The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
FIGHT IN AIR AND SEA.
zeppeiins and Submarines I'm Action
Near Belgium Coast.


LoNDON, oct. 24-The news that sub
marine ana Zeppelns are being used
by ia" Germans TO attack the British
and French warshlps off the coast of
Belgium is contained In the latest des-
patches from Copenhagen and Dunldrk
II Is officially stated thu, the warships
have beaten off German submarines
while the Copenhagen correspondent OF
the Central News asserts that zeppehns
are cooperating il attacks against the
fleet
There can be no douU, that the Ger
mans are employing every resource 20
prevent their extreme right wing from
being driven from the Belgian coast.
Their sudden dash from Ostcnd, designed
70 capture Dunkrls and Calais. has come
TO nothing and they are now In actual
danger OF being outfianked at the coast.
In order 90 forcstall the allies they are
collecting troops from all possible quar-
tiers and mlssiug them in "A terrific drive
AZ a po.u, between the Belgian army
and the Anslo-French force operating in
northern France.
Since October 10 the British fleet, made
up presumably Of big gun ships oper-
ating along the coast and monitors in the
canals. have hombardcd the German lines.
compelling the evacuation OF some towns
and preventing the Germans from mount
ing siege guns on the coast. Daily
Germans have lost heavily in killed and
wounded under the fire of the naval guns
He hears that they have brought reen-
forcements from tho centrc OF tho old
battle Inc near Rheims 10 REINFORCE their
battered right wing.
No alarm is felt here over the sltua-
ton in Belgium and northern France
The news OF the last week indicates that
Gen Jofirc, NJ matter how hard pressed
is able to meet new problems AS they
come up. Tho Germans appear TO he
wasting their strength by lncessant and
frutless ons,aughts against the allied left
wing
TIL nch'lnr in the west occupies so
much Of public attention that the battles
I'm eastern Franco are sometimes lost
sight Of, although those have been and
are Of tremendous Importance. From a
correspondent ~ Nancy the Times has
received interesting details OF the French
success in protecting the barrier fortresses.
The French Gr,d army" says the cor
respondent "sti'l stands between the army
Of Mott ana tho coveted fortresscs Of Toul
and Ncrduu
On the attempt on 81. Mihiel the Cor
mans were more successful Hard hght-
ing will be necessary 10 eject thcm, but
tn German objective, the Junction ~ the
army Of NIc'z with the right wing ~ the
Crown Princes army in m" Argonnc. has
been prevented Tho French are praying
for a heavy flll or snow, which would
seriously hamper the cnonys movems n's
~ supplies and might even drive them out
into the open.
1.-THE guns of Vcrdun have not vet hcen
brought into action and there Is no pros
poet Of tho fall ~ that fortress unless tho
French field army allows the Germans 70
get their big guns within range After
the German, had intrenched themselves
NJ ST Mihlel their big guns made short
work Of the Fronch forts at TrOyon and
Camp dos Romans The guns OF IN,
forts had range OF only five miles
against the German siegers' range OF
seven miles. Tho Germans have placed q
battery Of Austrian ~ ccntimetre guns
on the site ~ Camp DIES Romans, which
commands St Mihiel and a large part O
the Wuoyrc. It Is most important tina
the French r,oapture this position. hut {
vil take tho most severe kind OF fight
.,G"
From Geneva il Is reported that no Ger
man heavy artillery has arrived near Eel
fort and that tho fortress is So well pro
toctod ana armed that II would take 800,
GOO men with heavy artillery "A long TIM
10 oust the French