Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-27
Bringing Up Heavy Siege
Guns, Germans Bombard
City and English Ships.
GERMAN ASSAULT
DOESN'T ABATE
Appalling Loss Of Life IN Battle OF
Flanders Report Making
Gains-VOn MOItke Is
Removed.

Paris, Oct. 70, III p. m.-lonlsHtS
official announcement says:
an Belgium, Newport has been vlo"
lently bombarded and the effort of the
Germans has continued along the
front from Newport to Dixmude, but
according to the latest information 1t
does not appear to have accomplished
any results whatever.
"The entire front between LeBasse
and me Sonn.e has also been the OBJ
ject of violent attacks at night, all OF
which have been repulsed.
con the rest of the front there is
nothing to announce"
London, Oct 26-The following dis
patch for the press has been received
by wireless from Berlin:
Chief of the General Staff Won
Moltke has been temporarily replaced
by General Won Salenkheim, who was
chief of the general staff in the Chin
csc campaign
London, Oct. 26--The press bureau
issued the following statement to-
night:
"The situation continues satisfac-
tory. Fighting is continuous Ground
| is being gained. Many prisoners ana
two guns have been captured"
Paris, Oct. 26.-IThe Germans are,
bombarding Newport
After forcing a crossing OF the User
in great force between Dixmude and
Newport, the main body pressing back
the Belgian line about 6 miles south
H., 1n% nst p {In In
vance was halted when the bending
allies line stiffened and held and met
| the attack with a furious counter as
sault.
But the Germans were able to bring
up their heavy siege guns and about
noon violent fusillade was directed
from the German batteries on the
Belgian positions on the outskirts OF
Newport. Scores Of shells burst over
and In the seaport city, and the din
which rose even above the roar OF
the general battle being fought along
the User, was frightful.
The midnight official communica-
tion issued by the war office at Bor-
deaux, in conveying the startling
news of the attack upon Nieupoft.
adds that the German attack against
the allies positions as far south as
Dixmude continued with undated
fury all during the day, but according
| to the French official statement, IT
does not appear to have accomplished
any result whatever"
Frightful Life Loss.
| Frightful destruction Of life was re-
corded in the history making battle OF
Flanders, in which the most deadly
engines Of war are engaged. In the
air, on the land, and on the sea these
great war machines today continued
| to sweep desolate Belgium, ripping
great pits, tearing burrows OF death.
and shattering with the enormous pro-
iectiles whole groups of the enemy.
| Night attacks of great ferocity have
! been delivered along the entire front
between LeBasse and the Somme by
the Germans, but the allies, acting
with great resourcefulness and valdr.
have been able to hold the inyaders
to their positions.
While the Germans have driven for
ward at one point in Belgium. the
allies have forced an advance at an
other until the once straight line now
shows great bends and sharp angles
as a result Of these isolated successes.
AS yet, however, no ,generel yielding
has been recorded and \ decision In
this, the greatest conflict In the war,
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