The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-04

the invaders. Now, however, many OBJ
servers emphasize that even should
| the so-called battle line be terminated,
| the Germans would only fall back on
| equally strong entertainments.
There is nothing from the French
| battle line this morning to indicate
| marked change in the situation. The
f1ercest fighting apparently still CEN
| ters on that part of the battle line
stretching due north for about forty
miles, In an almost straight line, from
Roye. The vicinity of the little town
of Albert has again been the scene
of vigorous action where the allies
claim progress and, though 1t seems
| incredible, the latest announ cements
asserted that the remainder of the vast
| line was quiet with the exception of
| the region around st. Michael, around
which the Germans were driven from
| their southernmost Judgement.
RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.
From Petrograd there continues to
come in uninterrupted claims of Rus
sian successes on the frontier of Po-
| land; but from Ga1icia, where the Rus
sian and combined German and Aus
| TRAN forces are at death grips before
Cracow has come nothing to indicate
which side has taken the first honors
| in the preliminarf skirmishes.
A belated Dispatch from Copenhagen
| asserts that Emperor William has re-
Gently been at Breslau, where he de-
cided on a four-fold offensive move
ment against Kovno, Warsaw, Lodz
and Galicia. When this was under
way, it was added, he expected to re
turn to the western theatre of war.
From the southeastern tip Of Galicfa,
t. r. PJ1knxr4n2 n1f0Ya
of the advanced Russian forces I'M
heard from for days. It was said that
the entering of Pennsylvania was al
ready under way and that a battle
between the Austrians and the com
bined Russo Servian forces was in i'm
mediate prospect
British critics seem unable to agree
as to whether the recent revival OF
German activity in Belgium means a
serious attempt to take Antwerp and
other points or whether the opera
lions are merely intended to ha1ass
the Belgians and prevent them from
tampering with the German lines Of
communication.
VIENNA, according to roundabout
dispatchea purporting to emanate
from the Austrian capital, is prepar-
ing for a siege and there is even talk
of removing the seat of government.
The decision Of the admiralty to
mine a certain area of the North Sea
has given England an added feeling
of security. While no alarm has ever
been manifested heretofore the move
ment has been hailed Az one shielding
the Dover straits and the channel
without interfering with the southern
exit from the Thames or routes to Os-
tend. Dunkirk, Calais, and Boulogne.
HEROIC ENGAGEMENT.
Details are just available of the
heroic engagement of Prussian guards
at Suippes Gin the French department
of Marne), a fortnight ago." says the
Paris correspondent of the Daily Mail
TT arose out OF the German attempt
to cut the railway connecting Rheims
and Verdun.
This attempt failed and the Ger
mans were in danger Of being caught
| between the French infantry and cav
airy It was at this moment, while the
| greater part of the German troops
were retiring In the direction or
Rheims, that a regiment OF Prussian
guards threw itself desperately upon
the lines of the French cavalry.
| Not once, but five times, did the
| devoted regiment hurl itself against
the solid French front After the :ifth
| charge there were only hundred men
| left surrounding the flag. With signs
| of reluctance they gave the signal Of
| surrender and it was then found that
| nearly all Of the hundred were wound
| ed.
In the course of this engagement