The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-24
(By Associated Press.)

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After days of incessant fighting,
dents at last have been made In that
part Of the battle line which had run
virtually straight north and south
from Ypres in Belgium to the bend
in the elbow in the vicinity of the
forest of Aigue I'M France.
Just q short distance above it's
center this line now curves Hike an
inverted letter "S" the Allies having
pushed back the Germans each of
Armentieres In an endeayor to press
on to Lille and the Germans having
forced the Allies to give ground
around La Basse, probably hoping to
obtain control ef Bethune. a railroad
center seven miles west OF La Basse.
That ground has been won and
lost In this district is admitted in the
latest French official report. 1t eeems
improbable, however, that either en-
gagement was decisive as the report
declares actions near La Basse and.
Armentieres' nenr Arras, on the same.
line Q short distance south of La
9asse, continue with great violence.
In facf. the report says that, gener-
ally speaking, the situation on this
part OF the war front remains tho
same,
OF fighting near the coast. where
British and French naval vessels are
fndeayoyihg to aid the Ailiea tf9opB.
5 In notdihg back the German advance.
nothing was voaehsAAsaa 81 81 the; re-
port.
Altkirchs In Upper AIsace, near the
Swiss frontier, hes, bsen taken by the
French at the point OF the bayonet.
Sinna tho nnthrAafr NF
town has been the scene of much
fighting and several times has chang
ed hands.
Petrograd claims the Germans con-
tinue to retreat and that Emperor
Nicholas forces have crossed the
Vistula WITHOUT resistance. The Aus
trians are given credit In the Rus-
sian report for continuing to fight
stnbhornly On the Ivistula, on the San
anu south OF FrZemysI. No reports
were received from Germany or Aug
tria and SerVia iikewise was silent
regarding operations in the south.
The British admiralty has Issued a
statement saying that the necessity I'd
use its warships for convoy duty hay
ing passed British cruisers, aided by
vessels Of the Australian. Japanese.
French and Russian nayies, will
search the seas In an endeavor to run
down; the eight or nine German cruis-
ers, including the Emden and the
Karlsruhe, which have been playing
havoc with shipping of the Allied
countries.
Great Britain has prohibited the
importation of sugar to keep the
German and Austrian product from
being shipped in from neutrai coun-
tries. =
President Wilson has approved. de-
mahds OF the state department on
Great Britain for the release OF the
steamers Piatnria and Brindilla. The
president took the position that every
right OF American chipping much be
protected.
y LONDON, Oct. 2s.-The Germans
have undertaken aygeneraI ofBeasiya
along the line extending from the
mouth OF the river User, on the NORTH
Sea, to the river Meuse, and while
they have 2dsaed the Allies ito give
ground In some places, they thensel-
yes have lost p9bitiDns in Others. This
briefly is Whist e gathered from off,
cial French afld German reports is
Today's German attack was partf-
( cirlaFly severe IN thetsest, where their
right wing, stk0hgiy refnforcea at
tempted an advance against the Bell
CLANS holding the kiiiea' extreme ieft
This left F6Stg on the ccaet and Isl
supported BY English ana French
WArships and by Aitg French tfo6ps
which for n front extandfng nom 4
Point somewhere Id the yfcsnitys OF
Dixmnde southSard to La Enssas Ca