The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1914-11-13
PROGRESS OF the WAR,

1t is hundred days since the grekt
European war began. So far there have
been no decisive results for either Of the
contending forces.
In the west along the Franco Belgium
frontier the armies face each other
practically along the same lines as three
weeks ago. N
In the far west through conflicting re.
ports, We find that according to the map
that the Germans and Austrians hsve
been retiring for about two weeks and
the battle lines now run nearly coinc,-
dent with the lines Of the boundaries
between the warning countries.
After three, weeks Of heavy fighting
near the sea between Ostend in Belgium
and Calais in France, mostly along the
banks Of the little river User, the oily
result as yet is the killing and vouudhg
of immense numbers of men on bbth
sides.
There seems to be NO doubt that
necessity is forcing the Kaiser to IRISH
all possible reinforcements to the local..
ty with which to force his way through
the lines Of the allies, and thus at One
time not only make path to Cailas but
at the same. time envelope the left wing
Of the allies IN turning movement.
On the other hand the allies have fore.
seen the probabilities and on their part
have been rushing men towards their
own left wing and SO far have been able
to withstand the terrific assaults of the
Germans. 4
1t looks as il within the next few days,
that the Germans will make the greatest
tight Of the war at this point with view
of victory. or else, retreat tolthe lines
farther back, probably from Antwerp.
southerly behind strongly fortified posi-.
tions. and perhaps wait for winter and
the allies, to attack them there at Z dis.
advantage.
On the other hand if the allies are sde
feated then they will take a similar
line Of retreat back TO their own fortified
positions in France.
The German cruiser Emden was sunk
in the Bay of Bengal this week by the
Australian battle ship Sidney. The &C.
tion lasted an hour and the Emden was
run on shore while burning. About, 200
men were lost. She has about two
dozen English merchant ships to her
credit during her career. The Karlsruhe,
another German cruiser, was found hid.
ing in q small river in Africa by an Eng
lish battle-ship and the channel blocked
SO that the former conId not escape,
while the English ship bombarded her.
1t is somewhat remarkable that wii1n
a half dozen of these German cruisess
afloat in the various oceans for thrbe
months, that, they have done 40 little
dsmage. In the Civil war, one Confed-
crate ship, the Alaboma, did great deal
more harm to American shipping than
all these German ships have done. In
fact the Alabama took 90 many prizes
that she practically cleared the seas OF
all American merchant ships, because
what she did not seize, she frightenedso 80
that they we're tranferred to other flags.
Another remarkable fact so far proven
IN this wal, that while Leige, Naunur,
and Antherp, strongly fortified citiss,
we're battered down in q short time by
German guns, the two hundred miles Of
trenches dug by the soldiers of both
sides seem to be practically impregnible.
Artillery does not appear to be able to
do much stop the assult,ng parties that
seek to take them with muskets.