The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-14
Germans Vigorously Opposed in Aduance to Coqs

1. the Withdrawal from the centre Of the
German troops engaged, has enabled
the allies to mako advances in the Bcr-
4 ry-Au-Bac district. to the northwest OF
Rheims, and also toward Souain, west
or the Argonne and north of Nialan-
court. between the Argonne and the
Mouse.
Nothing & said in the French official
report Of the fighting around Apremont
snd ST. Mihiel. which has been very
heavy for some time. Here the Ger
mans have been making determined Of
forts to maintain their positions on the
Mouse.
However, all this is now secondary
to the battle In the Province of P!cardy.
which forms the Department of Somme
and part of Disc. Pas de Calais and
Aisne.
GERMANS IN COMPLETE
= POSSESSION OF ANTWERP
.sThc Germans are in complete posses
sion OF Antwerp, but il is said some
OF the forts still are holding out. and
that General de Guise, Belgian COM
mander. Is there directing the portion
of the Belgian garrison, which occupies
thcm.
!. The big German siege guns used to
Geduce the Antwerp forts already have
been moved. 1t Is reported they are to
be taken to the Vosges TO reduce Bel
fort.
OF lighting in Galicia. the official re-
ports from Petrosrad and Vienna are
so directly at variance that there is
no reconciling them. Vienna says the
relief of Przemysl is complete. Petro-
grad declares the siege is progress
ting. and that the Russian artillery Is
destroying all the fortress works.
> The general opinion is that the Rus
Slams have withdrawn to n line start
ing from Sambor, In Galicia. passing
through Przemysl, Sandomir and Ivan
nd m - cot nf n
saw, roughly, along the San and Nistula
Rivers. where they waiting to
meet the advancing Austro- German
armies on ground of the Russians own
choosing.
The Germans seemingly are complete
Is out of the Suwalki and Lomza dis
tricts. but the Russian advance into
East Prussia is making little, IL any,
progress. Probably both arc willing to
wait where they are until the bigger
battle TO the south has been decided.
The Germans, IL is said, have been sur
prised by the early winter and are suf-
fering severely because of not being
provided with heavy clothing such as
the Russians have.
In the sinking Of the cruiser Pallada
by German submarine, the Russian
navy suffered a somewhat heavy loss.
Russia has fed ships as IL is. and the
loss of q cruiser OF the Pallada class is
of serious consequence.
VICTORY OVER AUSTRIANS
CLAIMED By MONTENEGRINS
The Montenegrins claim another vic
tory over the Austrians to tho north
cast of Sarajcvo, capital of Bosnia.
While it is known that Colonel
Maritz, leader of the rebels in South
africa. has only a small following, the
TACT that his command has rebelled, is
considered unfortunate at this moment
Marity is Transvaaler, who fought In
the Bocr War but at It's conclusion was
one of the irrcconciliab les who crossed
over into German territory where he
fought with the Germans against the
natives. Lator he returned to British,
South Africa, secured an appointment
in the police and worked his way to
the command Of which he has just been
relieved
sTho territory affected by the rebel
!ious movement is the southern end Of
tie Kalahari desert, which is parallel
with the German frontier. There are
about 1900 white farmers in that dis
trict.
The action of Maritz has had the eff
feet of clearing the atmosphere in
South Africa, and will compel the
Dutch to choose sides.
1t Is believed here that large ma
jority of the people of the country will
FOLLOW Premier Botha, who has taken
over the command Of the army and that
AIaritz will be put down.
Turkey has commenced TO eXpcl
Greeks from Iieraclca (EreglD Asia
Minor. 1t is reported also that emissnr-
:cr have left Constantinople to preach
a holy war against the French i'll Mo-
rocco. The Turkish fleet. IL Is rumored,
is in the Black Sea OF Nnrnn, not far
from the point where the Russian
Black Sea fleet was cruising last week.
NO IMPORTANT NEWS
FROM WESTERN THEATRE
BERLIN, October 10 tvia Amsterdam
and London, II Il. M).--IIcavy lighting
continues In the Argonncs, two chains
of hills in Northeastern France, ac-
cording TO an official statement, re-
ccived here to-day from the German
general headquarters under date or Oc-
tobcr IS. Violent attacks by the enemy
cast of scissors have been repulsed, it
Is said.
The communication follows:
There Is no important news from
the western war theatre. Violent lat
tacks made by the enemy east Of Sp's-
sons have been repulscd. Heavy fight.
ing continues in the Argonncs. Our
troops are moving forward through
dense underwood in very difficult
against the fortifcations. The French
troops offer obstinate resistance. firing
from trees. where machine guns are
posted. Besides rifle pits, which are
arranged In tiers, they have built
strong points OF support"
The statement contradicts reports
given ont by French army authorities
regarding losses met with by the allies
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