South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-29
Official French Statement De-
CIareS AngIO-FrenCh-B Belgian
Army Has Made Progress at
Several Points Along Line.
CAPTURE TRENCHES OF
ENEMY NEAR ARGONNE
None of Attacks of KaiSer'S
Men Have Succeeded, Paris
Statement SayS-AIlieS Are
Mingled on Firing Line.


PARIS. oct 29.-Gains by the al
lies AT several points on the battle
front. particularly around Ypres in
Belgium and south of Arras IN
France are announced in the official
statement published here this after
noon. The official statement follows
IN full:
During yesterday "wednesday
we made progress at several points
on the line of battle. In particular
around Ypres and TO the south Of
Arras.
There is nothing new on the front
from Newport TO DiXmude.
bet lt,en the Aisne and the Ar
Fz0u6e We captured some of the enc
my's trenches and none of the par
sial attacks attempted by the Ger
mans have succeeded
we have likewise advanced In
the forest OF ApremOnt."
Today's statement covers the line
of conflict from the Belgian coast to
the German frontier. Like that OF
yesterday, it is optimistic.
Battle il Renewed.
after lull caused by the eXhaus-
tiOl OF the troops, who had been fight
ing continuously for a week, the great
battle of Flanders between the allies
and the Germans has been renewed
along the User canal and near Ypres
IN Belgium, according to late unofficial
advices from the front.
Both sides have been reinforced
and the presence Of fresh troops has
resulted in "A series OF vigorous attacks
and counter-attacks over a battle
front which had already seen some of
the bloOdiest hghting of the war.
Among the achievements received
Nv "a TnnOTTRn
tachments OF Indian troops that are
believed 10 have been landed at Mar
,eilles late last week and rushed at
once to the firing line.
The French artillery has at last sue
ceeded in getting TO the front over
rain-sOaked roads.
More Warships on Way.
More French and British warships
are reported 10 be on the way TO the
French and Belgian coasts to form an
unbroken line from Dunkirk 10 Zee
burgge, a distance of more than 40
miles along the North sea
IL is claimed by some French mil
itary experts i'm Paris that the second
big issue of the war-the attempted
seizure Of the North sea coast by the
lSaiser-has been frustrated. The first
had been the attempted seizure of
Paris.
However. the outcome in the west
crn theater OF war. especially in the
northern sphere OF operations is still
IN doubt, particularly SO on account
Of the fresh troops with which both
armies have been strengthened.
Stories told by prisoners indicated
that the Germans were running short
Of ammunition as a result of the use
of nearly all the transportation ia
Cilities for the hauling Of troops.
DiXmude Destroyed.
DiXmude, the quaint old Flemish
town on the User. which has been the
storm center since the lighting began
in West Flanders, has been destroyed.
IL was raked a dozen times by artil-
lery fire. IL was swept alike by the
cannon of the allies and by those of
the Germans. The most prominent
edifice in the town the church OF st.
Nicholas is a pile Of ruins.
According 20 unofficial information
teIegraphed here by correspondent,
the Germans began 10 fall back in
belgium shortly after the renewal OF
the hattie They were forced to give
way. il was said. by furious bayOnet
eharges. This had not been confirm
cd up 10 the time this dispatch was
written. but il is known that the Ger
mans have been engaged for several
davs throwing up strong entranch-
fnonts and il Is presumed tnat, II the
invaders began a rearward movement,
IL was for the purpose OF occupying
these works.
NfingIing OF Allied Troops
There is a great minglins OF the
various troops making up the allied
army in the western zone OF hosuhues.
rho Belgians hold line along the
User. British, French and Indians hold
Il line along the coast in the direction
~ Dunkirk: Indians are engaged IN
the fghting around Ypres. British
cavalry is on the Armentieres line;
French troops are mentioned as hold
ing the line west and southwest OF
lille. British forces are engaged near
Arras. from Arras 10 the Aisne there
seems 10 be only French; the British
hold a position near scissors ana
eastward the French occupy trenches
10 the Neuse I'm the WoeNre region
the French are supporting the British.
This lntermingle has caused some con
Hrmatiou iu the artillery sections. Ihe
guns OF the British. French and Bel
gisus use separate varieties OF am
muniti0n and a miXup In the trans
p0FtatiOn OF shells would render the
artillery practically useless,