The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-24
ALLIES HOLDING THEIR own
Forced to Retire in Some Places They
Have Made Gains in Others and
Have Closed the Gaps in Their
Long Line of Battle.

London, Oct. 23.-9 p. m.-The Ger
mans have undertaken a general Of
fensiye movement along the line ex-
tending from the mouth of the River
User on the North sea, to the River
Meuse, and while tney have col.
PEELED the allies to give ground j..
some places, they themselves have
lost positions in others. This, in a
few words is what is gathered from
official reports coming this evening
from the French and the German
headquarters.
The German attack today was par
tieularly severe in the west, where
their right wing, strongly reinforced
by fresh troops, attempted an az
vance against the Belgians, who are
holding the allies extreme left. This
left rests on the coast and is sup
ported by English and French war
ships and by Anglo-French troops
which form a front extending from a
point somewhere in the vicinity OF
DXmunde southwark to Labassee
canal. Both sides claim successes
bHN AAt IiNnAi dAOAlt dNllilA wat III
places they have been compelled to
fall back
Generally, however, there is little
or no change in the situation, the
lines swinging and swaying as they
have done for weeks.
Although 1t is now just two months
since the allies concentrated on the
Franco Belgian frontier to oppose the
German advance, and the invaders
have been almost to Paris and bacG
in the interval, no decisive battle has
been fought. The same can be said
OF operations In the east, where the
almies OF Russias Germany and Aus
tria are fighting, except in the case
OF Lieutenant General Samsonoff, the
Russian commander whose army was
partially destroyed by the Germans in
the battle at Tannenberg, East Prus.
sia.
In the present battle on the River
Nistua, from Warsaw south to the
River Pilica, the Russians have
scored an important victory in driving
the Germans back and have captured
many prisoners besides guns and am
nunition But the defeated army.
when 1t gets back to its selected posi-
ton, can entrench and start another
siege battle such as that which oc-
CURED in River Aisne in France.
Southwark of the Pilica the Ger
mans still hold the River Vistua ex-
cept in front of the fortress at Ivan
gorod, where they were driven back
by attacks froms that stronghold.
The Austrian army which was so
olten described as routed and de-
stoyed in the battles of Galicia has
sprung into life again and is attack
in! the Russian left wing
he Austrians, however, apparently
nave found an impenetrable barrier a..
the River San, north Of Jaroslau.
The German claim of victory over
the Russians west of Augustowo, Su-
Walki, following fighting reported by
them yesterday in the direction OF
Ossowetz, south of Augustowo, shows
tlat the Germans are attempting an
other advance from East Prussia into
the government of Grodno to the east
o. SuwalM, doubtless with the idea
Oh compelling the Russians to rein
lofce their army in that region.
All these movements, however, have
brought the belligerents nearer their
eoais, which cannot be attained until
an army is destroyed or one or the
oIaer of the contending forces be-
comes too exhausted to fight further
me admiralty tonight issued re-
poFt IN which it was stated that the
herman cruiser Karlsruhe had car
,ufed lS British steamers in the At
lantic.