The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-15
FOUR WEEKS OF CONTINUOUS ATTACK FINDS BOTH LINES
 IN SAME POSITIONS.
COUNTED GERMAN FAILURE
Their Objective, a French Port, Has Not Been Gained and Losses Mum Der Many Thousands - Russians Continue Successes.

London, Nov 14-S:40 D. m.-The battle Of Flanders which was brought about by the German attempt to ad- vance to Dunkirk and Calais on the northern coast of France, commenced | just four weeks ago today and despite the sacrifice of thousands of lives. the two armies still hold virtually the same positions as when the first shot was fired
 After taking Antwerp and Ostend, the German forces proceeded with
 little or no opposition as far as Nieu. port on the Yser canal Here they found against them the Belgian army reformed as well as an enfilading itire from British Monitors. and they were unable to make any progress. Floods then completed the discomfi- ture of the invaders and they com menced an effort to try to break through the allied line between Dix nude and Ypres.
 lAt NA'l lAitiiS 4Loh Ollt Ot iNb liiiliOi Q sometimes only temporary, successe such as the crossing of the canal al the capture of DiXmude, but now, ac cording to official and other reports, while they still hold a part Of EjS- lmude, they are back on the east side of the canal and again have slack ened their attacks
 The weather. which has been
 stormy with heavy rains. says the statement of the German general headquarters. disturbed their opera, tious People arriving from across the English channel during the past
 few days say a high wind has been driving the lain across the open spaces, filling the trenches and mak- ing it next to impossible for them t. ip1otect themselves.
 In spite of the untavorable condi-
 ions both sides have been making charges and both claim to have net 1 with some success.
 l The Germans again report the cap ture of a number of prisoners and also that they have reruIsed the Brit fish and French attacks.
 The French, who do not record the capture of prisoners or their own losses, likewise claim to have Ee- pulsed the German attacks and to have made progress. Their advance in Bixschoots, which reached the all most unprecedented distance of 3,2S0 feet. for in this battle an advance is measured in yards and not i1 miles seems to have been an important one for if it continues military observers say, it should relieve the pressure on both Di>mude and Ypres, which are on either side Of that town.
 From the FrancoBeIgian border as far as the French fortress of Nerduu. the Germans have resumed their ac ltivity and as usual both German an3 French official accounts claim sue | cesses.
 While the eyes of the world have been on the battle near the North sea coast there has been some fierce fighting further east in the Aisne val ley, the Argonne forest and the vicin ity of Verdun have again been scenes of some of the most sanguinary af- fairs
 Neither side however, has been able to make any impression on the other the Germans won their victory at Vally. the fruits Of which, how ever. they have since lost
 Further east wiater has set in and the mountains where the troops are facing each other are now covered with snow
 l The Russians, continuing their en veloping movement around East Prus- sia. have no wentered Rypil, which is west of Soldau and on the road to Thorn; so that they have now almosi surrounded Emperor Williams north western and fayorite province,
 Just southwest of Rypin, however, the Germans have taken the often sive from Thora and claim 10 have inflicted a defeat on the Russians near Wloclawek. on the Vistula river The Germans. after all. seem to have decided to make a stand behin1 the Warta river in Russian Poland with the results that they have been engaged with the German adyanc
 guards between that river and the