Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-07
Berlin Critics Are Pre-
dieting Disaster for the
Allies Line.
IS STRETCHED TOO FAR
Fighting Along Wing North of
Disc Said to Be Growing
More Violent.

LONDON, OCT, 1.-THE CONFLICT
ALONG THE RIVERS IN NORTH
EHN FRANCE. NOW IN ITS 20 DAY,
SHOWS FEWER SIGNS OF AN EAR
~ END THAN IT DID TWO DAYS
AGO. GENERAL Won KLUCK, HAV-
INGOBTAINEOH HEAVY REINFORCE
HENTS, ,APPARENTLYIS ENGAGED
~ HIS TURN. IN ATTEMPTING TO
OUTFIAHK THE ALLIES LINES.
THIS COUNTER STRIKE is VIEW
ed HERE As THE SUPREME FEA-
TURE OF THE WESTERN THEA
IRE OF WAR
Berlin. Oct. Military critics pre-
dicted recently that the allies would
meet disaster II they stretched their
line on the left wing too far. and ii
is believed here the Germans are now
seeking to crush the enveloping move
ment which has been closing around
General Won KIuck right for the past
three weeks. The latest official Paris
communication ignores this movement.
Il declares the situation IN this local I
i-y is unchanged. but admits fighting
E4AAE AL- 4EAL y lAlE At4 III bL LIlE Use
IS becoming more and more violent.
Following Enslaud's lead in the /
North sea, France has decided to lay /
mines IN the Adriatic.
- London. Oct- with the exception 7
Of the left wing OF the allied army. |
where there are reasons TO believe /
lively actions are being fought, the 4
great battle front OF the western arena Z
Of war may today be described as a .
gigantic "sniping engagement" in
which riAemen have been replaced by !
batteries Of heavy artillery masked /
along the heights OF the. Aisne and
Ieuse. These desultory artillery
ousls seem 20 have succeeded the des-
Derate infantry charges with which.
during the earlier stages Of the battle,
both sides sought TO clear out the ex-
tended lines Of eutrenched hostile
troops
One result Of the present stage Of
operations has been the very appreci-
able diminutiOn in casualties. Observ-
srs recently az the front declare the
allies are well content 10 play this
waiting game, as they now ouinumber
the Germans. and for this reason give
heir troops q rest while the invaders
must keep their men constantly in the
trenches.
The most important development OF
iAs fighting in France is reported
movement Of German artillery. said
70 be 10000 strong. southwark through
Belgium. 5y way of Temple Neuye and
Journal, IN the direction Of the French
border.
Front Nov North Of Arras. ,
Berlin. Oct : via Amsterdam and !
London.j-A communication issued 4,
y the headquarters stan last evening :
Ssys.
Continuous French outlankins ,
Movements against our right. wing I
nave extended the battle front until II [
: hoT north of Arras. West OF Lille
~lo west % Lens. nine miles north I
's'i o. Arras. our advance guards are1 {
- touch with the enemy's cavalry. 4
10 decision has yet been reached in 3
oI counter attacks along the line be- c
wen Arras. Albert and ROye. There s
. no news from Antwerp. a
Russians advancing against east
russia through the province OF Su- p
NsIn have been checked. We were /,
e-ocessful 81 attack against enemy A
near suwalki This movement began X
yesterday. IN Russian Poland on n
Dcuooer We disIOdged a Russian bri- d
gaze Of Csrde fusiliers from an en-
tehched position between OpatOw and
O'Lo~iec- The Russians lost 1000