The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1914-10-29
GERMANS PRESS
FORWARD ALONG
The west Wing
French Admit TeutOns Have
Succeeded in Crossing
the User Canal.
OTHER LINES HOLDING
Heavy Rains Again Add TO MiserIes
of Fighters--ReIief for Starving
BeIgians-Von Moltke
Quits Army.

Quits Army.
London, Oct. 26.-From the official
reports from German and French
headquarters 1t appears that the Ger
mans, finding it impossible to advance
along the coast toward Dunkirk, ow.
ing to the fire to which they were sub
jeCted from the British and French
warships, took a route a little more
inland and have succeeded in cross
ing the User Canal, which the Bel
Gians have been defending stubbornly
for C week, to the west of DiXmude.
German Progress North Of Ypres.
They also have made progress to
the northeast Of Ypres and still are
in possession OF Roulers, towards
which the Allies were advancing last
week, and at one time were reported
to have captured.
To add to the trials Of the troops
engaged in the desperate fighting a
short spell of fine weather has given
place to another downpour Of rain.
which will convert the lowlands Of
Flanders into great lakes.
or the battles on the center and
left wing the German report does not
speak, but the French declare they
are maintaining their positions In th'
Argonnes and on the heights Of tn
Meuse. From unofficial sources 1t is
learned that the French have made
some advances in the mountains alone
the Alsace border.
Five Nations in the Battle.
The fighting along the Belgian coast
probably is the most picturesque bat.
tie ever fought. On shore the troops
of five nations are fghting-the Aus
trians and Germans on one side, the
French, Belgian and English on the
other side. At sea British monitors,
gunboats, destroyers and submarines
are fighting side by side with French
warships, while at the same time
they are being subjected to attacks
by German submarines and airshlpS.
Open Way for Belgian Relief.
As result of the urgent represen.
tations made to the foreign office by
w. II. Page, the American ambassa-
dor, the British government has given
its permission for the raising OF the
existing embargo for foodstuffs to the
extent Of allowing ships to depart for
Holland with a quarter OF million
dollars worth of food bought by the
American committee for the relief Of
Belgium.
Won Moltke Quits the Army.
Geneva, Oct. ga telegram from
Basel received here confirms the re-
tirement OF General IIelmuth Won
Moltke as chief Of the German gen
eral staff October %. He requested
Emperor William to be relieved from
his post because Of his poor health.
His resignation was accepted, but It
is not definitely known who will sue.
ceed him. Three candidates are seek.
Ing the position.
French Are in Thanh.
Paris. Oct. 2G--The Excelsior pub
fishes a message from Geneva which
says that according to an absolutely
creditable witness who has returned
from the battlefield, the French occu'
py Thanh, the Valley of Moenster, the
Valley Of Wessner and all the passes
there, including the pass of Sainte
Marie in Alsace.
On the otfense in East.
Amsterdam, Oct. ga Berlin dis
patch received here gives report
from the German general headquar.
tiers as follows: "In the east our
forces have begun an offensive move
ment on Augustowo Near Iyango'
rod our troops are fighting jointly
with the Austro.Hungarians and have
taken 1900 prisoners"
Germany May Invade Canada.
Washington. Oct. 26.-Germany's
right to land troops in Canada is up
held by Count Won Bernstorff, Ger
man ambassador here. who declared
this would not be a violation OF the
Monroe Doctrine.
Force Allies Back.
ondon not OF The Fnrroapc T. boyo
undertaken a general offensive move
ment along the line extending from
the mouth Of the River User on the
North Sea, to the River Meuse. and
while they have compelled the Allies
TO give ground in some places, they
themselves have lost positions in
others. This, in few words, is what
is gathered from official reports com.
ing from the French and the German
headquarters.
German Attack Severe.
The German attack was particularly
severe In the West, where their right
wing, strongly REINFORCED by fresh
troops, attempted an advance against
the Belgians who are holding the AL
Hes extreme left. This left rests on
the coast and is supported by English
and French warships and by Anglo
French troops, which form from. ex.
tending from a point somewhere in
the vicinity of Dixmude, southwark tc
La Bassee Canal. Both sides claim
successes, but the French alone admit