The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-11-07
German Cruiser YOTCk Sunk by
Mine; 1872 Saved.
BELGIANS DEFEAT TEUTONS


Is believed, plan a new campaign TO
reach the channel coast.
The French official announceme Mt
given out In Paris say that the al
lies have made slight progress east
Of Nleuport, on the right bank Of the
User.
A Rotterdam dispatch says that the
Ninth German Army corps was
transferred last week from France
and Belgium to East Prussia, and
that It's place has only been half
filled by reserved and landstrum
troops.
II 10 reported In Ottawa that a great
battle has been fought In the North
Sea between the British and Ger.
man fleets, and that seventeen ships
hsve sunk. No confirmation can be
obtained by government officials.
u is officially announced that the bonn
bardment Of Tslnatau continues Wig
ously. The Germans on the night Of
Nov. 3 made eounter-attaek which
for time hindered operations. The
attacking forces, according to the
statement, are now gradually clos
ing In. The Japanese right captured
some small forts and an officer and
twenty soldiers. Shells struck and
burned the Bismarck barracks.
LONDON All uncertainty re-
gar6ing Turkeys position was end.
ed. The foreign office officially an
nounces that England has declared
war on Turkey and II is expected that
this action will Immediately be fol-
lowed by France, Russia. Servia,
Montenegro and possibly Belgium and
japan.
The Turkish government withdrew
all OF her diplomatic representatives
from Seryia. England, Russia and
France, and Russian troops have al.
ready invaded Turkey. while the
Anglo-French fleet is bombarding the
Oar danelles.
British Shell Dieddah.
Tho British cruiser Minerva has
bombarded the Arabian city OF Died
dab probably Jiddah), on the Red
sea.
Jiddah is a fortified city OF 10000.
II Is the chief seaport OF Arabia and
is siyty.fve miles northwest OF Mecca
In It IS a tomb said TO be that OF Eve
Nearly half the population Is Arab
German Cruiser Sunk by Mine.
LONDON = The German cruiser
Yorcke has struck mine in Jade bay
an. sunk. The Yorcke carried a com
p!emont OF 557 men, OF whom 3s2
have been saved
The Yorck was an armored cruiser
4O2 feet long. She was built in 1904
and displaced 1850 tons
JEGe Bay, where the vessel was
sunk. IS an inlet OF the North sea on
the German coast west OF the mouth
OF The River Wsoer
The Times prints a report that the
German cruiser Koenigsberg has been
put out OF action IN the Indian Ocean
Germans Defeated In Move on Coast
LONDON Definite defeat OF
the Bavaran army which attempted
TO back rs way through TO Dunkirk
from northern Belgium Is claimed by
the Belgian army. which bore the
brunt OF the battle. The Germans, n
ia stated in dispatches from Havre
the temporary Belgian capital. have
retired TO intrenched lines 20 the west
and extending inland from Just south
OF ostend.
The Germans are now concentrating
on new line and their REINFORCE.
ments are being massed again around
Ypres. Lille and Arras. II Is believed
that they will endeayor to reach the
sea from this section. where they will
not be subject TO flooding OF the coun.
try. II was the action OF the Belgians
In cutting the User dikes that caused
OF the allied lines. Hundreds OF men
were drowned there.
Russ Take Eight Towns.
The two developments Of the most
interest here are the news OF the bat
tie on the Trans.Caucasion border and
tho naval attack on the DardanelIes
II Is officially announced in Petroerad
that Russian troops have advanced in
the Caucasus and penetrated into
Turkish territory and have driven the
Turkish advance guard from eight
military posts. The Russian comman-
der in the Caucasus transmitted 10
Petrograd the following report
our troops have crossed the from
tier Of Turkey and. having driven
back the Turkish advance guards.
they took possession or the towns OF
zivne. Kara-Kalisseh. KassinIa, AKIN
". Boutakh. Khoroun. Myssoun anr
Aizap. The Turkish forces retreatel
after having suffered losses and aban.
doned their dand.'