Arizona republican., 1914-10-20
Announcement is Made That Heavy Guns Which De- stroyed Antwerp Forts and British Fleet Take Part in Battle
GERMANS ARE
 NEAR DUNKIRK
Heavy Fighting is Reported at Dixmude and Roulers, and Inhabitants of Dun kirk and Boulogne Are in Flight
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LONDON, Oct 19-The crisis of the German attempt to seize French channel ports came with the French official announcement that both the heavy guns that destroyed the Ant werp forts and the British fleet had taken part in the battle which ex- tended from Nieuwport to Valdso.
 German forces have reached the Deighborhood of Dunkirk, according to a Berlin dispatch. There is heavy fighting at Dixmude and Roulers and logne are in flight.
 With regard to the remainder of the immense battle front the Berlin reports are silent, while Paris claims progress between Arras and Rove, near St. Mihiel on the right bank of the Mouse.
 The allies made progress eastward from a point south of Armentieres toward Lille on a line running rough ly to Arras. A report tells of house to house fighting in which the allies are advancing The battle has ragged around Arras without respite for ten days on the part of the allied troops with a perseverance and spirit never for a moment relaxed
 The situation is still so much in the dark it is impossible to judge the exact trend of events. It appears inevitable in the field of action along the coast there must be some decisive result. The flatness of the country to m two armies to entrench and face each other without important change as is the case in northern France.
 English and French papers natural ly gather encouragement from reports published from their side. From the German point of view it is possible the Germans improved their position, with the forces which besieged Ant werp, and endorsements from Ger many attempting along the coast an other sweeping movement like that which carried them into France.
 Announcement that the Germans have taken siege guns to the BelfOrt neighborhood may mean they plan to try to advance at both ends what during the past month has virtually become a long fortified line.
 Great battles continue in the east ern theater between the Russian and Austro-German forces Reports from both sides are brief and contradic- tory. Petrograd claims the Russians won partial successes in very severe fighting before Warsaw and Przemysl Vienna declares the Austro German armies made advances in both re- gions and that the Russian casual ties at Przemysl number 10000
 The Morning Post publishes a liar wich dispatch, giving interviews with the crew of the Undaunted, accom- panying the destroyers which sank four German destroyers in the North Sea on Saturday:
 By fine seamanship the Germans were forced to fight and they faced the odds bravely With her big guns the Undaunted opened fire at range of five miles. Then the smaller yes sels closed in and became busy. Then began a running fight While the cruiser, protected from the torpedoes by her fighting consorts, devoted her attention to the two German ships, the destroyers attacked the other two The reply from the Germans was very poor in comparison.
 "The first of the enemy's craft sank after half an hours fighting. tie was over. One sailor pays tri-