
have been hidden behind screens OF
clashing cavalry, on the Belgian bor-
der north Of Lille. are nov engaged
in an important combat on Belgian
soil
The allied army that occupied Ypres
is meeting vigorous counter attacks
from the Germans occupying line
stretching through courtari.
The French and their English al
lies are fighting hard 20 hold back the
kaiser's forces that are trying 70 seize
the Belgian and French coast line.
German troops from the armies OF
Gen. Won Boehn and Gen. Hans Won
! Bezler are understood 10 be trying 20
clear the way for an advance toward
Dunkirk and Calais. II has been eFi-
dent for some days that one or the
! chief objects OF the German campaign
! is 10 establish the northwestern end
OF the Teutonic line upon the coast
J OF the English channel or straits or
. Dover.
Keep Up Fierce Attacks.
/ In the meantime the Germans ar3
/ keeping I'D fierce attacks against the
I allies in the vicinity TO I.assigny and
Roye 20 prevent the French and Eng
/ lish from sending reinfOrcements 10
/ Gen. D'Amade.
The present week bids fair 20 see
/ important developments on the great
battle line along which fighting has
/ now been in progress for 53 days The
allies are faced with this dangerous
prospect:
III the invaders are able 20 push the
/ allies in the extreme north and es-
I tabHsh themselves iu Calais or al
/ some other point on the channel that
I can be strongly fortified, the French
| and British Will be reduced Co the ne
/ cessity OF Ccnfning themselves wholly
/ 10 frontal attacks. as IL VIII then n-
! impossible for them 20 try any Hank
/ ing movements except on their eA-
( IRENE right near the Meuse.
Fighting Goes ON at Nerdun.
| Fighting IS continuous ia that rec
/ gson around Nerdun where the Ger
mans have tried time after time ro
encircle the French troops lying OUT
/ side or thu ring OF f0rtresses. The
| French claim that !t viii be impos-
| sible for the Germans 20 get their
! heaviest siege guns near enough to
! the Eerdun forts 20 lombard them bee
| cause Of the French troops IN that re-
/ gion.
The war Office says that conditions
| in the center are unchanged An un-
/ official dispatch dated " Wednesday. 4.
which has just come through from
the north says.
The position on the allies left wing
which IS now the most important see
ton OF the long battle line, grows
daily more satisfactory for the French
and British The fighting around
Lille has been entirely satisfactory lp
the allies The Germans have been
. turned out OF the semi-circular po-
sitions which they occupied around
Lille and the corner of French teE-
rltOry that IuLs into BelElum.