Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1914-11-20

line between Dixmude and Ypres. With
the exception of the capture of Dix
nude and some little progress around
Ypres, they have not been able to
make any material advance.
Russians Take Johannesburg.
The Russian army, under General
Rennenkampf, is fighting It's way into
east Prussia and has taken Johannis.
burg, which is on the railway from
Lyck to Sedan, both Of which towns
are In Russian hands. This gives to
Russia tfe control of an important
railway line, which skirts the frontier
in German territory and several
branch railways running into the in
terror.
The central army, which drove the
Germans back from the Vistula. has
had only unimportant engagements,
but 1t is known to be pushing forward
to the borders Of Posen and Silesia,
which the Germans are crossing.
Russians Near cracow.
The Russian left wing has followed
the Kielce railway to the Austrian
frontier, and is within few miles of
Cracow, the siege of which is immin-
ent.
The southern army, under General
Ruzsky, is at Rzeszow, between
Przemysl and Cracow, and it's crossing
Of the San river is being opposed
by the Austrians. Another detachment
continues the siege of Przemysl, while
another is operating against the Aus
TRANS who are holding the passes of
the Carpathians.
The army of Armenia, whose base is
on Kars, Transcaucasia, is approach
ing the Turkish fortress of Erzerum.
The manner in which Grand Duke
Nicholas, the Russian commandment.
chief, is welding these armies and the
mobility they are showing is the sub.
ject of admiration on the part of mill
tary men here.
Austrian Divisions AnnihiIated.
A message from Bucharest, accord
ing to an Exchange Telegraph com.
pany dispatch from Rome, says two
Austrian divisions have been annihila-
ted along the river Pfnth. r.
A message from Sarajevo says the
governor of Bosnia has addressed
proclamation to the Austrian army de.
claring the Servians must be COM
pletely defeated before winter.
Marks Invasion Of Enaland7
By International News Service.
London, Nov. 13.-The official press
bureau announces that H. M. s. Mig
er has Just been torpedoed by Ger
man submarine in the Downs and
foundered. All her officers and crew
were saved. Four men were injured.
The Niger was comparatively I'M
important unit in the British feet.
The sinking of the Niger is de-
clared to mark the opening Of the
threatened attack on the English
coast by German submarines. ~he
Downs Is q section Of the Kentish
coast Just south of the headlands that
guard the entrance of the river
Thames. It is a protected harbor,
made SO by the Goodwin Sands and is
the nearest point on the British coast
line to the French port Of Calais.
Germans Take Dixmude.
Paris. Nov. 13.-Dixmude. the Bel
gian town around which was centered
the hardest fighting in Flanders, has
been captured by the Germans. This
was admitted in an official statement
issued here.
Drive to Sea Renewed. 81 3
The statement showed that the Cor
mans have renewed their drive tosthe
French coast, which was temporarily
halted by the cutting of the dykes in
the lower valley Of the Yse- river. It
stated that the battle had been re-
sumed with great ferocity between
Newport and the River Lys. This is
the first time since the Yser Valley
Yves flooded that Nieuport has been:
mentioned in an official report. This
town Is on the coast, at the e1tremD
left end Of the allies line.
| Ohsetting the admission that DIX
nude had been captured, 1t Is an
nouaced that Lombertzyde. north Of
Nieuport. has been reoccupied by the
allies. rs
Il Opens Route to ounklrk.
Behind Dixmude is the direct route
to Dunkirk, one Of the French ports
On which the Germans have set their
hearts, and IL they can break through
here the allies will be compelled to
TALL back to new positions. The invad-
ers therefore have been concentrating
their forces at this point, and their
success in taking Dixmude, where they
claim to have captured SOC prisoners,
and positions to the west Of LANCE
marck, where, according to Berlin re-
port, 1000 prisoners fell into their
hands. shows that the statement 30
freely made that they had been send.
ing troops from the west to Poland
are without foundation.
| Conclusion Of Military Men.
As q matter Of fact, military men
here believe the Germans. "a soon A