Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-29
BATTLE OF USER
STILL INDECTSTVE
Both Allies and Germans Report
Progress in Bloody Struggle
on Canal.
FRENCH ATTACK ON OLD LINE
Take offensive After withdrawal OF
German Troops and North OF
Scissors Have Better of
ARTILLERY Duel,
BULLETIN

PARIS, Oct. 2S.--A very brief Of
fetal statement was issued tonight
by the French war office regarding
the great battle which is in progress
in Belgium and northern France.
The text follows:
There is nothing 10 report ex-
cept some progress on our part in
the region to the south Of Dixmude.
BERLIN (via Amsterdam and Lon
dom, Oct. 2S.-General headquarters
under date of October 81 announces:
The battle on the User canal near
Ypres and southwesterly from Lille
is proceeding with the same stub
bornness. Yesterday the German
troops made progress.
'on the other battle front in the
western theater no important events
have occurred.
To the west OF Augustowo the attack
OF the Germans is slowly proceeding.
To the southwest OF Warsaw our troops
have repulsed all attacks of strong
Russian forces. Moth OF Ivangorod a
new Russian army corps has crossed
tho Nlstula."
Germans N-arer Ports.
LONDON, Oct. S-The German raid
on the channel ports. as II Is called
here, seems 20 have been checked for
the time being. or at any rate. the Ger.
mans have made little II any progress
since they succeeded in crossing the
User canal on Saturday last. They are.
however, stlll pushing with all the forces
at their command and are meeting with
most stubborn resistance from French.
British and Belgian troops. ~
The losses on both sides continue to be
In proportion to the fierceness OF the
battle. which means that they are greater
than those In any battle since war was
declared now nearly three months ago.
Along the coast, where the allies have
the assistance OF French and British war
ships, they have apparently more than
held their own. and after inflictlng very
heavy losses on tho Germans have COM
PEELED them to try for an opening fur
Their inland. Up until yesterday the al.
lies had been forced TO give way at some
points, but today. according to the French
ceeded in holding their positions at every
point. from the mouth OF the User TO the
Lens district. and again have advanced
between Ypres and Roulers. where there
has been some of the sternest fighting
OF this sanguinary battle and where the
British Indian troops have made their
appearance on the firing lfns.
The opposing forces are 80 strong that
II must be many days before a decisive
result is attained by either side, despite
tho great losses they are suffering and
which grow greater as report follows
report.
French Busy on Old Front.
Along the old front. stretching from the
river Oise TO the Meuse, from which the
Germans withdrew their best troops to
strengthen the army which is attempting
to advance along the coast. the French
have taken the offensive, and to the
north OF tho Scissors have been engaging
In an artillery duel with the Germans In
which they have destroyed several OF the
German batteries, They seem to have
been playing at this game for some time,
for the last three reports from Paris
have announced the destruction Of Ger
man guns.