Little Falls herald., 1914-10-02
fitaIltic Conflict Re-
mains Undecided.
TREMENDOUS LOSSES
IN LONG STRUGGLE
Hand-to-Hand Fighting Now Rag.
ing Expected to Deter
mine the Result.

UuL dlA 1Nu1CdlAONS COAt1Au0 " POAAs
to an approaching end of the Homeric
struggle. Hand-to-hand fighting now
raging with tremendous fury is GER
tain, it is generally held by military
experts, to decide the issue.
All that the public is permitted to
know from the allies side is that the
British and French armies hold their
grip on their positions and have con-
sistently thrown back the masses Of
Germans who have been bravely and
necessarily hurled on them in an ef-
fort to break through the human bar
rier. In Berlin it is asserted there
has been no change in the situation
and the claim Of the allies that the
scales have turned slightly in their
favor is stoutly denied.
The losses of the opposing armies
in the last few days have been colos-
SAL Even the official reports contain
a gruesome picture of thousands of
dead and wounded lying in the fire.
swept gone between the two armies
and every fresh assault is adding to
the CHASTITY litter.
Germans Attack Left Wing.
The latest official communication
from Paris says the Germans have
delivered several attacks day and
night on the left wing to the north
Of the Somme and between the Som
me and the O1se, all Of which have
been repulsed. To the north Of the
Aisne there has been no change.
On the center, in Champagne, and
to the east of the Argonne the Ger
mans have restricted their activities
to heavy cannonading. Between the
Argonne and the Meuse the allies re-
port slight progress against the Ger.
mans, who are holding strong posi-
tions
On the right wing in Lorraine and
Vosges the official statement reports
I no change In the situation. The OH
cial report asserts the allies have
/ taken many prisoners in the last
| twenty-four hours.
The French official communication
says the allies line runs from the
| east to the west through the region Of
| Pont-a-Mousson, Aprement and the
| Meuse, through the region of st. Mi
| hiel, along the heights to the north of
/ Spada, and through portion Of the
/ heights of the Meuse. Between Ver.
/ dun and Rheims the general front is
/ indicated BY line passing through
4 the region of Varennes, to the north
/ OF Souatn and the Roman roadway.
l which runs into Rheims, the road from
/ Rheims to Berry-au-Bac.
i On Right Of the Aisne.
Il On the right bank of the Aisne the
/ line draws near to the Aisne and con-
L tinuas in the region of scissors. Be-
Il tween Scissors and the forest Of
Il L'Aigle it runs over the first plateau
/ of the right bank of the Aisne. Be-
/ tween the Disc and the Somme the
battle line runs along the front from
/ Ribecourt (held by the allies) to Las
signy Occupied by the Germans), to;
i Roye, (held by the allies), and to
/ Chalons Tin possession of the Ger
mans). To the north Of the Somme
the line continues along the plateau
between Albert and Combles.
Paris advices say the comparative
calm on the battle line Monday was
a surprise after Sundays storm Of.
shot and shell It was supposed the.
extreme violence OF the German at
i tack meant a determination to finish
the campaign on the Aisne by break:
ing the allies lines at all costs and
pressure. The center, however, was
the only point seriously attacked,
probably on the supposition that the
line here had been weakened to rein
force the left.
One theory for the lull ID that an
armistice Of four hours, granted by
lhe French for burying the dead, was
not sumcient, and that the Germans
needed the entire day to get rid Of
the bodies encumbering the trenches.
French Reoccupy Congo. sz
Paris, Sept. 39.-'t1t is officially an
nouneed that the French forces II
1 Equatorial Africa have reoccupfed the
greater part of the Congo territory
cedsd 10 Germany by the treaty cS
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