The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-10-08


No Decisive Result Vet Reached
Plan Of Allies May Compel Germans
to Release Pressure on Beleians-.
Germany's Prisones to Date Report.
ed to Number 24o, oo0--Belgun
Declares That Her Forts Are Hold
ing Everywhere
London, Oct. 6.-The seemingly
impossible has once more happened
General Won Kluck has again been re-
inforced. Monday, despite the unani-
nous opinion in London that his
power to take the offensive was lost,
the German troops again battered at
the lines OF the British and French
about Roye and Noyon and Lassigny.
over cleared fields, where thou
sands OF bodies remain unburied !,
over treacherous boys, and over the
slight elevations OF land that crop out
here and there in this generally fiat
countryside, the invading attack
broke as furiously as in the closing
days OF last week.
The thanking movement about Arras
was once more nearly suspended as
reinforcements were rushed to the
elbow OF the lines where the British
have been bearing the brunt OF the
persistent and courageous German as
saults.
Cities and Towns Destroyed
Here and there, at places inspect
fled In the official dispatches, the al
lies we're forced backward and the
Germans were able to retain the
trenches that they captured after a
long bombardment and persistent
charges. Small towns that had hith-
erto escaped the shells of the hostile
armies were ralsed until they were in
flames, and other cities, towns and
villages that had already suffered ter
ribly were again ravaged by fire and
bullets.
Fortunately practically all OF the
non combatant populace had long ago
left this blighted land that was few
weeks ago so smiling with the growing
crops.
Won Kluck, reinforced with troops
from the German centere, continues
to make determined stand against
the attempt of the allies to outfiank
him.
The French, who on Sunday Off
cially reported that all the German at
tacks in this region had been re-
pulsed, and that the allies had re-
sumed the offensive, follow this by
the announcement that while, to the
north of the Disc, the battle, which
commenced seriously about Sejt. 81,
continues with great violence, no de-
cisive result has been reached.
The Germans, in their report, say
that the battle is proceeding success
fully for them.
Capitals Are Surprised
Both IN London and in Paris there
Is the greatest confidence, although
some surprise is displayed at the sue
cess OF the Germans in preventing the
outfianking movement. There is
feeling, however, that the Germans
cannot extend their line much further
north without weakening it at some
point.
Along the rest of the line. the
French communication SAYS, there
has been no change; so that the prog
ress in the region of Scissors and in
Woevre, reported on Sunday night,
either has satisfied them for the mo-
ment or they have been checked by
the Germans. or the fighting here,
as on their right, German reports say
1t is proceeding favorably for the Ger
man arms.
Naturally, progress must be ex-
tremely slow. for afteer every ad-
vance, nc matter how slight. the
troops making 1t must entreneh them
selves for protection against the shells |
from the enemy's guns posted in |
strong positions from one end OF the |
lire to the other.
Fighting In Flat Country
The country where the chief fight |
ing is going on is fiat and under cult |
walton. In many places it is Doggy |
and there are scattered coal mines |
The allied armies are continually ex-
tending toward the north and bend
Ing eastward toward the Belgian from
tier, and are thus compelling the Ger
mans, n order to prevent the crum- |
ping up Of their main army, to move
large forces from the centre and so |
keep pace with the allies, whose PEST /
ton menaces the invaders along the
whole line.
The allies plan. II IS thought. may /
the Germans to release the
pressure on the Belgians,
The rapidity with which the French
change position Is remarkable. Two
entire divisions OF infantry marched
nearly thirty miles Saturday ana
twenty eight miles Sunday.
The Germans. however. by means
" their ayiators, who are continually
lifting over the lines despite numer-
BUS casualties, discovered the meye
nents end brought up reintorcements