The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-03
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR.

Friday, Sept. 25.-The thirteenth
day OF the great battle of the Aisne
finds the Franco-British armies and
Germans still fighting desperately,
with the Germans f~ercely resisting
the gradual advance OF the allies on
General Won Kluck's flank
On the eastern end OF the battle
line in France the Germans are maxi
ing a determined assault on the Yer
dun positions
Russian pursuit of the Austro-Ger-
man forces in Galicia continues. A
Russian official statement says that
Galician fortified position Of Czyschky
and Foulstyn, with all the Austrian
artillery, have been captured.
Saturday, Sept. Pa battle OF ex.
traordinary severely is raging at the
western end Of the Anglo-French and
German battle line in the region north
OF Noyon where the French are still
striving to out-fiank Gen. Won Klucks'
REINFORCED army. The allies are re-
ported TO have made a slight advance.
On the eastern end OF the fighting
line the French admit that teir line
has been forced back across the River
Mouse.
Russians operating against the fort
ress OF Premysl have captured two
towns to the north and south of the
position and have cut off its railway
communication.
The British forces from the union OF
South Africa have occupied Luderitz-
bucht. a town in German Southwest
Africa, where the Germans retreated
after blowing up the railroad.
Sunday, Sept. 27.-French and Brit
fish forces were again victorious along
the entire battle front in the most
furious conflicts of the battle of the
Aisne.
Twelve cities we're attacked from
the air by the Germans. Their aerial
craft bombarded Paris. Antwerp,
Client, and numerous small towns i'm
Belgium. German activities in this re-
spect was widespread and OF the ut
most boldness.
Battle RACES In extreme violence at
st. Quentin, where the Germans are
striving desperately TO prevent the
capture Of the town by the allies.
A Russian column is less than fifty
miles from Cracow. Cossacks are raid
ing the country between Tarno and
Cracow and driving back German and
Austrian skirmishers.
Monday. sept. 2s.-violent attacks
are being delivered by the Germans
against the lines OF the allies between
the districts of the Aisne and the Ar
come. says the official French state
ment, issued at Paris, Thus far these
cnslaughts have been repulsed.
Official reports indicate a struggle
in Russia Poland rivaling In despCra
tlon and possibly in numbers engaged
the battles OF the Marine and the Aisne.
The main body Of the Russians Is NOV
iag toward the Posen frontier.
At the same time the Russian army
in Galicia Is pushing its successes
Against the Austrian and moving west
ward with the expectation OF meeting
the cobbined Austrian and German
forces, concentrating az Cracow.
In the far east the Japanese-British
attack on Kiaochow moves slowly. A
battle between land forces have been
fought on the outskirts OF Tsingtao.
Tokyo claims a victory in the fight.
Tuesday, Sept. 2s.-Seyeral times
the Germans hurled their masses OF
troops against the French left wing,
but in every instance they were re-
pulsed, according to the official state
mcnt issued by the French war de
partment. In the center. II is asserted
a heavy cannonading is going on. while
between the Argonne forest and the
River Mouse IN allies have made some
progress.
Galicia has been almost cleared OF
Austrians. according TO an announce
merit at P%etrograd. and the Russians
crossing the Carpathian mountains
have entered Hungary and are driving
back the Austrian re-enforcements
sent against them.
The Japanese are driving the Ger
mans toward Tsingtao aud the Jap
anese feet. aided by the army, has
bombarded the Iltis fort.