Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-21
Kaiser's Troops Assail Enc
my at Seven Different
Points on Long Front.
BATTLE FRONT IS
MARKED BY FLAMES
Buildings Between the Armies SheIled
or Fired i'm Order TO Clear
the View Of Opposing
tannGneCfS.


violent attacks of desperate character
were directed by the Germans today
at points along the whole battle line
extending from the Meuse to the sea
in a tremendous effort to relieve the
constantly increasing pressure of the
allies front. but all their efforts were
repealed.
1t was the most severe contest to
which the entire line of the French
British and Belgian armies has been
subjected since the realignment incl
dent to the extension of the left wing
northward to the North sea, and the
test proved it's worth. 1t held at
every point; the steel barrier is still
rigid.
In the field of the great battle for
German ascendency on the North sea
coast the invaders suffered still
further check. The Belgians held
them impotent in series of remark
ably we'll executed counter attacks
which kept the Germans constantly
disorganized, and broke the force OF
their frontal attacks.
In the immediate vicinity of Lee
Basse, to the southwest of Lille, the
kaiser's troops directly extremely per-
sistent and furious attacks against
the French and British lines with nc
success and at great cost in men and
equipment.
North of Arras the Prussians again
resumed the offensive on a field in
which positions of Importance have
been taken and retaken alternately by
one and the other rival armies during
the past three weeks.
Further to the south between Pc
rome and Albert, the Germans ad-
vanced as far as the village of Ma
metz, where they were checked and in
the face of deadly hail of lead and
iron from the French quick-firers and
field guns, were compelled to withdraw
to save themselves from disaster.
East of the Argonne detachments OF
the army of the crown prince appear
ed for the first time in the vicinity of
Vaugquois, where they were met by
French forces in equal strength, but
in entrenched positions, and were driv-
en- back after a vigorous assault
On the heights of the Meuse where
the eastern wing of the Fernch army
has been engaged for a month, new
offensive operations were begun by
the invaders in a futile attempt to
dislodge the defenders.
In the region of Champion like dis
aster met the German efforts.
In the fighting in which practically
in, nj hn
ception of the armies facing each
other in the center, were engaged, the
allies not only were able to hold their
own, but when the counter attacks
were repealed the allied troops were
able to take and hold ground at var
ious points.
Interest still centers in the gigantic
general engagement in Belgium and
in the vicinity of Lille.
Particularly brilliant has been the
offense offered by the Belgians, who
practically unaided except for the as
sistance lent by the British fleet off
Newport on Monday, have held their
line along the User with distinguish
ed bravery.
The carnage in this field and near
Ypres and between Ypres and Zerne
has been terrific. Flames have added
their horrors to those of war and the
line of battle is marked by burning
homes, reduced by shell and fire to
clear the view of the gunners.
The important news from the north
is not whether Ostend is in German or
French hands but that the German
sweep of the French North sea coast
has been effectually checked.
According to attaches of the official
staff of a high French commander
who were in Paris on a special mis-
sion. Dunkirk is considered safe and
Calais is in no danger in consequence