Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-18
MARCHING WING"
SHIELDING COAST
This Part of Allied Army Contin.
ually in Contact with
Enemy
GERMAN TROOPS FORCED BACK
Line of battle of the North" Ex-
tends over ''FieId of the Cloth
of Cold" where Kinsa
Once Met,

FROM THE BATTLE FRONT CvIa
Paris), Oct H.-The attempt by the Ger
mans to turn the flank of the allies and
obtain possession OF the ports OF Ostend
DunlSirk and Calais has been unsuceess-
full. for the Germans came face to face
with strong opposing allied army which
compelled them TO fall back after severe
Fighting.
What Is known as "the marching wing
Of the allies IL continually IN contact with
the German troops and completely covers
the approach TO the coast towns. Whom
they fought pitched battle west of Lille
the Germans were forced to make a
marked retirement from Layentie In tina
direction OF Lille, their occupation OF
which last Tuesday by 10000 men appears
destined to be OF short duration.
On Historic Ground.
The line of the battle OF the north"
extends over the most historic ground in
Flanders, where. on "the field OF the
cloth of gold" Francis and Henry VIII
had their celebrated meeting In 1890.
Owing 10 the sinuous character OF the
line OF battle. the total length OF II, from
the coast OF Belgium TO the Swiss border,
now reaches nearly $50 miles,
Belief In their final success appears to
have taken a firm hold on the allies. All
the men display confidence I'm their COM
manders. who are doing everything pos
sibie to spare their troops.
Fight with ViEOr
The allied soldiers are fighting with
vlgor They often perform marches
which seem beyond human power This
Is made evident often when small de-
tschments are acting apart from the main
bodies French dragons recently were
entrusted with the task OF covering the
passage OF river by artillery.
They met a body OF German hussars in
a clash. Both sides charged simultane-
ously and the melee lasted ten minutes,
during which the men slashed and pierced
each other with swords and lances while
the officers revolvers cracked. Finally
the hussars broke ranks and Ealloped off.
leaving many OF their men on the field.
The dragons also suffered severely, but
attained their object, that OF securing a
safe passage for their comrades.
Americans in battle Zone.
French officers In the Immediate vicin-
ity OF the firing line recently were amazed
to see two motor cars containing seven
children, all under 10 years old. and two
grown persons enter the battle zone
Across the glass shield on one OF the cars
in French were the words I'm the service
OF the ambassador OF the United States
On being stopped IL was found that Eric
Wood ,one OF the attaches Of the Ameri-
Wood, one of the attaches OF the Ameri-
cars with Mr.. Cordy. a volunteer attache
OF the embassy.
Accommodating tt.v, ,..... a.. .Aua
Of Count Tcadysky a distinguished Hun
garian uobleman now IN I'm Paris. The
children had been rescued from A
chateau In northern France where they
had been with servants since the out
break OF the war. by an expedition sent
out by MyrOn t. Herriek the American
ambassador
Arrested Several Times.
During the trip out the party was ar
| rested several times. Their first arrest
was near Compiegne. A French company
who stopped them pointed out a village
spire In the distance saying. Germans
are bombarding,' The party decided TO
turn back. but the soldiers Informed
them that they must 60 10 the village
and see the colonel OF that section.
When the party Srrived the lombard
ment was very heavy. Houses were
being struck by shrapnel and oollapsins
every minute While their papers were
being examined In front OF the oolonels
headQusrters shell burst directly over
head. but as soon as the noise subsidized
the colonel continued his Conversation
as though nothing had happened.
The Americans had difficulty IN find
ins their way through senlis, Amiens
and Boulogne owing to the disappear
ance Of signposts and the refusal Of
the peasants TO give them any infors
nation. one place they passed had been
taken and retaken six times by the