Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-17

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London. oct l6 The official com
munlcation issued by the French war
office this afternoon confirms the
pruercss of the allies reported yestcr-
day. II is not contained in the COM
munieation on what part OF the coast
the allies fighting line reaches the
sea. but the nearest point Is twenty
two miles from Ypres and If close TO
the Franco belgian frontier This,
however. Is much nearer nunklrk than
0stcnd. which the Germans are re-
ported to have occupied today, and
the presumption. based on knowledge
of the German movements, Is that tho
line Of the allies In n more northerly
direction and consequently II nearer
thirty than twenty miles In length.
The line would seem TO be a har to an
advance hy the Germans along the
coast which doubtless was their plan
when their cavalry made dash To-
ward Calais.
No Outflanlsing Possible.
with both The beilIgerent lines
reaching to the sea there now Gan be
no attempts az outflanklng by either
army 10 win success one or the
other Of the opponents must break
through the line and the army having
the greatest number Of men and the
ability TO move them to chosen
point seemingly has the better chance
10 succeed IN this attempt,
The Germans. Il Is believed. are try
ing to make breach IN the allies
line. bur Just where IL known only 70
themselves and 10 the French and
british commanders who are receiving
reports from their aerial scouts Of any
movement II is believed however
that as In this war the armies fight
less for positions than for lines Of
communications, the Germans are
striking for the outer railway system
now in French hands. which runs
from Paris through Amlens and Arras
To tIazebrouck Junction and thence 10
Calais and the coast Thus far, ac-
cording to the French reports, the al
lies have fepulsed every attempt Of
the Germans to achieve this object
and now have them well pressed back
from the threatened railway
More German Rcnforccmcnts.
The Germans are snid 10 he sending
further reinforcements from Ger
many to stiffen their lines and ena-
BE them to resume the offensive, The
French are reported 70 have offered
successful resistance 10 effectual nse
by the Germans Of the advance they
made to the river Meuse ~ 81. Mihlel.
All this Is drawn from French
sources, the Germans having been
more fciicent than usual with regard
to the operations In the west,
There have been no reports Of
fighting south Of the Bruges-Ghent
line. which is taken 10 mean that tho
forces which opposed the Germans
around Client have been drawn south
ward to Join their main body
Any allied force fighting on the
coast viii have the assistance Of Brit
sh warships, but Il ~ unlikely that
these vessels will lombard German
forces occupying 0stend or other
coast towns, for 1t would mean the
destruction OF the towns without
gaining any military advantage.
Defeat In the Vosgcs.
Basel. switzerland. again reports
defeat Of the Germans IN the Nosges.
There ~ no mention Of This rumor IN
the official communications, although
such u defeat hns been reported sev-
eral times from unofficial sources.
lfulfillment Of the promise that
pressure would be taken pff France
and Belgium when the big battle
commenced In the east has been de-
layed. The Germans are before Mar
saw--in fact, fighting has taken place
only eight miles from that city, While
their advance TO the Nlemen vas
failure. the forces Of Emperor william
apparently have retrieved some de-
feats II the Austrlans in Galicla and
advanced as far as Iaroslan seventeen
miles northwest of przemysl.
The German plan seems 10 be to
have Two armies advance along tho
left bank of the Nistula river while
two other armies swing around on
the right bank TO take the defenders
OF Warsaw on their flauk This, ae-
cordins 70 Russian accounts, suits the
Russian general staff. who are said
purposele 10 have withdrawn 10 the
Visiula So that they would have the
railways at their back while the Aus
tro-German forces would have to adj
vance great distances on roads which