South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-22
KaiSer'S Troops Make FerO-
CiOuS Assaults Around Dix
munde, WarnetOn and Other
Cities Near the Frontier.
VAL0R OF BEL CLANS IS
FACTOR IN REPULSE
Kinu AIbert'S Men Prove Great
Aid to Allies in RepeIIing
Germans = Russians Claim
Successes in the East.

PARIS, Oct. 22.-The fury OF the
German attack on the allies left wing
now extending across the frontier into
Belgium is undiminished. The kaiser's
troops are making continual assaults
but thus far these have been re-
pulsed, according To an official state
ment issued here this afternoon.
The official statement follows:
Ion our left wing large German
forces have continued their violent at
tacks notably around DiXmunde,
Warneton, ATmenteres, Eadingham
and Labasse. The positions occupied
by the allies have been maintained.
DiXmunde and WarnetOn are in
belgium. The others are in France.)
Make Partial Attacks.
con the rest OF the front the enemy
had made only partial attacks, which
have all been repulsed, notably at
Ericourt. to the east of Albert, on the
plateau TO the east OF Craonne, IN the
region OF Souain, in the Argonnes at
Four Departs northwest of Va
rennies) in the region of Melancourt,
IN the WOevre region towards Champ
lon and at the southeast OF st. Mlhlel
IN the BOis DAILY.
eve have advanced slightly in the
.Argonne and in the southern part OF
the WOeyre region on the Bois De
AIOntare.
I'm the Russian theater of war the
forward movement OF the Russian
army has accomplished an important
success in their region of Warsaw.
They have repulsed the enemy more
than / 3 kiiometers (seVen mtles). Ihe
progress of the Russians Is equally
appreciable at Ivangorod and TO the
south OF PTzemysL
Praise Belgians' Nalor.
Furious counter attacks by the allies
toward COurtrai. in an attempt TO cut
of the German forces operating near
Nieuport. DiXmunde and Ypres is re
ported from the north. High praise
is given TO the valor Of the Belgian
forces under King Albert that are
lighting along the User river.
The lighting is going on night and
day, thus this mighty conflict which
began on Sept. L, as the battle OF the
Atsne has taken on an aspect and q
magnitude hitherto unknown IN his
tory.
More than 80 towns and villages
have been wiped out entirely OF ruin
I'd bv the fighting, particularly by the
artillery fighting. Artillery duelS nave
been stirring features of the hOsdlities
i'm the extreme north. In these long
range fights with heavy guns. many
non-cOmbatants have been killed.
French Are AOnuueIll-
There Is confident feeling in
French military circles that the Eng
ush channel expedition of the Ger
mans has failed and that from now on
the invaders must act upon the de-
fensiVe 1t would not come as "a sur
prise 20 the French and British If the
entire northern front OF the German
army suddenly relied to a new forti-
lied positiOn which had already been
prepared. 1T is officially claimed by
the war office that the advantage has
been with the allies during the last 90
hours of fighting However. the hos
tiHties on the Belgian border are not
Yet definitely settled.
No confirmation has come of the re-
port that the Germans were COM
pelled 10 withdraw from Ostend under
a vigorous fire from British monitors.
An unofficial report says that the
allies are in reuters 10 miles north
east OF Ypres. and this likewise lacks
war Office confirmation
Germans Try To- Break Line.
There has been hard lighting along
"a line between Nieuport and Dixmunde
where the Germans were trying To
break through and march on Furnes
Between Npres and Mcnin there has
been attack and counter-attackS with
the French and British pressing
toward Courtrai. ON a line stretch
toward IlabdSSee lNeFe mas ueen nos
toward I-abassee there has ben hos
tilities of "a furious nature. each side
stubbornly resisting the attacks of the
other.
The allies have shelled Lille and
there has been a violent hand -to-hand
struggle I'm the suburbs of that city
There Is desultory artillery hring
over n great portion Of the line
Three battalions OF German infantry
I'm irving to force "a passage through
tho Vosges. encountered a strong de
tachment OF French engineers and
artillery that had taken up positions
curing the night. The Germans de-
pIoved i'm ordef 20 surround the
french hut the latter opened fire with
their three-inch gums and did terrible
execution.
Germans Give Way.
The Germans stood their ground fOI
while then gave way According
20 all indications the allies are con
centrating all their efforts to driving
the Germans back from the coast. AL
the forces that could be spared have
been rushed into the north TO rein
force the French and British.
CLAIMS SINKING NTERCH ANTNIE,N