The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-12
GERMANS LAUNCH GREAT AT TACK AND TAKE CRUCIAL
 POINT IN WEST FLANDERS.
ARE HEADING FOR DUNKIRK
Ignoring Russian Invasion on the West, the German Emperor En- deaVors to Break Through to Coast Regardless of Cost.

London. Nov 1.-The Germans have resumed their attack on the al- lied line between the coast and the Lys river and while Che French claim generally to have held their DO. suons the Germans have succeeded in oapturine the town of DAmode, which has been the center of some of the forcest and most sangunary fighting of the war.
 The war between DiNmude anc YpIes. where the belli-erouts have been engaged in violent attacks and counter attacks for weeks past and Where the losses have been heay.e. even than those in the battle of the Yser is again the scene Of battle which for fury has seldom if ever been cG4alad.
 Behind DNmude is the direct road to uunhirk one of the French ports ol which the Germans have set their learts and if they can break throush here the allies will be compelled to fall back to new positions Tee in- yaders have therefore been concen- tarung their forces at this point. and their success in taking DiXmud-, where they cain 10 have captured 800 prisoners, and positions to the . west of Langemarck where accordYg to tine Berlin report. 2,000 prisoners fell into their hands. shows that the statements so freely made that they have been sending troops from the west to Poland are without founda- tion
 As a matter of fact, military me. here believe the Germans. as soon az they saw it was impossible to carry out their design of captgrins Warsaw. despatched troops from that region 10 the west not imagining that the Rus sian pursuit could be carried out with the rapidity with which it has been
 At other points along the battle front in France the French official communications claim some successes for the allies, but the German head quarters staff declares that all a.- tacks have been repulsed.
 1t is considered quite certain that with the enormous forces required for the effort to get through to the coas. and to protect their own country from Russian invasion the Germans will not be able to throw any addl- tional troops into the lines which stretch through northern France and along the Franco-GeIman border
 On the other hand the French, whose army is growing daily mi2ht attempt an offensive against Lorraina or Alsace as a diversion which would relieve the pressure in the west
 The Germans, according to Petro- grad dispatches, have suffered more serious defeat on the east Prus siaa border than the official state ments have disclosed Advices from the Russian capital today state that in the recent lighting there the kus- sians have captured more than 20,0o0 prisoners together with quantities or guns and munition
 The Russian advance in Poland. which has been at the rate of IA miles daily has astonished the mill tary experts. and it is not surprising to hear that they are picking up many footsore and weary German stIag- Elers This advance of horse, foot and artillery has continued for IS days
 Il Galicia the Russians continue to push the Austrians back, but the Aus trians are having their revenge along the Servian border. which they now threaten to cross in an endeayor to crush Servia before Russia can come to her assistance
 Of the fighting between Turkey and the allies the reports are so con tradictory that there is no reliance in them. The Turkey reports indicate victories against Russia and Great Britain, which those two countries deny
 After predictions that the war could not be ended within three years the British prime minister Mr. Asquith, in a statement in the house of commons today. that he did not be. lieve it would last so long as was