The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-04
MILLIONS
STILL IN A
DEADLOCK
WAR OFFICE REPORTS
THAT REINFoRCEMENTS ON
GERMAN RIGHT HAS RE-
NEWED INTENSITY OF THE
FIGHTING IN THAT QUARTER
OF ENGAGEMENT

London, Oct 80 D. m.-lRoye, the
little town on the main road from
Amiens to Noyon, the heights around
which have been alternately occupied
by the French and the Germans dur
ing the past week, is still the center
of battle of great violence
The Germans, who are fighting
stubbonrly to protect their flank at
this point have brought up reinforce
ments but, according to the French
official communication, all their at
tacks have been repulsed The ac-
ton, however, is still proceeding, and
upon it much depends, for if the Ger
mans are beaten their line of COM
ously threatened.
OF other operations on this front
which extends as far north as Arras,
nothing has been disclosed since the
French announced that their force de
bouching from Arras had fallen back
slightly on the east and north of that
town. There is evidence from other
sources That the Germans are making
preparations to protect their flank
should retirement become necessary.
They have evacuated West Flanders
and their attack on Antwerp is be-
lieved by many to be designed to
keep the Belgians busy and prevent
them from operating on what would
be General Won Kluck's left should he
fall back through Belgium.
But the battle is not yet over and
it may be many days before either
side attains its objective. Except for
the forces absolutely needed else
where, the Germans are maintaining
their strength in France and besides
fighting off the French efforts on
their right. are themselves remaining
on the offensive on the French right. |
The army of the crown prince, |
which has been in the thick of the !
fighting since the Germans began |
their invasion of France, made an at /,
tempt to slip through the wood of La
Crurie but the French report says |
was thrown back to the north OF the |
Varennes-la- Harazee Vienne-la Vile |
road. This road pierces the northern |
part of the Argonne forest, so that |
the French must have made a consid- |
erable advance in this region and |
Strengthened out the line from the
north of Verdun to the north OF
Rheims.
This attack of the crown princes |
army doubtless is what the Germans
referred to in their FRIDAYS report |
that the troops advancing in the Ar
gonne had gained ground in a south.
erly direction.
In the Woevre district and on the |
heights of the Meuse the French |
claim their progress. though slow,
continues. There apparently has been I!
hard fighting further south. for the
German report speaks of vigorous |
salles from Toul having been re-
pulsed. Along the center comparative |
calm still reigns. The Germans have |
been keeping up heavy artillery fire
on the British and French forces en-
trenched in front of them but the
Br1tlsl accounts say little damage has |
been done.
The real work is being done on the |
two wings and the troops in the CEN
ter who have had much fighting are
being given a respite until the mo-
ment comes for them to move again. |
This, of course. depends on the sue
cess or failure of the outflanking OPP
erations.
The German attacks on Antwerp, |
which does not appear serious thus
far, apparently has not had any effect
on the Belgian forts of Lierre, Wael- !
hem and Wavre st, GATHERINGS. At
any rate, the Belgians say the forts !
are intact and that the Germans have
been driven off with heavy losses to
their side.
Operations between the Russians
and the Austrians and Germans grow
in interest. These armies are fight
ing along a tremendous line extending
from the neighborhood of Cracow in
Galicia, along the frontiers of Poland