The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-11-13
GERMANS BEGIN
To YIELD GROUND
TEuToNs REPORTED TO HAVE
{ BEEN FORCED ON THE DEFEN-
sIvE IN EAST AND WEST.
Frsnchnsn Claim TO Have RegaIned
Much Of the Ground They Had
Lost, While Russians Report
Decided Progress.

Beyond the fact that the allied
French. British and Belgian forces are
taking the offensive, little has beer
made public regarding the operations
m Belgium and northern France. The
French official communication says
chat tho Germans are particularly &C
ave in the region OF Ypres, but that
they have achieved nothing. and that
everywhere else on the Aisne the allies
are holding their ground. To the
northeast OF scissors, however. the al
lies have made rather notable progress
in gaining the yrekny plateau, on
which they had not previously been
able To gain foothold.
In the eastern field OF the war. &C
cording TO all official reports, the Rus
slams have made decided progress
against the Germans and Austrians,
and Russian cavalry has penetrated
German territory. Likewise. the Rus.
slams have driven back the rear guards
Of the Austrian forces along the Nida
river, In Poland, and In Galicia are
carrying out streng offensive move
"
report that they have captured more
than $4,000 soldiers. including 125 OF.
ficers, In recent engagements on the
San river.
A newspaper dispatch estimates
that about 100000 Austrian and
German troops are on the line from
cracow, In Gaiicia. 70 Thorn. in East
Prussia.
Earl Kitchner. the British secretary
Of state for war, has telegraphed con-
CALCULATIONS TO Grand Duke Nicholas
on the success OF the Russian arms
against the Germans and Austrians
Earl Kitchner predicted that the Joint
efforts OF the allies would result in
the final crushing defeat OF the enemy.
A cruiser of the Breslau class. form,
erly owned by Germany and now at
tached 70 the Turkish navy. has bonn
barded the seaport OF Poti. on the
Black sea. Little damage was done
and the fire OF the Russians drove
off the cruiser.
In the west, southwest OF Ypres,
over thousand Frenchmen and -four
guns have been captured, according
to the Germans. who declare also that
| attacks by the French west OF Voyon.
| vaiily and Chavonne have been re-
/ pulsed with severe losses. The admis-
sion is made, however, that the French
have retaken the village of Souplr and
part OF Saplgnaul.
France says that while Germans
have been active along the whole
| French line in the west, all their at
tacks we're repulsed. The village OF
st. RENT on the heights OF the Mouse
was taken at the point OF the bayonet.
4 The Austrians have been cut off
from their western base and are be-
ing backed southwark toward the Car
pathians. Thus reports Petrograd on
the operations OF the Russians against
the Austrians in Galicia, Heavy losses
II is ayerred. were inflicted on the re
firing hordes, 5000 men having been
killed or wounded and 200 cannons
captured.
Vienna, however, declares there Is
no lighting in either Galicia or Poland
and says the movements of the Aus
trians that are taking place are in &C
cordance with prearranged plans. The
temporary cessIon OF territory. the OF
fetal report says. Is justified In the
general situation.
The Russians say they are success
fully developing offensive movements
against the East Prussian front ant
already are attacking Sieradz. on th'
Wharf.-The in Russian Poland. This en-
gagement. they say. marks the ad
vance against the last fortified posi-
tion OF the Germans on Russian soil
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