New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-17
that they must 20 TO the village and
see the colonel Of that section
Children in Firing Zone.


see the colonel Of that section.
Children in Firing Zone
When the party arrived the bonn
hardment was very heavy. Houses
were being struck by shrapnel ana
co,lapsins every minute. While their
papers were being examined in 'front.' ONT
Of tho colonel's headquarters a she''
burst directly overhead, but as soon
as the noise subsidized the colonel con
,inued his conversation as though
nothing had happened.
The Americans had difficulty IN ma
ING their way through Senlis' Am'e"s
: "a Rou,ogne. owing to the disappear
snee OF sign posts and the refusal OIL
the peasants 70 give them any inior-
nation. One place they passed hao
been taken and rotaken six times oy
the French and Germans, and eonse-
opentlv the inhabitants feared to give
-. AFFECTIONS on the ground that
they might be spies. .,,,
IN ,be eastern section Of the Allies
line the fighting still continues severe
The Germans to-day made a strong at
tack on Malancourt, northwest OF YER
dun which. however was unsue'esS
fd The French have even maze So.'e
Dro0rsss here. and also in Alsaee' de'
sn,te the desperate German eHor'S ~
hold them or force them back
A large number Of Paris hreme"
.o,,,nea with a sort Of oxygen helmet
have arrived in the region OF Roye TO
49, the German dead on the battle
cold where they have been lying lot
three weeks. The fremen brought
large supply of disinfectants with 'hem
IN order TO lessen the danger OF CON
tracing disease in handling the O0o'es'
On Tho battlefield. it is said, there are
between 1000 and 5000 BODIES
p.r;s Oct 16-The official com
-opoieations issued by the war OHee
-doy indicate n continued forward
,,ovament of the Allies in France par
,;culsrlv along the Franco-B Belgian Dor
dor They have occupied La Venue'
.oun east of Estaires, the place capt
ured Yesterday after the Germans had
- ror+ed La Ventie is in the direc-
ton of Lille.
II il not indicated in the communlca-
tions at what point of the coast the
Allies fighting line reaches the sea-
-. the nearest point is twenty-five
n,;Ios from Ypres and close 10 the
frnrt;er This, however, is much near
- 80 Dunkirk than TO Ostend, Whloh
,bo Germans are reported to nave oo-
'U Rbs presumption. based on know.
doe Of the German movements is Inao
.bs line of the Allies IS IN nv i'
rortberlv direction, and consequence
- Deerer thirty than twenty mIes III
,o,,tb The line would seem 10 De
49, 40 an advance by the EernldnS
IT, 90 Tho coast, which doubtless was
,ho;r Man when their cavalry maui
dash toward Calais.
No Chance for Outflanking'
u,;.h both the belligerent lines /
reaching to the sea there now ' o;.bor
no attempts at outhanking ny el 49,
army. To win success one or my ~
a. the opponents must breah .nrot r.
1ne .ast nnmber of men and the ability |
- 100 .hern 70 o chosen point seem
inolv has the better chance 10 su0Oe'N
in this. .Ao,;o,,od bere. arc /
my - ~ 70 make a breach in the /
Ali;es' line. but just where IS knowh /
onlv "a themselves and TO the french
- pritish commanders, who are re-
Ewing reports from their aerlai
seouts OF any movement in strength
10 /, believed. however, that, as III
his war the armies fight less TOT posi-
,;ons than for lines of communlcatloh'
the Germans are striking Tor the QUIZ
railway system, now IN frehGh I ai,Uo'
which runs from Paris throuEu "a
md Arras 10 Hazebrouck Junction. anu
thence to Calais and the coast
Reuulse Germans Attacks.
Thus far, according TO the French
reports. the Allies have repulsed every
stteunt Of the Germans to achieve TINS
ohiact and now have them pressed wen
back from the threatened railway.
Yesterday the Germans made an
other attempt to recapture Atta9 VI
der cover Of darkness, but, after sev-
eral hours Of violent artillery and rine
ire. the French were left in possession
OF all their positions s;,o
The Germans are said to be sendlng
further achievements from Germany
n stifTen their lines and enable them
~ resume the offensive. The Frencn
arc renorted to have offered successful
Resistance to the German advance on
tbe River Meuse at st. Mihiel.
All this is drawn from french
,onrees as the Germans have been
more silent than usual concerning the
operations in the west
Have British Warships' Aid.
There have been no reports of fight
ing south Of the Bruges-Ghent line
which is taken to mean that the forces
which opposed the Germans around
Client have been drawn southwark to
ioin hands with their main body.
An allied force fighting on the coast