The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-10-14
GFRMANS ATTEMPT ANOTHER SWEEP ING MO VENTN
BRITISH NAVAL GUNS ONLY A5-
ENCY TO KEEP TEHT9NS
FROM THE COAST.
THE LEFT WING . II THE ALLIES
HAS BEEN STRONGLY RE
sINFORCEDs
SIEGE GUNS An ANTWERP TOsRE
BROUGHT AGAINST YER
DUN.
BY Associated Press. j 4

| By Associated Presss1
LONDON, oct. out o. tha
mass Of wholly irreconci ci1ahle asseE-
/ tions regarding the war In lGflrope
emerges the seeming esta lished fas:t
that, the Germans are atteInpt ting the
rapid sweeping movement Which
I'VE weeks ago took them a1most TO
the gates of Paris.
With most Of Bel GUM alfeaqy oe=
cupied there Is nothing that can stop
the invaders reach ing the coast and
remaining there at least temp porartly
unless the British naval guns are
able toi fender tenure s1mpes sibIe.
The length of 4 their star II the
popular seaside resor {, 5sholitd they
seizc8 Qstepd, win /. spfE course depepa
upon thePq.tsc qtconEle ~ ! the erect ba ttie
now understoqd tps be- ophti nina nefe
the frontier separating & the pro sinees
of West Flanders and Hainaut from
the French departing gofS the north
Beyond IN unconfi firmed report oE
fighting in the direction of the fses
braugge, coast town Smiles nortA
west of 0stend, there yis no fift,tiier
ueWS VI TIE s1S4 4nalI tteAAa ~ tttf ~
vicinity. Farther south hsre rea-
son to believe that the left wing 81
the allies has been strong refnforc=
ed and confirmat lion of this fs eonnd
IN the statement Of the atest teppr
from Gen. Joffree, the tfeneh com
mander in 9clIief, that the offensive
against the Germans has been resuip
ed in that part Of the line ot hattie.
In orderito strength tiis force IT,
this vicinity; Gen Won Kiuck has
thrown an entire army corps into
Lille. VI Z II " Y
This manufacturing city has once
before been; In q GeEman hands and II
has been within the German line
since an early ysstageSo Sof the iiostilities
Its soccupati ion today does not seein e
have been 4seri iousIy oppos8d, In faetf
it; is explain6d here. fhat II epnid
uotli aye5beenI Wi ithuut disaffan gins
thc allies ltnea
According to- observers in London
the Germans have been particularly
anxious to reach Aimens and tiins
secure controlsof the ailroads to tae
north and to- the south But ACCORD
Ing to d Frenc Oh ptfieia1 announce
ment the allies have cltecked tlleir
movement in this direction and have
made unmarked adyance between Ar
ras and Albert where the principal
German e fort centers:
Tho informing Cling of tile armies
along a front Of hundreds of miles
appears today to; be- sass chaoiic as Is
the news concerning tie Operations
by the intel gence depart
ment. OF the d ifferent adqua rters.
The FernchS arms are declared to be
gaining ground at Befry-4Nu Bac.
northwest Of heins. and at souain
and the east side Of TIE Cathedral
city; Will lat least one portion of the
German army under the piilse OF
Wurttemburg g still stontsy lioldins
its position between tlfem on Tie
plains pf the Marnes
Il Again fdrth her3 TO the east the
French pccdpy Apremont N tire for
est OF the Argonne To tlie northsy est
OF ;Verdun and verdun IS Tie position
which the army Under me German
crown prince has for 10 Iong been
trying to reduce
To the east of the posi itiof Of the
crown prince the sFrelch are said TO
be pushing toward Metz. 1t is re-
ported that I'M ord der Go Improve the
crown princes chances 81 reducing
yordun some of tf.s siege guns re-
leased from ntwerp are NOW on the
way to toin6 him