Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-11-12
Enemy Holds Ground
at Three Points.
TEUTONS MAKE FINAL
ATTEMPT IN FLANDERS
Fresh Troops and New Guns
in Battle at Dixnude,

London, Nov. 10.-At three places
in the area of hostilities-in Silesia,
in East Prussia and in Alsace-forces
of the entente allies We're on German
soil and for the first time since the
outbreak OF hostilities conditions
seemed to presage, in the opinion of
British military observers, a reversal
Of the roles of the %contending coun-
tries.
Three points stand out in the latest
news OF the great war. In Flanders,
the Germans, u%ndaunted by past fail
ures to break through to the Straits
of Dover, have launched their expect
ed new attack, regarded by the allies
as their supreme effort.
In Russian Poland the immense
armies Of the Russian emperor are
pushing forward with surprising
speed, threatening the Germans on
home soil.
From Toxic ONE the report that a
Japanese army may be sent to The
west to take its part with the British,
French and Belgians in the struggles
on the battlefields of Europe.
Week May See Change.
Military observers agree the war has
entered on a crucial stage and that
TIE neXt week will mark a definite
tarn in the curse Of events. In
Irnnch nninjnr thn Enrp,aIc nouCf al
Their win their way to the English
channel or fall back. For that reason
particular interest attached to the Off
cial French statement, which indicated
the beginning Of the onslaught for
which the Germans have been pre-
pairing during the lull Of the last few
days.
Fresh troops and new gum from the
krupp works have been rushed to the
line of battle from DiXmude south
ward across the French border to Ar
ras. The Germans have struck their
first blows at DiXmude and in the
region of Ypres and the French wal
office announces that their attacks
have been repulsed.
Slow progress for the allies along
the greater part of the line from Dix
nude to the Lys is claimed by the
French. Over the remainder of the
disputed territory. across France, the
situation has not changed materially,
although the French report hat new
German attacks in Alsace have been
checked.
Menace On the East.
Up to the present Germany has been
lighting, generally speaking, in the ter
ritory Of her enemies, but now she
would appear to be more or less seri-
ously menaced from the east by the
victorious armies of Grand Duke Mich
olas, the Russian commander-in-chief
in the field. the advance guards of
which are reported as having crossed
The Silesian frontier. The Russians
also have crossed the East Prussian
frontier, which also was the site of a
brief Russian invasion in the early
stages OF the war. London considers
the latest development the most i'm
p%ortant OF the campaign up to the
present. The French for some time
have held their positions in Alsace.
Reports of a German retirement
from Belgium have been revived in
connection with the Russian advances
in the eastern area Of the war, but it
is mere speculation to say that Ger
many will be obliged to retire from
Belgium, or even cease her offensive
in this region. In any event German
retirement from Belgium probably
would be slow, as the Teutonic troops
have made the entire country behind
the1r battle line one vast fertilization.