The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-10-21

Washington, Oct. 21.-Calls for ad-
ditional medical and surgical supplies
has reached the state department from
American Red Cross Offices in France,
Russia, and Servia. 1t was announced
that further shipments of the articles
needed would be started in few days
to the Petrograd, Paris, and Belgrade
units Of the Red Cross.
London. Oct. 21.-Today is Trafalgar
day, and 1t is the occasion of a great
effort to recruit men for the army.
Hundreds of wreaths and bouquets
have been banked at the base of the
Nelson monument in Trafalgar
Square, where great crowds gathered
throughout the day. Canada. New
Zealand, Australia, Japan, and South
Africa sent mammoth floral pieces
which are displayed beneath the mon
olith which is surmounted by the sta
tue of Admiral Nelson. Nearly all the
English ships also sent flowers.
Numerous pathetic notes accompa-
MED the wreaths sent by relatives Of
the officers and men of the ships re-
Gently destroyed.
In addition to the flowers the entire
base of the Nelson monument is en-
veloped with recruiting banners bear
ing the words, Your king and your
country need you".
London, Oct. 21.-Chaotlc conditions
in India and British South Africa are
reported 10 the following wireless dis
patch from Berlin received here by
the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co.:
"On Sept. 81, Portuguese troops left
for Angola and Mozambique, Portu-
guese possessions, in west and east
Africa, respectively. Each Of these
forces consisted of one battalion of in
fantry, one battery of machine guns,
and an ambulance staft. Each force
aggregated approximately 1000 men.
Two native companies, each Of 240
men, have left Mozambique for An
goia,
Great Britain's appeal to Portugal
for help reveals the chaotic situation
which exists in South Africa. The
revolts in India are increasing conf
dence in Germany. According to Con-
stantinople reports, England has
transferred three active battaIions
from Malta to India"
London, Oct. 21.-The chief con-
stable of Brighton has ordered all Ger
man and Austrian subjects to leave
| that town within a few days. No ex-
ceptions will be made.
Brighton has a large colony Of
| foreigners and many of the hotels
! there are either owned by foreigners
|
| Numerous Germans who were dis
charged from the London hotels last
week have moved to the south coast
resort.
Manchester, Mass, Oct. 21.-Dr. Kon-
! stantine Dumba, the Austro- Hun
gariaIt minister made following last
night the following wireless message
Ilreceived from Count Leopold Won
| Berchtold, the Austro- Hungarian
minister of the foreign affairs.
THE battle east of Chyrow and
| Przeysl has brought US more great
success. The fighting near Mizyniez
was the most stubborn. The heights
| of Magiera until now in the hands of
| the enemy and an obstacle to our ad-
vance, were carried by our troops
after heavy artillery bombardment.
North of Mizyniez we came within
| storming distance of the Russians and
east Of PrZemysl we nearly reached
| Merylsa.
"On the southern battle wing the
| continued attack Of the Russians,
| chiefly directed against the heights
| southwest of Stry and Sambor were
repulsed. In Stry and in the Amstica
vale your troops advanced under con-
| tinued fighting and engaged in strug-
gle with the enemy on the banks Of
| the River San. TSe Russians con-
| tinued their attack&on our forces on
| the eastern bank after nightfall, but
| 1t was a complete failure.
| "In Russian POLAND the united
| cavalry forces of Germany and Austria
| repulsed big hostile cavalry column
which was attempting to make pro-
gress west of Warsaw"
| London, Oct. 21.-"The Russians at
Warsaw says a Marconi dispatch
from Berlin. ARE greatly inconveni-
enced by inadequate sanitary arrange
ments and lack Of hospitals.
"Kiev. Moscow, and other places in
Russia are overcrowded. Troops from
lBessarabia are being sent to the Cau-
sus where the rebellion is difficult
to crush.
There is a shortage of Russian
officers and non commissioned off,
lcers.
"Despite the numerical superiority
of the enemys forces at Warsaw. Gen.
leral Won Hindenburg is confident OF
victory.
"The Austrian offensive In Galicia
is making progress. The Russians in
their attacks before Przemysl lost
900 men whereas the Austro- Hun
sarian casualties in the same engage
ments were only 500."
| New York. Oct. 21.-Enea Bosai, an
officer in the Royal Italian navy at
tached to the aviation corps, who has
been In the United States several
weeks. was a passenger on board the
! steamship San Guglielmo, sailing to-
day for Naples
| He said he had been looking over
| American hydro aeroplanes. but would
not say whether he had purchased any
for his country.
"The United States is far behind
in aerial craft" said the Italian Off
/ Ger. 'In hydroaeroplanes, Italy is Sec
ond only to England" ., .....
| Petrograd, Oct. 21.-The ministry Of
the interior reports II mas recelyeu III
formation that there exists in Roum- :
| ania a, secret society controlled by
i Germany, the purpose OF which is TO
| influence public opinion through the
/ nregs. The society is said to have a
l capitaI of $4,400,0O0.
that devastation followed the Austrian
| Invasion of the Russian governments OF
! Lublin and Kholm. In these govern
/ ments 1850 houses were burned with
a loss of $1,5o0,oOO.
Paris, Oct. 21.--11:10 p. m.-The
/ French official communication issued
/ ing the day made attacks along the en-
| tire front and everywhere were re-
pulsed" The text follows: The day
| has been characterized by an effort on
| the part of the Germans along all
i parts of the front-to the extreme
/ remarkably; at La Bassee, where the
j German troops have attempted an Of