The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1914-10-24
Battle Lines of Both Sides
Now Reach North
Sea on West.
SINK BIG CRUISER
German Submarine Sends British
WarshiP Down with Heavy Loss
of Life-Zeebruase, Belgium,
Occupied by kaiser's Men.
--latest Dfs6atazes.

1ondOn--An official communication
issued by the French war Office con-
firms the progress OF the Allies prev
iously reported
It is not indicated in the communi-
cation at what part of the coast the
Allies fighting line reaches the sea,
but the nearest point is twenty-five
miles from Ypres and is close to the
Franco-Belgian frontier. This, how
ever, is much nearer Dunkirk than
Ostend, which the Germans are re-
ported to have occupied with little If
any opposition, and the presumtion,
based on knowledge of the German
movements, is that the line Of the
Allies is in more northerly direction
and, consequently, is nearer thirty
than twenty miles in length. The line
would seem to be a bar to an advance
by the Germans along the coast,
which doubtless was their plan when
their cavalry made a dash toward
Calais.
Germans in important Port
London.-A dispatch from Rotter-
dam says the Germans have entered
Zeebrugge, from military point OF
view the most valuable port on the
Belgian coast. To the southwest COM
munication with Dunkirk, France, has
been cut The German flag has been
hoisted all along the Dutch frontier.
Northeast OF Ostend the Germans are
rapidly pushing forward to the coast.
Their outposts we're seen at Knocke,
two miles from the Dutch frontier in
the North Sea The main army from
Antwerp is advancing westward.
Try to Rush Arras.
London.-The Germans made fu-
rious attack on Arras in an effort to
recapture the city, according to a
Reuter- dispatch received here. The
attack was made under cover Of dark
ness, it was said, and was preceded
by a heavy bombardment Of several
hours. The German infantry advanc-
ed with determination, pouring in
rife fire and charged almost up to the
French trenches. The attack failed,
however, and the French remained in
possession of the position
British Cruiser Down.
London-Another thrust from the
German submarine service has
robbed the British navy of the CRUZ
ser Hawke and has raised the tally
of the list of warships sunk by the
Germans to seven. To this must be
added the virtual destruction OF the
cruiser Pegasus by a German warship
at Zanzibar The Hawke, cruiser
of 1850 tons, under command OF Cap
tain Hugh Williams, was sunk in the
North Sea, the graveyard Of six other
warships which were the victims OF
German torpedoes.
It was only bad aim on the part
of the German gunner that saved the
Hawkes. sister ship, the Theseus, and
the doubling of the disaster, for that
vessel was attacked, but escaped
The exact complement aboard the
Hawke has not been announced, but
in ordinary times the men numbered
$50. The lieutenant commander,
three non-commissioned officers and
sixty-nine seamen we're all that were
saved
Allies Have New Line
Paris-Germany is planning the
sacrifice of a new reserve army In
a final desperate attempt to crush
France. Realization of this came
to everyone here when the war Of
flee announced that the allies line
now extends from Ypres to the sea-
This new line. including Britain
newly arrived forces and the French
reserves from the South of France,
was created to prevent general out
thanking operation by enormous num-
bers of German reserves, reported
traversing Germany on the way to the
battle front.
Almost to Metz. -.
The steady hammering Of the al
lies on the German left wing OF the
French battle front has brought them
almost within cannon range OF the
forts at Metz In spite of this men
ace of the German crown princes
army hangs on doggedly to the posi-
lions it has taken on the Meuse near
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