Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-11-13
GREAT BATTlER|ELDS
DRENcAED IN BLOOD
With Advent Of Near East, Great
EmbreslIo Extends to Every
Quarter Of the Continent.
the STORIES ARE CONFLICTING
Germans Gain In France; Russians
Beat Germans and Austrlans;
Turks Also Claim vlctories.

Over the long battle lines of Eu.
rope comparative quiet prevails ex.
cept in Belgium, where the still un.
decided conflict continues with dead.
ly fury.
On the Servian border sharr
fighting is in progress and the Turks
are in action against the Russians,
but on the main positions through
France, along the east Prussian bor-
der and in Galicia there apparently
is a lup. On the success or failure
Of the German attempt to force a
way to the English channel at what
ever cost may depend the future of
the campaign not only in Belgium
but elsewhere.
Official French statement, the only
authoritative word up to early yes
terday afternoon, sketched out bat
tie line which adhered closely to that
previously reported. In contrast
with yesterdays frank admission of
German advance, including the
capture of Dixmude, the French
statement of yesterday was noncom-
initial. Fighting continues with Vi
olence on the western end of the line.
il is said, but there are no indica-
tiOns whether the Germans have sue
ceeded in pushing further their nd.
vance. II is assumed in all quarters
that the utmost energy Of the allies
would be expended in efforts to that
end to halt the German movement
west of Dixmude, as the road lies
straight to Dunkirk, on the chan.
mel.
Minor engagements are reported
at other points on the line, but ap-
parently there have been no move
ments Of note.
Along the Servian border the only
point from which heavy fighting is
reported, the Austrians nre making
a determined effort to crush Servia
and complete the campaign before
the opening of winter.
Austrian assertions that her
troops had defeated the Servians and
were carrying the fighting well on
soil, found partial confirmn-
ton in official information from
Nish, where it is admitted that the
Servians abandoned some positions
along the northern border for strate-
gic reasons.
A decisive victoy, however, is
claimed by the Servians in one of the
numerous engagements now in prog
ress along the western and northern
A force of 5000 Aust
rians who crossed the Danube at n
point 30 miles from Belgrade, the
Servian war office says, was put to
rout, 1000 being killed, 1000 captur-
ed and many drowned in the river.
The Russian pursuit of the Ger
mans along the Silesian frontier has
and the Germans are
strengthening their positions along
he line of border fortresses in an
Of an attempted Russian
INVASION.
Petrograd makes the statement
hat the retreat of the Germans wa.
lue 10 the failure of their crown
,rinca. in command Of the center,
o holi his positior. Both Gen. Won
in the north, and Gen.
)ankl, in charge Of the Austrian for
,es in Galicia, are said to have held
,ack the Russians until the retrca.
+ the crown princes forces comptl-
ID them to fall aack to avert disas-
or. Another Icporr. which also NAV
be classel as gossip, l. to
he effect that Gen. Dankl, displeas-
d by the recent course Of events, is
moving south across Galicia and has
efused to cooperate further with the
herman staff. Austria admits the
of her troops from west
I'm Galicia, and the investment Of
'rxemysl for the second time by the
russians.
Fighting between Russian and
turkish armies on the frontier is ap-
'arently still in progress. The Rus
ians claim to be routing the Turks
rhich attempted to make an envel-
ping movement. A Turkish torpedo
'oat, according to a dispatch from
Athens, has been captured off the
oast Of Asia Minor.
With the reassembling Of the Brit
sh parliament, it becomes apparent
hat the government will be heckled,
the disposition Of