The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-10-02
Allies FIankS Nov
ing Forward.
GERMAN CENTER STILL
HOLDING ITS GROUND
Berlin Reports Tell Of Gains al
Several Points.

London, Oct. 2.-The screen of Sc
crecy erected by the censorship al
most entirely across Northern France
and behind which military craftsmen
for the past three weeks have been
fashioning the rough outlines of a
new map of the Eastern hemisphere
stands almost unimpaired. However,
Judging from indications In London,
1t has been pierced here and there
| with holes which permit some ink.
ling of the vents happening OF the
stage behind.
Slight advances by both wings OF
the allied armies are indicated in an
official statement issued by the
French war office. At the anne time
the general situation is described as
unchanged.
I'VE have, nevertheless" say the
statement, made progress on u
left to the north of the Somme and
on our right in the Southern Woevre
district"
ElOlA WhhN &0A NC uGAdd20o AOAAAI
these f~ragmentary gllmpses there
would appear to be justification, in
the opinion of British observers, for
the confident, even seemingly in.
spired, optimism on the part OF the
allies. This describes events as
shaping themselves for a repetition of
history as it was written on the River
Marine, when the allied forces sent
the Germans back on their tracks.
German Tactics Unsuccessful.
All the brilliantly skilled tactics
employed by General Won Kluck, the
commander of the German wing, to
counter or break through the fence OF
bayonets constantly reaching north
ward beyond his extreme right, have
failed. These efforts, however, have
by no means ceased and the German
general staff, II Is felt In London,
probably will risk something else.
where to reinforce this wing before
the end of the chapter is written.
Heretofore reinforcements have been
met by achievements in this critical
quarter OF the DdLlleueiu.
The Germans nearly got through the
allied ring rear Albert, to the north.
east of Amiens, but after two days OF
fierce struggle for the mastery they
failed. These incessant assaults on
the part of the Germans, according to
the allied commanders, whose reports
are augmented by statements from in
dependent sources. have cost the as
sailants such appalling losses In men
that, even allowing for reinforce
ments. their ranks must have been
materially weakened.
The announcement from France OF
the recreation of the position of a
shall of France, coming simultaneous.
ly with the report of General Joffre,
commander-in-chief of the French
forces, of the satisfactory condition
along the entire battle line, has been
hailed by the allies as peculiarly sig
nifcant.
Says Germans Halt Left.
The German official statement says
the Germans have checked tie ad-
vance of the allies on the German
right, repulsing an attack near AL
bert. The official statement reports
German progress in Argonne, and re-
pulses of French advances, In Alsace
and Lorraine and the Central Vosges.
The situation along the Meuse is UNI
changed, according to the German ON.
tial statement.
The German artillery continues the
bombardment Of the first line of forts
TO the south of Antwerp, according to
an official Belgium statement, which
adds that the works have suffered lit
tile and the Belgians still are in on
dition to make effective resistance.
The Belgian official statement says
between the River Senne and Reeth
no movement of German infantry has
occurred. In the circle from the
Scheldt river to the Senne, however,
daring and violent attacks by the
Germans have been repealed by the
Belgians. who were well supported
by their artillery.
A dispatch from Client, Belgium,
to the London Express says the Ger
mans have built five heavy pontoon
bridges across the Mouse river be-
tween Givet and Namur, apparently to
facilitate their retirement from France
* too holly pressed by the allies