South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-07
Opposing Fronts Are Extending
Further Each Day, Prolonged
by Masses of Cavalry in
Contact West of Lille.
GERMANS REPULSED IN
WOEVRE REGION AGAIN
Paris Announcement Declares
Russians Have Penetrated to
Several Points in East PruS-
Sia-Halt German Advance.

PARIS. oct. Continuous fight
inc ON the allies left wing and fur
ther extension on the battle line were
reported of the great battle Of the
Aisne. now growing into The cam
paign of the seven rivers. In the ofi-
cial statement issped today.
The full official statement follows;
ION our left wing the battle con-
tinues with great violence. The op-
posing fronts have extended ever into
the region of Lens-La- -Bassee pro-
longed by masses of cavalry which
are in contact even to the region of
Armentieres (west OF Lille).
ION the front from the Somme as
/ far as the Meuse there is nothing to
report.
In the Woevre region the enemy
has attempted TO make a new effort
to arrest our progress, but IFS al
tacks have been repulsed.
I'm Russia the German army, de
feated in the battle OF Augustowo
which lasted from Sept 25 TO oct. 3,
| is attempting to arrest pursuit on the
/ positions along the frontier from Wiz
ballen TO Lyck The Russians con
tinue to advar~A and have penetrated
| at several points into East Prussia. In
/ general the German offensive on the
/ Neimen has been terminated by a
complete defeat and very large
/ losses"
Half a million men are engaged I'm
] flo NJ 81 rfr
/ in northeastern France with the Ger
! mans pressing forward in an effort
/ 10 cut off and surround the French
1 troops near Arras and Douai- This
! enterprise, which was begun last
week is being pushed with the ut
/ most vigor boy the invaders. The al
J lies were evidently taken by surprise
/ because they thought that the Ger
mans did not have enough reserve
! troops for such an adaciOus attempt
The hardest lighting is still along
! the western end Of the battle line.
new front. nearly 100 miles long
| running at angles toward the north
from the original line Of the Aisne
river has been formed. This is the
scene Of furious night and day fight
/ ing, and tremendous destruction Is
being caused by the almost continual
! fire Of the artillery.
End Is Not at Hand.
! The end Of the great battle or the
! Aisne which began on Sept. l.. and
has been raging for Is days, is not at
hand. In spite Of the constant fight
ing and shifting Of activities the main
lines of the armies are still intact and
the doughty German commander on
the German right, Gen. Won kluck.
seems absolutely determined 10 fol
low the instructions of the kaiser TO
win or die trying"
The invaders are evidently expect
ing big things from their cavalry
which is now being projected into
this engagement for the first time.
During the long period OF inactivity.
which has prevailed since the Ger
mans made their present stand there
has been time for reorganizatlon or
the mounted section Of the German
army The men have been rested
and equipped with new arms and
mounts have been secured 20 replace
the great numbers Of horses killed on
the German march toward Paris and
in the battle OF the Marne.
Little Use for Cavalry.
The German army IN France.
| especially the center and the right
wing. has had little use for cavalry
since the conflict began. as the most
Of the fighting has consisted i'm in
fantry charges against earth works
and long range artillery duelling
The obvious intention OF the Ger
mans now is 20 throw a strong cav
airy force across northwestern France
from the Belgian border 20 a point
northwest OF Arras for the purpose
OF cutting the French railroad and
making the more important infantry
| operation in the rear Of the screen.
Attacks and counter attacks are
still in progress along the heights Or
, the Meuse. where both French and
Germans have claimed success. How
! ever. nothing decisive has developed
IN that quarter
In the center there has been a lul
Although the German army Of Gen
: Won Buelow has been weakened to
strengthen the right flank. the posi-
tiOn Of the invaders In that region is
= too strong 70 permit OF a general as
sault by the French.
British Fight Calamity.
/ The British are lighting gallantl1-
b against the Germans north Of SoiS-
{ sons and it has been mainly through
their courage and fghting ability that
the Germans lost good positions.
Heavy numbers OF British wounded
p have been brought 10 Paris since
sunday, for the English soldiers were
exposed 20 a deadly rifle and machine
gun fire when they moved forward 10
: storm the German redoubts Within
the past "a hours two English gem
erals We're brought from the front
| seriously wounded