Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-21
Germans Said to Have Been
RepuISed by BelgianS.
1000 RUSS ARE TAKEN
French Report Says Teutons Lost in
Attacks on Allied Armies East
of ST. Die-British Drive Foe
Back Thirty Miles.

said to have driven back the invaders
distance of ten miles, and have as
sumed new positions in front Of
Givenchy and Fromelles. Also they
have retaken Armentieres, one of the
most important cities near the Bel
gian border. and a railroad center of
great strategic value.
To the north of Arras the French
and British troops succeeded in break
ing through the German Gordon estab-
lished there for the purpose of control
ling the lines of railway stretching to
the east, and so far have been able
to hold the ground thus gained. Also
between Arras and the River Disc the
allied lines had been advanced per-
ceptibly.
BeIgans Repulse Germans.
Recognition of the active co-opera-
ton of the Belgians in the fighting
on the border was contained for the
first time in official dispatches when
their success in repulsing repeated
attacks directed by the Germans
against the crossings of the River
User was recorded.
Fighting has been renewed at Bel
fort, where the Germans once again
are assailing the fortification with
mortars, and two violent night attacks
by the Germans to the north and again
to the east of Saint Die were repulsed
by the French with severe losses to
the enemy.
The Germans are reported to have
suffered new reverses in the fighting
in Lorraine and to the east, where
the army of the crown prince is in
an extremely difficult position.
Biggest Battle Is Now on.
The most gigantic engagement of
the war is now being fought just
across the border in western Belgium,
but it is ignored in the official dis
patches because of the lack of prog
ress to report The fighting is as yet
in the preliminary stages, for the
numbers actually engaged are too
great and the weight of the support
both in big guns and the enormous
strength in men available is so even
fy divided that the greatest delibera-
ton is being exercised by the rival
commanders.
The Importance of the great events
now transpiring in this field and on
and beyond the Franco-Belgian Dor
der cannot be exaggerated.
The German endeavor is to cut their
way through the steel barrier of the
allies to sweep down upon Dunkirk
and even to Calais. The operations
of the Germans appear to be directed
from Thourout, from which point their
main line stretches north to Ostend
and south to Menin.
Great forces Of Germans has passed
through Ostend and have moved south
ward along the line. Four hundred
pieces of artillery and 10000 infantry
an entire corpS-with sprinkling
of cavalry already have passed
through and more guns are reported to
be on the way, according to informa-
ito telegraphed here from London. This
dispatch adds that the Germans have
LEVIED fine of $1,OO0,00O on Ostend.
British Official Statement.
London, Oct. 19.-Successes against
the Germans in France are announced
in the usual laconic manner Of the war
office in the following statement issued
by the official press bureau at the in
stance of General Kitchener's depart
ment:
"The British troops have made good
progress during the fighting of the last
few days in the northern area.
"The allies have driven the enemy
back more than thirty miles"
French Official Statement.
Paris, Oct. 19.-The war office state
ment says:
During the night two violent at
tacks were attempted by the Germans
on the north and to the east of Saint
Die. They were repulsed with serious
losses to the enemy.
mo other news of Importance has
yet been received concerning the OPP
erations of the day.
I'm Belgium the Belgian army has
vigorously repulsed several attacks di-
rected by the Germans against the
crossings of the River User.
ION our left wing to the north Of
La Bassee canal the allied troops have
occupied ground in front of Givenchy
and Fromelles and retaken Armen-
there's.
ITO the north of Arras Saturday was
marked by perceptible advance on our
part.
Between the region of Arras and
the Disc we have made slight progress
at certain points.
cat the center and on our right wing
the situation is unchanged"
German Official Statement.
London, Oct. 19.-The following Of