Milford chronicle., 1914-10-30
GERMAN FLANKS
ARE REPULSED
rprah Drive Invaders Across
Frontier at Nancy,
CHECKED NEAR OlXNUDE

,Toent conflicts which have been
ing for several days along both
..5s of the far flung battle line from
gsst Flanders, in Belgium to the
r-,noo. Prussian frontier on the east,
ave resulted in severe setbacks for
%o Germans, according to advices re.
..vsd in London from the continent.
In belgium the German advance to
30 coast has received the most Sc.
,s,e check OF the campaign. The in
raiers. since crossing the User, have
NE, with a stonewal defense on the
,or of the allies, whose lines have
Sesn strongly reinforced. The heavy
artillery which the kaisers forces
brought up to aid in their advance
an Calais has not been as effective
a was thought it would be. Nor has
me- kaiser's edict of "Clais at any
cast" spurred the forces under his
command to eGOr.s which have been
,nwned with greater success than
hitherto.
The smashing dash against the al
lied forces on the western end of the
battle front in Belgium in the region
near Nieuport and Dixmunde was
dealt a severe blow by the Belgian,
IS French and British forces, and the
var office in Paris announced that
he allies have been able to gain much
ground south of DiXmunde.
On the other end of the line the
French army continues its advance
into German territory. In ghting of a
most severe character the invaders,
who had established strong positions
near Nancy and Toul, have now been
driven across the frontier into their !
own territory, with the French troops
IN hot pursuit. Desperate fighting con-
tlues along all parts of the line in
France, with the Germans in immi. |
nent danger of losing their hitherto |
impregnable positions.
On a miniature scale the status of |
the opposing armies in upper Belgium
ran parallel to the conditions which
prevailed when the German rush to,
ward Paris was checked The Ger
man forward movement has been
Charactrized by an even greater pro-
digality Of men than was shown in the
march in the direction of Paris. The
invaders succeeded for days in bat
tsring their way and then suddenly
came something which caused them
10 pause.
Since Saturday no German gain
has been recorded, and it is apparent
that the allies have either brought up
such strong reinforcements or en-.
Tenched themselves so well, or botn,
that the Germans must sacrifice man
after man for every foot of ground
The flat country in West Flanders
permits no such entertainments as
made the area of hostilities in France
famous but the British and Belgians,
with warships at their back, have dug
themselves in wherever practicable,
while throwing out every obstacle
possible to impede the enemy.
Whether German can drive her
loTees like a ram through the allied
barrier as task the result of which
is TO decide the success or failure OF
Aer plan to reach Calais and from
mere set in motion a long cherished
scheme to harrass England. On the
other hand the failure of the German
FORCES to progress, it is maintained !
g military observers in England,
probably would mean another retreat. ,
Inc statement issued by the official
press bureau indicated how slowly ,
sach side must feel its way among the ,
hundreds Of little Belgian villages. To r
90 forward without careful reconnoi-
"fng would be extremely perilous, >
as It is never known whether a viii
age Is merely occupied by harmless
auzens or by armed forces ready to ,
attack :
The admiralty has not yet admitted
'ast the monitors working off the Bel /,
gan coast have sustained any dam 7
age though the Germans claim to
uaye reached the vessels with their q
artillery.
The Germans continue to send big !,
masses OF troops to the westward and
,ae southwestward, according to a
ulspateh from Terneuzeff, Holland, a
published in the Amsterdam Courant. q
message to this effect has been sent :,
70 London by the Amsterdam cores =
pondent of Reuters Telegram com. :
pany. g
The Terneuzef message says fur @
.ner that the allies who approached .
tuelt Saturday were repulsed by -
s mesh German troops. On Sunday TO-. "
wy Austrians arrived at Client, where -,
Vuly few Germans remain. =,
Inc following are the official bull =
letins: Is
m
PARIS.
There is nothing to report except
sumo progress on our part in the re-
sion to the south of Dixmunde. n
A. The fighting continues to be par v
uCularly spirited between the north W
u the User and the region of Lens. hd
~ this part of the front the allied at
lorees have drawn back at no point
ana they have continued to make pro
sress in the region between Ypres
and Roulers. "a