The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-19
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lUnlted FTes ~ Ased wire SerVlce.I
T PARIS, 81 s.-Althouoh fighting
in the nor ,ntinues at several diff
fsrent pe z offclal reports reaching
miIitar, = sdquarters indicate that
the GaS Hs are not in sufficient
forcy Senetrate the allied Hines At
the - eme northwest just north Of
the Belgian border. Little early
change 10 looked for at this point.
Between Arras and the neighborhood
Of soIssons, the allies continue to
drive the enemy back and At points
have driven wedges into the German
lire, which Il 10 reported here reached
to the main line OF entrenched posi-
tions maintained directly west Of the
main lines Of German communlca-
lions. Il 10 believed here that the
Germans will be compelled to evacu-
ate st. Miziei very shortly, inasmuch
40 the French advance 10 proceeding
steadily on the right. The French
armies operating from Nancy and
Tout continue their efforts 70 pens-
trate the valley Of the Moseile, the
objective assumedIy being Metz. op-
erations are being decidedly hamper
ed by the heavy rains and cold
weather. Official and unofficial re-
ports received from the north agree
that all Of the roads have been badly
damaged BY the Transport Of heavy
guns and supply trains and that they
are difficult Of passage, while the
fields generally are veritabIe bo9s
through which men and horses
founder. Automobiles forced to
leave the highways become mired
and are hard TO rescue. The weather
10 also very cold, and this added to
the dampness, 10 a, natural handicap
which 10 being felt more by the Ger
mans than by the allies.
Reports that small torpedo boats
are utliixlng She canals In the north
10 aid the allies Ii. n.sthsIs sopsrA<tnr
are widely circulated here, but Ii nc
Instance are they confirmed.
The most severe fighting In prog
ress today was declared TO be south-
west Of Ostend in the neiqhborhood Of
Nieuport; south Of Thourout In Bel
gium and between ArmentIeres and
Lille.
Although the official comnunique
fails to make any claims Of big sue
cess, all information reaching General
GaiIieni's headquarters indicates that
the main strength OF the German Of
fenslve has been greatly weakened by
the operations Of the last fortnight.
The reinforcements released through
the fall Of Antwerp, Il 10 claimed
here, reached the extreme right wing
Of the Germans just In time to pre-
vent the enforced retirement Of the
armies Of Generals Won kIuck and
Won Boehn.
$500 O'CLOCK REPORT.
PARIS, Oct. 19.-The allies continue
to drive the Germans back in the
north. This was emphasized In the
official communique teiesraphed from
Bordeaux at 8 o'clock this afternoon
and made public at military headquar
ters. In Belgium It Is stated the Bel.
gian forces who have been concentrat
ed along the new line inside Of the
frontier have driven the German
forces before them to RouIers, thir
teen miles northwest OF coutraI.
The allied left wing 10 advancing TO-
ward Lille and is encounterInq severe
fighting in the neishborhood Of La
Bassie, is miles northwest Of Arras
and in the small villages Of Abiair
and st. Nazaire In the vicinity.
It 10 stated that the German oppo
sition that is being encountered ir
this section 10 30 formidable that the
allies are compelled to advance Glitter
ally from house to house."
There has been ineessant fighting
for ten days all around Arras and .
desperate German counter-attack ha,
been repe1led at chaulnes.
Tho text of the statement was as
follows:
"The effort Of the Germans to utiI
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