Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-10-03
BATTLE OF AISNE RACES
ON WITHOUT ANY Def
MITE ADVANTAGE
THE Lines CROW LONGER
German Right Now Extends
North Almost to the Bel
gian Frontier
ASSOCIATED Press)

TINE great battle of the Alshe'
i which has been in progress three
weeks, has not been decided.
The fiercest fighting is taking place
I'm the western area, where an eN-
tremely violent battle continues, es-
locially in the Royc district in
which the Germans have concentrat-
ed considerable forces The action
appears to be extending more and
more nOrthward.
ON the left wing Of the allies one
of the French detachments which
came out of Arras, department or
Pas-Dc-Calas, has fallen back lit
tie toward the east and north of that
city, according To ffehch oIIl'Idl
announcement
The allies have made progress in
front of Albert, north of the Sommc,
according to the latest official an
uouncement in Paris. Between Roye
and Lassigny the Germans have dl-
rcctcd violent attacks against the al
lied line but these attacks, says the
French war office. have broken
against the French and British re-
sistanCe.
Back Across the Mouse
Along the rest of the front quiet
is said to prevail. 1t is officially an
nounced in Paris that no enemy re-
mains on the left bank of the Meusc
i'm the neighborhood of St Mihlel
twenty miles southeast of Ncrdun.
The first attempts of the Germans
To- pierce the outer line of forts at
Antwerp appear to have failed. None
of the Belgian forts have been Sc
fL gta aI a
French official report, and the Ger
man infantry attacks have been re
pulsed with heavy losses to The IN
Nading forces ON the other hand
am official statement issued i'm Ber-
lin says the siege of Antwerp is max
ing progress
Reports are being circulated again
10 The effect that the Germans are
preparing to evacuate Belgium or at
least that portion as far east as Brus-
sells.
Fighting l. Fierce.
I'm the eastern theatre of war a
battle promises TO be the greatest
and most important of that cam
paigu has commenced near tracoW,
Galicia. There an Austro-German
army estimated to number SOO,oOO
men is endeavoring to check the
Russian advance. Both sides are
bringing up reinforccments.
According to Russian official state
mcnts. the German plan of invasion
Of Russia from east Prussia has
failed. The statements say the Ger
mans rot as far as the western bank
OF the Niemen river but found strong
Russian forces on the eastern bank.
Being in low and marshy ground, the
Germans according to the Russian
view. could not advance.
A battle is being fought at Mar
iampol near the northeastern Prus-
sian frontier The Russians claim
that farther south in the Suwalki dis
trict. they have turned German re
.reat into disorderly flight. In the
heavy fighting at Augustowo, Suwal-
H. the Germans have received rem
forcements and are taking the Of
fensYe.
German Losses Heavy.
4 dispatch from Petrograd de-
clares the Germans have lost 10000
men in killed or wounded ana 20
GOO men taken prisoners IN the flsht-
INK I'm Russian Poland.
A message received in Rome from
Russian headquarters says that
Przemysl. Galicia. the strongly forti-
fled Austrian town has been attacked
hy Russians ON all sides. Two of the
forts. il is stated, already have been
taken.
The Scrvan attempt to cross the
river Save in Austria has proved a
complete failure. according to an Of
ficial announcement from Vienna
Papcetc, principal town and port
of the French island of Tahiti, the
most important member of the So
cicty group In the Pacific, was bonn
harded and half destroyed Septem-
her % by the German cruisers
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau This
news has been received I'm bordeaux
by the French Minister of Colonies,
CASTOR Deumergue
viii Lay Mines.
The official Information bureau in
London has announced that the l'rlt-
ish government is to lay mines In GER
tain areas in the North sea as a coun-
ter stroke to the German procedure
Further communications have been
exchanged by the British and Amer
lean governments with regard To
questions concerning contraband. II
is stated on high authority that the
British government Is contemplating
revision of its proclamation regard
ing contraband Such goods as food
stuffs consigned to Holland IN neu-
tral ships are not to be mOlested and
other changes doubtless will be an
nounced soon in the lists of contra
band.
LONDON. oct. 2.-(9:30 y. nj
The battle of the Aisne, as 1t still H.
called. although the armies contend
ing In 1t have spread far beyond the
river has been in progress Just three
weeks and no decision has been
reached. Reports from Paris earlier
In the week that the allies operations
were about to succeed were prema'
ture From all appearances there
must he more hard fighting before
either side gives way.
The heaviest blows are being given