Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-27
PROGRESS OF THE WAR
Fearful Carnage in Fight for Pos.
session of Channel Coast.


The battle for the straits Of Dover,
one Of the most sanguinary Of the war,
is continuing with unabated fury, but
thus far without either side gaining
decided advantage.
The Germans, who at terrible cost
in life, last Saturday, crossed the
Yeser canal between Nieuport and
Dixmude, have not been able to make
further progress as the allies, accord
ing to a report Of German general
headquarters issued yesterday morn
ing, are obstinately defending their
positions. 1t Is the same farther
south, around Armentieres, Lille, La
basse and Arras. The opposing armies
are delivering fierce attacks, gaining
or losing few miles or less Of ground
with sacrifice in life that Is appal-
ling. The whole countryside Is fairly
reeking with the blood Of thousands
Of killed or wounded.
In the towns and villages, with
which the country is dotted and most
Of which have been laid in ruins by
the artillery, most desperate fighting
has occurred when the cavalry and in
fantry came into contact. Both sides
speak Of heavy losses they have i'm
posed on their adversaries, but say
nothing Of their own dead or wound
ed, whose places are being filled with
reinforcements.
The British fleet which did such
execution in bombarding the German
flank, seems to have withdrawn on
Sunday afternoon. The Germans say
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beginning to reach the ships. The
belief Is expressed, however that the
fleet will be able to render untenabie
German occupation Of any part Of the
Belgian or French coast. The opinion
also Is expressed that the operations
Of the allied vessels off the Belgian
coast and in the vicinity Of the straits
of Dover may cause the German fleet
to come out and give battle.
In naval circles II Is considered that
the German submarines, although
they have proved deadly to ships
steaming slowly, will not be so eff
fective against ships steaming and
maneuvering at high speed and in shall
low water, as the British monitors and
their auxiliaries have been doing.
There is some talk of the Germans
bringing their big 42-centimeter guns
to the coast to use against the allies
Dul Tie odllOTS are
credited with saying that their vessels
can prevent these guns being put in
position. They claim that even II
they should be mounted they will not
be so deadly against a fast moving
target as against the stationary forts
they destroyed so easily.
While this life and death struggle
is going on in the west the French
have become more active along the
Alsatian border and are said to be
making preparations and securing ad-
vanced positions in view Of possible
attacks by the Germans with their
big Howitzers on the Belfort fort
ress. 1t now seems to be realized
that no fortress has any chance Of
holding out when once these big Ger
man guns are brought into action
against 1t.
The German official report last
night on Augustowo, Russian Poland,
which it declares is progressing. 1t
reiterates that the battle near Ivan
gorod although favorable to the Ger
mans, remains undecided.
North Of this section the Russians
claim they are still pursuing the Ger
mans who attempted an advance on
Warsaw, and southwark to have cross
ed the Vistula and driven the Aus
trians back.
In Galicia and in the Carpathians,
the Russians also claim to have
broken down the Austrian offensives.
AS the days come and go and the
promised visits Of the Zeppelins to
England do not materialize, the pub
lie seemingly is beginning to believe
these monster airchaft are being held
in reserve for the day that the Ger
man navy comes out and that they
will be used in force to assist the
warships in an endeavor to cripple the
British fleet.