New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-18
CAPTURE FROMELLES.
SOUTHWEST OF LILLE
Movements Point to Big
Battle in West Flanders
and Seaboard France.
GERMANS PRESSING
HARD NEAR ARRAS
Make Desperate Efforts to Gain
Railway to Coast Cities
Allies Reinforced.

At the Battle Front (via Paris) oct
1.-THE allied armies have prevented
the "ermans from advancing along the
coast and have defeated their object OF
selzing the French channel ports.
DunkIrk Is surrounded by vast ter
ritory which is easily inundated. and
open country where cavalry and in.
fantry can operate with facility, while
there is no opportunity to bring big
guns into effective play
Military movements are progressing
with much more rspidity in the North
OF France than when the Allies were
forced 10 advance foot by foot with the
aid of pick and shovel in order TO push
the Germans back from their strongly
intrenched positions along the Rivers
Scarpe, Somme. Disc and Aisne.
Take Town Of FrOmmeles.
The Allies to-day advanced rapidly
and the British troops carried the i'm
portant position OF Frommeles, to the
southwest Of Lille, after some very
hard fighting.
A corps of French sailors, whose ser
vices were not required with the feet,
acting as infantry, went into action
and displayed fine qualities which en-
sbled them 10 repulse strong German
attack near Ypres.
The sailors also distinguished them
selves on the eastern wing. where,
after a trying night march, they Sc
cured position in the woods. and a.
dsybresk surprised a large body OF
Germans, on whom they inflicted ser-
Gus losses and captured detachment
Of cavalry and infantry, with quantities
Of supplies and ammunition.
London, Oct. 17.-Each day brings
+he war nearer home to England The
German troops, having reached the
coast Of Belgium. less than seventy
miles from Dover, are about 10 attempt
march southwark 10 Dunkirk and Ca
las. which are even closer TO the Eng
lsh coast.
/. iS here, in West Flanders and
across the French frontier, in Pss-de-
Calais, that the most important and
heaviest fighting is now going on or is
expected in the immediate future.
According to the French official COM
munications issued to-day, the Germans
have not advanced beyond the line run
ming from Ostend to Thourout, Roulers
and Menin. The last mentioned place
is just on the border north of Lille,
which the Germans occupied some days
ago, but which. according to an uncon-
hrmed report, they have been compelled
TO abandon. The night official commu-
nique from Paris says the Allies have
captured the town Of Fromelles, just
southwest OF Lille.
Germans RepuIsed Around Ypres.
The position of the allied line in the
region of the coast has not been dis
closed definitely, although the later
French announcement stated that the
HiiiSS laFt IfpNioNN a
on the Ypres canal TO the sea.
For the moment Arras is the scene
of the most persistent lighting. The
Germans are trying to break through
10 the Calais railway, while the French
are attempting to push the German
front 70 the northeast.
In this sighting the French appear
to have met with some success, as they
announce that they have occupied
Fleurbaix and have also taken the ini-
mediate approaches TO Armentieres.
At Arras they claim they are eOntiau-
ing to gain ground.
However. the fighting has only De-
gun in this district, for the Germans.
who would consider il great vietoiy
TO reach the coast of France and "hold
the pistol at England's head" nave
brought up strong reinforeements ard
will strive with all their might 20
achieve this object.
Allies Bring Reinforcements.
Their official report issued this A.
ternoon says that no events of i'm
portsnce have happened. but as they
await important victories before ma
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