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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2267, 29 September 1914, Page 5

» FORTRESS -TOTTEKING TO ITS FALL t GERMANS REPULSED BY,THE BELGIANS \ —•— THE STRUGGLE IN EAST PRUSSIA EVE OP DECISIVE BATTLE There is a dearth of news to-day regarding the operations of the 'opposing armies along the great battle front of the Aisne, an, indica■fcibh, we are told, that the crisis.of this stupendous conflict—the greatest battle of.thevwar, so far—is.'now approaching. Tho fortunes of tho battle, as regards the desperate engagements which have been a feature,of the fierce attacks and counter-attacks along tho line, stil] continue to be in favour of the Allies. Marked progress has been made by the Allies left, which has sharply repulsed a series of des- • porate counter-attacks by the Germans, who have charged right up to the line with the bayonet. The Centre has hurled back a vigorous attack by the Prussian Guards. Further along the line, in the [Axgonne, Southern Woevre, and the Lorraine-Vosges-Alsace front, the situation has undergone very little change. In the eastern theatre of the war,' events are moving rapidly. The Russians have delivered • their assault; oil the great Austrian fortress of Przeraysl with such ■ success that the Austrians have been compelled to rotiro to tho eastern , portion of the defences, and,the position, for the Austrians, is now extremely critical. Further north, the Russians are now in ao tivo contact with the -Gormans in Prussian Poland, and have repulsed their vanguard. In. East Prussia, the Russian Commander Ronnenkampf has manoeuvred for position, with such success as to compel the Germans to give battle upon ground of his own choosing, and a great decisive battle is now stated to be imminont. The war fever in Italy has caused a movement of Austrian troops towaids the Tyrol, where extensive defences aro being, prepared to meet an apprehended iiivesion from Italy. Rumania, also, has directed the mobilisation of her first army towards tho Austrian frontier. Holland is taking-decisive steps ,'to enforce the neutrality of her commerce, while in Sweden, ■where- tho bias 'of feeling has hitherto been proGerman there has boon a chango in favour of the. Entente From tho pen of Mr. Martin Donohoe, the brilliant and onterprising corresdoiit of the "Daily Chronicle," appears a vivid account; of tho German operations in Belgium, in the vicinity of Termonde, the attack being aimed, apparently, at Antwerp itself. GREAT BATTLE NEARING ITS CRISIS VIOLENT ATTACKS REPULSED ATTEMPT TO BREAK ALLIES' FRONT FAILS / By Telegraph—Press Assooiatlon^-CopyilElit London, September 27. The dearth of details of the fighting along the Aisno is au indication that the crisis of the battle is approaching. (Roc. September 29, 1.30 a.m.)' Paris, September 28. Official.—The Germans made continuous attacks on Saturday and Sunday with extraordinary violence, the evident intention being to break our lines. The attacks were carried out with uniformity, denoting that instructions had como from a high comrhandor who was seeking to find a solution of the battle. The attack was unsuccessful. We captured a flag', guns, and prisoners. All our army commanders report that the morale of tl;e troops is excellent, and despite the fatigue and uninterrupted struggle it was difficult to hold the men back, owing to' their desireto come into contact with the. enemy, who sheltered in defensive positions. '' '• • . • ' ■ . . GERMAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. . v . ' • - t ; ,' ; . _■: .;.• . . :■ '■■ Berlin, September 27. . 'A wireless dispatch received on Saturday from the main headquarters reports: "In regard to operations in the western theatre, the resumption of operations led, to new engagements on our extreme right wing, with no decisive result,'except a few partial advances by both sides. "Nothing happened in the centre. A Bavarian regiment, commanded- by General von dor Tan, hoisted the German flagon the outpost fortress at Camp des Itomains, near St. Mihiol. We crossed tho Meuse at this spot. There are no other alterations in the east or west." . OPPOSING TRENCHES ONLY A i SHORT- DISTANCE APART. ■ ' Paris, September 27, evening. Official.—On the left, between the Oise, the Somme, and north of the Somme, we have made marked progress. The Germans made extremely violent attacks—many with bayonets—at several points between tho Oise and Reims. All were repulsed. The French and German trenches are in many places only a few hundred metres apart. ' . In the centre the Prussian Guards delivered a vigorous offensive, but were hurled back in the region of Berru (five miles east of Reims), Nogent PAbbese, ■and between Nogent l'Abeso and Argonno. The Germans on Saturday morning mado a successful attack between the route Sommepy to Chalons-sur-Marno and tho railway at Stc. Menehould to ,Vouziers, but tho French regained tho lost ground at the end of tho day. ■ Sommepy is 22' miles north by cast of Chalons, and Vouziers is a similar distance north of St. Mcnehold, both lying on the River Aisne. They are all In the country between Reims and Verdun. ; NO ACTIVITY IN.THE ARGONNE. ..•■■' _ ' Paris, September 27. Official.—"There is no activity in tho Argonne, and no developments on the heights along the Meuse. ■ "The Germans in Southern "Wocuvre occupy a front from St. Miliiel to the vicinity of Pont-a-Mousson. ' "There are no important alterations along tho Lorraine-Vosgcs-Alsace •line." '; . St. Mihiel is on tho Mouse and Pcnt-a-Mousson is on the Moselle, twentythree miles to the east. Tho line runs oast and west, and is about halfway between the fortresses of Verdun and loul.