The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-15
ALLIES CLASH
WITH GERMANS
AROUND CHENT
Germans Make Two Futile Efforts
to Envelope French Forces
Around Verdun.

Paris. Oct 1.-THE following of
fetal announcement was siyen out
in Paris this afternoon;
I'm the Belgian field operations
there were some encounters during
The night of October l2-l: and the
day Of the 18th In the region around
Client English aud French troops
have occupied Ypres.
First On our left wing, as far
as the Disc, the operations are de-
veloping normally.
Second: On the center previous
reports of the progress of OH armies
Ia the region of Berry-au-Bac have
been confirmed.
Third: On our right wing there
is nothing new"
German Vlctnics Denied.
| While 1t is not our custom to
reply tn the inaccuracies of the
Gtrman press, 1t seems u MS proper
&c dero Ince the false news publish
| ed in cartain German newspapers
concerning the pretendei destIuc-
ton o. tive divisions tabout 5000
men, of French cavalry. This in
formation is absolutely erroneous.
! The truth is that certain French
forces and German cavalry with sup
| ports have heen engaged for several
Gays along the front at La Easse
Estaires and Bealleaux. The Ger
man cavalry succeeded In making a
very slight advance between the
tanal of La Basse ard the Lys. but
they were Obliged to draw back in
the territory north of the Iys.
THE losses sustained by the Ger
man cavalry arc assuredly as pre-
| ceptihle as our own One CT the
German divisions suffered particu-
.arly because 1t was pursued during
ore entire day by our aviators who
did not cease to throw bombs upon
the German troops
Another case is the fact that Ger
mans announce they are undertak-
ing the investment OF Verdun. In
this instance, also, TO learn the
truth 1t is sufficient to refer to the
situation as set forth on several diff
ferenf occasions, in the French ofti-
tial occasions.
Situation at VeIdun.
1.-THE Germans have not succeed
ed up to the present time in hurting
themselves against the fortified po-
sition Of verdun They have. how
| ever, made two futile efforts to en-
velope, at a. considerable distance.
The Fr3heh Heroes which are fopsr-
titihg around Verdun. Oae of these
| efforts was character iseI by thair
dt;tTnEt to 10 rhrouph the Arg6nnc
forest between RinafyiIle and Va
rcnnes. II will bA recalled that
this mcvemEht failed, with very i'm
| portant losses. we did not even
| announce at the time that two Ger
man battalions (ll000 mem had
been annlhiIated In this engagement
THE other enveloping movement
by the Germans, undertaken In
much greater numerical siren Myth,
was directed toward crossing the
Meusc' in the region OF St Mihiel
II the Germans succeeded in reach
ing this river On the front between
dat2ey and ChanyencOurt, all their
efforts to advance farther resulted
in failure. These German forces
| found themselves caught on flank
by attachments of our troops which
advanced TO the north through the
southern section of the heights of
the Mouse and through tho so1th-
ern section Of the Woevre district. ="
Belgian Government at Havre.
Havre, France, Oct. 1.-THE
steamer Peter Konick arrived last
| e1niGg from Osteni. bearing the
] momeers Of the Belgian government.
! The Belgians were received with
military honors and were given An
enthusiastic reception by the crowds.
Posters were put up around the
/ city, bearing the signature of the
Mayor, announcing the arrival Of