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Show I VON KLUCK TRYING I A FLANKING MOVE I (Special Cable by London Dally Telegraph Tele-graph ) Paris, Oct 6. The Germans, in a surprising show of offensive strength, are attempting to cut off the left wing of the army of General d'Amade and surround it Aviators returning from an aerial reconnoissanee early in the day reported re-ported large masses of German cavalry cav-alry in the Uctnlty of Lille, which the observers declared was screening screen-ing a large force of infantry and artillery ar-tillery moving through the region north of the line from Turcodng. ten miles northeast of Lille, to Araen-tieres, Araen-tieres, twenty-five miles to the westward west-ward of Lille. The route of the march of this force was westward and crossed the lines of communication of the French with northern Belgium and the lines reaching reach-ing toward Dunkirk, where the English Eng-lish expeditionary force was disembarked, disem-barked, and Ostend, the nearest im portant port in Belgium Both these ports are within forty miles of Lille ThuB has this body of newly arrived ar-rived reinforcements effectively blocked the French dash for Belgium and 'threatened the allies' line of communication with the coast Simultaneously, according to the midnight official report, the German counter attack in the north of the Oise, in the region to the south of Noyon, was renewed with terrific violence. vio-lence. From the general locality the army of General D'Amade reaches north and the army of Field Marshal Sir John French stretches east. German Plan of Campaign. The German strategy evidently is based on the hope of their success in driving a wedge through the allied line at this point, dividing the French army, facing east, from the British force, facing north, thus enabling them to concentrate against that part of the line facing north while holding the French in their northerly .positions, or effecting a counter-flanking movement by hurling the troops from the north down upon the French left flank and bending it back toward the west. There still intervenes between the most northerly advanced position of the French left and the newly assumed as-sumed offensive line of the Germans north of Lille a distance of between thirty and forty miles. That the French tactics of extending extend-ing their battle front steadily more and more to the northward, while battering bat-tering with unceasing artillery and small fire arms at Von Kluck's right, has not been abandoned because of j the appearance of the new German army in the north, was indicated b the official roport today that steady i French gains had been reported In this direction. Allies Are Balked. 1 h report admitted, however, that where preious advances had been described as "northerly," the direction direc-tion had veered to the northwesterly, indicating that the pressure brought to bear by the German right flank had been too great to permit of tho kaisers line being bent eastward, as would be necessary if the enveloping maneuvers of the French were to prove successful. That the newly appeared German detached force north of Lille was withdrawn from the front at Antwerp Ant-werp was indicated by official reports received at Bordeaux from the Bel glan temporary capital to the effect that the vigor of the bombardment of Antwerp'6 forts had diminished perceptibly. These new developments are threefold three-fold and remarkable. The strangs situation is presented of the Germans withdrawing pressure from Antwerp to cut off the French forces going to Antwerp's relief, while at the same time trying to relievo Von Kluck s beleaguered army. Allied Right Gains. Tonight's official French bulletin adds that the allied right has succeeded suc-ceeded in gaining a little ground to the north of the heights of the Meu6e. while along the center relathe calm prevails. Early reports were that the fierce German attack in the region of Las-slgny Las-slgny had failed, while between the Somme and the Oise alternate advances advan-ces and recoils had been reported. On the right bank of the Alsne. north of Soissous, a desperate attempt at-tempt was made by the Germans to drtvo a wedge between the right flank of the French and allies' center army. Not only were these attacks repelled with great loss to the kaiser's troops, but the French, supported by the British Brit-ish forces, were able to gain some ground. Also In the region of Berry-au-Bac slight progress for the allies was reported Out of the battle of the Alsne there has developed the battle of the seven sev-en rivers The battle of the Alsne may be said to have reached its conclusion con-clusion with the result practically a draw, as no decisive gains have been recorded along the lines originally established es-tablished by the rival armies twenty-five twenty-five days ago. Official confidence in the ultimate success of the allied arms is undiminished. undi-minished. The Germans are considered consid-ered to be at the end of their rope for men. War office attaches at Bordeaux Bor-deaux advance as proof of th(g the large percentage of reserves and second-line troops who appear dally In the freBh batches of prisoners and woundod who fall Into their hands Also, the German artillery supporting Von Kluck's right is reported to have been worn out by incessant firing. London, Oct. 6, 5:40 p. m. The gov-ernment gov-ernment has prohibited the exportation exporta-tion of raw wool from England to any other country . oo |