Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-08
Enveloping Move of Allies
Met By Counter Attempt
on Part of Germans
MASSES OF CAVALRY
MEET IN DEATH GRIP
French Claim Progress on
the Eastern End of the
Extended War Zone

Paris, Oct. 7.-Captive balloons to
discover and observe the movement OF
the allied armies and powerful search
lights to point out the positions and to
blind the defense during night attacks,
are being used by the Germans in the
great battle to the north and east OF
Paris, which still is without definite
result
Military science frequently is lost
sight of and the contest becomes
merely the hurting of forces against
one another.
Night combats have become an I'M
portant element in the action They
are frequently forced by the Germans
and as often are repulsed by the allies.
They are telling on the stamina of the
troops on each side, many Of whom al
READY are Worn out on the firing line
in the seemingly unending struggle.
The French public, who throughout
have shown calm, are patiently await
ing a decision. The changing actions
at various points along the battle line,
as indicated by the war Office state
ment, furnish opportunity for diversi-
fed comment as to their significance.
Lieutenant Colonel Rousset, the
military critic of La Liberte, sees in
the latest maneuvers of the Germans
an element of daring. A large spread
ing movement on the flank of an ad-
versary, he says, can have the incon-
yenience, generally grave of enlarging
the space which exists between the
moving troops and those in front. This
must necessarily have a reasonable
limit under the risk of Transforming
the plan into detached operation
simply which would be very perilous
for those executing it.
Such a movement, moreover, says
Lieutenant Colonel Rousset, has hard
ly chance of succeeding and only SO
when not discovered which does not
appear to be the case judging from
the war office statements.
Conflict Not Near End.
London, Oct. THE conflict along
the rivers of northern France although
now in it's twenty-eighth day, shows
fewer signs Of an early end than it
did two days ago.
Then General Won K1uck appeared
dangerously threatened by the envel-
oping movement of the allied armies.
Today that resourceful commander,
having obtained from an unknown
quarter heavy reinforcements, appar-
emily is engaged in his turn, in at
tempting to outfank the French and
British lines.
This counter stroke is viewed here
as the supreme feature in the situation
in the western theater of the war and
its full significance can be guaged only
by the actors in it.
simultaneously with his newly
launched turning movement General
Won Kluck has been trying to cut
right through the center of the allies
extended left at L.assigny.
The official French communication
says that this attempt was foiled but
It is not doubted that the effort will
be renewed and in the event of sue
cess it would compel the left wing of
the French army to retire towards the
coast in order to- escape the German
lines stretching out from the north and
east.
The surest way Of raising the siege
of the temporary Belgian capital would
be the success of the French turning
movement on the Disc.
Neither the German nor French COM
manders have claimed any decision in
his struggle.
German Statement.
Berlin, Oct. THE following COM
munication was given out by the head
quarters staff of the German army the
evening of Oct. 6:
Continuous French outflanking
movements against our right wing
have extended the battle front until it
Is now north of Arras. West of Lille
and west of Lens (nine miles north
(Continued on page 81