Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-21
TEUTONS ASSAIL
ALL ALONG LINE
WITHOUT avail
German Attacks on Entire Front Are
Everywhere Repulsed Says
Paris Statement. -
BELGIAN ARMY HOLDING WELL
Berlin Repert Asserts Enemy Suffers
Heavily in Unsuccessful Move
| West of Lille, :
FIGHT AT. USER SINCE SUNDAY
No Confirmation of Story that the
Allies Have Retaken ostend
from Kaiser.
NEWS FROM EAST NOT CLEAR
I
Each Of Contending Armies Claims
Foe in Defensive.
AUsTRIANs MORE OPTIMISTIC
ServIans UtinsinE All Their Avsil-
NEWS FROM EAST NOT CLEAR
Each Of Contending Armies Claims
Foe in Defensive.
AUsrRIANs MORE OPTIMISTIC
servisns- UtiIiEtnE All Their Avstl-
able Strength for General AS
sauit Upoa ssraieve.

PARIS, Oct. 20.-German attacks
along the entire front today were
everywhere repulsed, according TO the
French statement issued tonight
The text follows:
The day has been characterized
by an effort on the part of the Ger
mans along all parts OF the front
TO the extreme north, where the Bel
gisn army has held remarkably; at
La Bassee, where the German troops
have attempted an offensive move
ment OF particular violence; to the
north OF Arras, at Msmetz. between
Peronne aud Albert; at vanonois. to
the east of the Argonne, and, finally.
on the heights OF the Meuse and in
the region of Champion.
These attacks have been every
where repulsed,
Germans Meet Ensmy.
!. .pxs4ea.t51tDAm OFT % s(vis London1
Tie following officiai Communication
from Berlin. dated October 80 has besn
received in Amsterdam:
'Sf'het Germahs oadvancing along the
coast. from ostend met hostile forces at
the User river near Nieuport. where
fighting has been. going on since last
Sunday re -sssJ i tt
Yesterday the attacks of the enemy
west OF Lille wers rep6lsed the enemy
suffering heavy losses
lin, the eastern theater Of the war there
/ 4. .t.t. -.
No coantsrsctiaG News
LONDON oct. 2a-Nothins has been
received up to the present from the Ger
man Intelligence department TO counter
act the British impression conveyed in
the news, both official and unofficial.
published here that the tide of battle
both In the eastern and western theaters
is not for the moment flowing in favor
OF Germany
Tho picture, however. continues no
blurred that It IL impossible. except for
the commanders on the spot. accurately
to gauge the effect OF tDe momentary
changes on the ultimate result. 80 It may
well be that the German great general
STAFF. when IL considers the time right
win present e scene OF an entirely dlf-
/ iCIcut AbPCOts
The Belgian minister at London has no
confirmation Of the story that the allies
have reoecupisd ostend. but in any case
the German hold on that seaport must
be somewhat preqarious II the allies stin
retain the positions assigned 60 them in
the latest Freneh official abatement.
Dagger Of BeinE Cat orr.
should the allies push their wedse be-
yond Roulers. where its point rested yes
terday. ostend would be IN considerable
dsnger OF being cut off from the rest or
the German army ,a
The Germans are making great efforts
TO break through their opponsnts lines
In the neiShborhood OF Arras. whore. as
/ general Joffre's statement points out.
the fighting has proceeded for ten days
without a,respite ,.s
News OF the conflict OF millions Of
men along the vistula river in Russian
Poland Is mostly OF a negative character
Each OF the vast armies claims that its
opponent il on the defensive ana neither
pretends 10 have secured anything like
permanent advantage. The AustFians
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