The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-20
LULL ALONG The
BATTLE FRONT.
Main Fighting Of Day Has Been
Along Left Front and
In Belgium

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BATTLEFRONT. October IT, CAS-
ISOLATED Press By Federal wircicss) -
The Allies have been successful in Pre-
venting the German advance hom
reaching It's objective along the Bel
gian coast and is holding It safely in
check Tho hopes OF the Germans 10
be able TO seize Dunkirk aud the French
Channel ports appear likely never to be
realized, inasmuch rs &c win be iInpos.
sible for them to bring any of their
heavy guns into acton to force the
way into Dunkirk. The district there IS
caeily Inundated and can only
be used for tho operations OF infantry
and cavalry, IN which arms the Allies
are superior.
PROGRESS ON FRENCH LEFT
PARIS October IS. = ASSOCIATED
Prees by Federal wirclcss) ~ An ON,
cial summary Of the operations yester-
day states that along the center and
rfept tho battle has dwindled into an
srtdliery duel, which, however, is .nces-
rant.
On the left tho Allies are continuing
to make progress against the German
right, the British troops capturing aud
vccupyine the village Of Fronella,
southwest Of Lille. In Belgium, along
the Ypres canal. the French troops and
the British marines have repulsed all
the German attacks made nom cour.
trai.
An earlier ofiicial announcement says
that the German forces occupying west
Belgium have not crossed the line be-
tween 0stend, Thourout, Roulofs and
Menin.
On the frontier matters are relative
ly qniet. The left wing sitaaaon IL
unchanged. Near Arras ana st. Mi
hiel, the Allies continue 10 gain ground.
Won KLUK SUPERcEDED7
German prisoners say that General
Sixt Won Arnim succeeded General Won
Kluk in command Of the German army
on the right wing two days after tho
battle Of Marine.
NOTHING IMPORTANT,
SAYS BERLIN
A Reuters dispatch from Berlin last
night quotes an official announcement
Of the German war department to tho
effect that there have been no import
ant develof-ents during the day In
the French thnater Of the war
The RUSSIANS arc inactive in Suwal.
XII, but the battle south OF Warsaw is
continuing. with the Russian attacks
upon the German-Austrian positions un
successful.
GREY's BROTHER A PRISONER
An earlier Berlin dispatch says that
Davis Grey. brother Of Sir Edward
. Grey, British secretary Of state for
foreign affairs has been captured by
the Germans. He was m observer In
a British aeropiane brought down by
the Germans near Peronne.
ON COAST NEAR oSTEND
BERLIN, October 17.--oficfal, d.
rect wireless The Germans have nofu
reached the North Sea near Ostend.
The lighting continues as far west ~
DunlEirk.
Belgium Is almost completely in pos
session Of the Germans.
The Allies arc reported cut OF on all
sides around Ypres.
PRINCE OSCAR IS NO BETTER
Prince Oscar, the son Of the Kaiser,
who was obliged to leave the front DO
cause Of a weakness Of the heart, Is
rported not to be recovering and his
retrrn TO his regiment is Doubted He
Is now under treatment at Hamburg,
where no is maxiig no progress TO,
wards recovery. 1870
NO DRUNKENNESS PERMITTED
AMSTERDAM, October ls.--(ABoci.
atod Press by Federal Wireless) -ow-
ing TO reports Of drunkenness among
the men Of the German army In Bel,
GUM, which have reached the ears OF
the war department In Berlin, an order
has been issued forbidding the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors In those sections
of Belgium in German hands.
Officers have also been forbidden x
drink in any house in which they may
be billetted. ts....s