The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-27
ALLIES HOLD THEIR GROUND
Against the Fierce Day and Night At
Southern Belgium and Northern
France-Russians Gain.


battle of the Straits of Dover, one of
the most sanguinary OF the war is
continuing with unabated fury, but
thus far without either side gaining
any decided advantage.
The Germans who at terrible cost
in life succeeded last Saturday in
crossing the User canal between
Nieuport and Dixmude, have not been
able to make any further progress, as
the allies, according to a report OF
the German general headquarters. is
sued this morning, are obstinately de-
Tending their positions.
1t is the same further south, around
Armentieres, Lille, La Bassee and
Arras The opposing armies are de-
livering fierce attacks, gaining or los
ing a few miles, or less of ground
with sacrifices in life that are ap-
palling. The whole countryside fair
" is reeking with the blood of thou
sands of killed or wounded.
The British fleet winch bombarded
the German flank as they advanced
along the coast seems to have with
drawn yesterday afternoon. The Ger
mans say this was because their ar
tillery was beginning to reach tle.
ships. The belief is expressed here,
however, tnat the fleet will be able
to render untenable German occupa-
ton of any part of the Belgian or
French coasts. The opinion is also
expressed here that the operations Of
the allied vessels in the North sea
off the Be gian coast and in the vlcin-
ity of the Straits of Dover may cause
the German fleet to come out and
give battle.
In naval circles here, it is consider
cd that the German submarines, a.
though they have proved deadly 10
ships steaming slowly will not be so
effective against ships steaming and
maneuvering at high speed and in
shallow waters, as the British moni-
tors and their auXiliaries have been
doing
There is some talk of the Germans
bringing their big forty-two cent?
meter guns to the coast to use against
the allies warships, but the British
sailors are credited with saying that
their vessels can prevent these guns
being put in position. They C aim
that even if they should be mounted,
they will not be so deadly against
fast moving target as they were
against stationary forts which they
destroyed so easily.
While this life and death struggle
is going on in the west the French
have become more active in the east
along the Alsation border and are
said to be making preparations and
securing advanced positions in view
of possible attacks by the Germans
with their big howitzers on the Bel
ort fortress. 1t now seems to be rea'
lized that no fortress mas any chance
of holding out when once these big
guns are brought into action against
it.
ne RCi man OllANihi iCpOiN SPNoho
again tonight Of the German offensive
on Augustowo, Russian Poland, which
it declares are progressing. 1t recited
that the battle near Ivangorod, a.
though favorable to the Germans, re-
mains undecided.
North of this section, the Russians
claim to be pursuing still the Ger
mans who attempted to advance on
Warsaw and southwark to have cross
ed the VistuIa and driven the Aus
trans backward
In Galicia and the Carpathian the
Russians also claim to have broken
down the Austrian offensive.
AS the days come and go and visits
of the Zeppelin airsAips to England
do not materialize the public seeming
ly is beginning to believe tnat these
monster aircraft are being held in re-
serve for the day that the German
navy comes out and that they will be
used then in force to assist the war
ships in an endeavor to cripple the