Arizona republican., 1914-10-06
After Permitting Adversa- ries, as They Thought, to Exhaust Themselves by Continued Attacks, As Sume Offensive
BROUGHT INTO
 CLOSE CONTACT
Many Picturesque Villages, Around Which Hundreds of Thousands of Men De- cupy Positions, Suffer Severely
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 FROM BATTLEFRONT, (via Paris) Oct 5.-The allied armies, after per hitting their adversaries, as they thought, to exhaust themselves by continued attacks, took a most vigOr- ous offensive today. The British and French encountered such strong re- sistance, however, that ther most ad- vanced detachments on the western wing were compelled to fall back Only at this part of the long battle line did the opposing troops actually come to close contact.
 Many picturesque villages. around which hundreds of thousands of men occupy positions, have suffered se- verely in recent fighting and probab- ly will suffer still more before the struggle for supremacy is over. The Country where the chief fighting is going on is flat and under cultivation. In many places it is boggy and there are scattered coal mines.
 The allied armies are continually extending toward the north and bend ing eastward toward the Belgian frontier, thus compelling the Germans in order to prevent the crumbling up of their main army, to move large forces from the center The allies plan, it is thought may compel the Germans to release the pressure on the Beigians.
 The rapidity with which the French change positions is considered re- markable. Two entire divisions of infantry marched nearly thirty miles on Saturday and twenty eight miles on Sunday The Germans, however. by means of their aviators who are continually fitting over the lines, despite numerous casualties. discov- cred the movements and brought up endorsements to meet them.
 As the Germans occupy the inside of the circle, they are able to reach an appointed spot with much shorter marches. It is this that enabled them to force the advanced guards of the allies to cede a small amount of ground until further assistance came. At one point on the allies front a French regiment after three days in the trenches on being ordered to the rear for a rest, sent a petition through their colonel to the com manding general asking permission to remain until the German positions facing them had been taken.
 This was granted and the men advanced. Although they met with d terrible fire from the machine guns and that advance of eight hun dred yards took eight hours, they captured the position and a number oi prisoners. They suffered severely. The French cavalry executed dar ing raid back of the German lines. where they blew up a railroad tun- mel and escaped before their pres ence was discovered General Jean Rousseau of the French cavalry died today of wounds.
 The British lancers and French troopers performed q brilliant exploit at another point. Getting between the imperial guard and their artillery am munition train by long, dashing ride they cut off the supplies, destroying them so that the guards big guns were rendered temporarily useless.
 The audacious espionage carried on  of the allies to deal severely with all strangers found within the lines When two curious Irishmen. who were ar rested yesterday, had proved their identity to the satisfaction of the off cers, they were asked to go to the headquarters buildings, where an auto. mobile was drawn up with two officers apparently French, occupying the front seat. Behind them were two supposed gendarmes with a manacled civilian between them. The staff officer said;
 This is the reason for our severity These fivee men are German officer: who were captured today near the fir ing line"
 Situation is Stationary
 PARIS, Oct 5-Tonights Officia