ALLIES, OUTLOOK CONTINUES GOOD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2273, 6 October 1914, Page 5

ALLIES , OUTLOOK CONTINUES GOOD

ADVANCES AT VARIOUS POINTS

FRENCH, BRITISH, AND BELGIAN ARMIES"

LINKED UP

By Telegraph—Prees Association—Copyright . ■ . , Amsterdam, October 4. The "Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant" states that British, French, and Belgian troops have linked up, enclosing the Germans in a- ring of steel. Lille is free of the enemy, but Valenciennes is still in German hande. The "Allgemeen Handelsblad" learns that two German attacks on Antwerp were repulsea. ,The German losses were severe. The Germans have not yet attempted to cross the Nethe. Flags have been hoisted on the Town Hall and •on church towers to indicate, that the buildings are historic and contain works ef art.' ■ : ,: -; \ . y ■ . ' ■ ■ < ■~■•• ENEMY THROWN BACK IN THE ARGONNE. ; (Reo. October 5, 8.30. p.m.) ; :' ' ' :. . .-'..■ ■ Paris, October 4. • Jfficial.—After repulsing all attacks on the Left, we have resumed the offensive at several points. The positions at other points are being well maintained, and we have thrown back the enemy in the Argonne towards the north. We are slowly . progressing in the Southern Woeuvre. There hare been no developments in Lorraine, the Vosges, , or the Centre.

FLANKING MOVEMENT PROGRESSES. (Rec. October 5, 8.20 p.m:)' . ' . Paris, October 4. Latest advices indicate that if the French Left contimies its advance uncheoked, it will be i unnecessary to take the German entrenchments north of the Aisne by assault. . ' ' The Bavarians were so severely defeated at Roye that they were demoralised, if not actually decimated: '. ,

GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN AT SOISSONS.' .' (Rec.' October 5, 9.30 p.m.j , • ' '.'■■' '.'.-. ■ Paris, October 4, midnight.. Official.—On the Left the battle is in fullprogress, and a result has ' not , , been reached.. The fighting is less violent. Wβ made progress at Soissons, where the enemy's trenches were captured. We have also progressed in the iWoeuvre region. '.•.,■ -

. GEEMAN DEMORALISATION INCREASING. (Rec. October 5, 11.60 p.m.) •..--, ■.■■■■ Paris, October 5. , the Germans retired along the Reims line, they abandoned many 'motor-lorries, apparently from' a shortage of petrol. The framework of twelve Were found burned, apparently destroyed in ihe . ' , The German demoralisation has now become ostensible, and is confessed by prisoners, who state that the trenches are too deep, and the removal of the dead impracticable, the. result being that the trenches are horribly^insanit>ry. ■■■.•' ■ "..'.■■.

A LONG WAR IN PROSPECT. London, October 4. ■ The ''Times" military correspondent warns the country of the prospect of tu , long war, and urgee the taking of corresponding measures. ■ ~...