Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-10-22

mousse there, running all the paintings
and statuary, according to the Paris
corporation of the Exchange Tele-
graph company. Several shells went
trough the roof, the fire being re-
markably accurate. The barracks
OWL hall and a church all nearby
ere untouched.
From the battle front. via Paris
)ct. 16.-Infantry and cayalryxhave
oeen doing more fighting during the
last few days than for several weeks.
Two thousand French cuirassiers
have distinguished themselves by a
daring feat in swimming the River
1lys where it flows deep and swift.
They completely outwitted the Ger
mans who were awaiting them on
the other side with machine guns and
heavy artillery.
The French horsemen made a long
detour during the night. One man
swan the river with a rope: then.
dragged over a cable which he at
tached to a tree. The others, holding
the rope, crossed singly with their
horses through the swirIing waters
Arriving at the opposite bank. the
French. drew up in line and charged
the German flank at MarIviIle; driving
the enemy back and opening the way
for the passage over the river of s
division of allied infantry, which later
occupied Estaires,
London, Oct. 1.-two great battles,
one in northern France and Belgium.
and the other in Russian Poland, both
with a front of three hundred miles,
Fave reached their height but the
public is allowed only an occasional
glance of their progress through Off
cia communication, which frequently
are widely at variance.
From the French report It appears
that the western battle is going slow
iy but surely in favor of the allies.
Under the pressure of the troops of
the allies, the Germans, who started t.
advance on Calais and other French
coast ports, have been forced to evac-
uate the left bank of the Lys River
which is a considerable distance east
of the points their advance guards last
week. Further east in the Lens dis
trict and southwark between Arras
and Albert, where the Germans made
their first attempt to work around
the allies left, the English and French
have made notable progress" Evil
-dence that the Gerdman assaults are
being delivered with less force is con-
veyed in the intimation that between
the Somme and the Disc their artillery
attacks are not being followed up
with infantry charges. It is possible
that they have Withdrawn some Of
tt cir troops from this position to
strengthen their advance toward the
coast, but it is considered this would
be risky as it might permit the altlss
to break through and interrupt the
communications of their armies fight,
ing north of the Afsne.
In the center the allies also have
advanced, particularly towards Craon-
ne, and several German trenches are
reported to have been carried to the
northeast of the road from Barry-au-
BAG to Rheims and to the north OF
is slightly to the southeast of Rheims.
All this shows a determined and
partly successful attempt to drive the
Germans away from Rheims. which
again under bombardment today.
The famous Cathedral again has been
made the target of the German artil-
Iery the Germans accusing the French
of having used the towers for military
purposes. The French advance in
this vicinity also indicates an attempt
to break through the German front
and force a wedge between the Ger
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The French also claim to have made
an advance between the Meuse and the
Moselle and, after having repulsed the
German attacks, to have reached south
OF the road leading from Verdun to
Metz.