Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-03
Germans Announce Success
at Various Points Along
Great Battle Front
BERLIN PLEASED
WITH OPERATIONS
Verdun Is Attacked on the
West; Austrians Claim
Numerous Victories


formation given out today tor the
press. in official quarters, is as fol-
lows:
''The progress of the fighting on the
front in the north Of France IS regard-
ed here as highly favorable. The re-
port given out yesterday, with us
news that the French had been thrown
back across the Aisne at point near
ready had been extended to the west
front of Verdun, is regarded as the
most favorable issued for some time
Soissons, and that the operations al
past.
Letters from the front reaching
Berlin describe the fighting between
Nieuport and Ypres as probaDly the
fiercest of the whole war. Ihe Ger
mans forced their way southwark Dy
repeated night attacks. The toll OF
death was great on both sides.
.The fighting in Poland has not yet
recommended, but in Galicia, accord
ing to special dispatches, events would
appear to be approaching a decisive
moment. A dispatch received mere
from Cracrow says the Russians nave
been thrown back across the river san
and elected from LeZaisk, whence the
Austrians pursued them for a distance
of four miles. An Austrian official re-
mort declares merely that the Austrian
forces in central Galicia have retained
all the captured positions to the north
and east of Turka, near Stary-Sambor,
to the east of Przemysl, and on the
lower San river They repnlsed an
attack near Disco, the Russians losing
many prisoners. A Russian column
composed of infantry, cavalry and ar
tillery has been defeated to the north
of Knthy on the frontier of Bukowlna
and Gahcia.
.1The exploits of the Turkish fleet,
which bombarded Odessa and Sebasto-
nool and destroyed two Russian war
ships: nineteen transports and several
oil tanks excite unbounded enthusiasm
here.
tsM impartial, a newspaper OF Ma
drid. reports that there is dangerous
unrest in Algeria. The natives nave
refused to enter the military service
and have killed French policemen
4I'Echo D'Bulgarie, semi-official
newspaper published in Sofia, declares
that the relations between Bulgaria
and Turkey are in excellent shape.
Roth countries remember the lessons
Of 1912 and 1913 The secretary OF the
king of Bulgaria has gone to Con-
stantinople to confer with leading
Turkish statesmen.
'The press declares that the British
statement of October Il, saying tnat
the governments Of the powers IN the
triple entente have resolved shortly 10
effect a settlement of the very straln-
ed relations between the Balkan
states, proves that Turkey is not gull
tv for the outbreak of hostilities IN the
near east.
Attacks Are RepuIsed.
Paris, Nov 2.-The allied troops, &C
cording to official information here,
still are determinedly meeting the lat
est vigorous offensive movement OF the
Germans in Belgium and in France.
To date the French and English assert
that the balance of gains is IN their
favor, and they look to see the failure
of the German offensive in this sec
tion indicated soon by general ana
definite withdrawal of the enemy on
The right bank of the User.
While it is admitted that the aiiles
have not regained all OF the lost
pronnd in the valley of the User, thelr
known gains in that region give every
hope Of a general success. In the
vtcinitv of Nieuport and Dixmude the
enemy has been repulsed beyond the
railroad, while the inundation effected effected
between the User and the Nleuport
o,d Dixmnde line has rendered the
ground there so swampy that the Ger
man trenches have become unlnhanit-
able. This last fact is noted IN tne
latest Belgian official statement. ~
referring to the Developments on
+,a line from Dixmude to Ypres, the
Belgian Bel statement is precise in it's an, n,
nouncement that Poelkapelle has been
surrounded by the allies: This gta,. is an IN
important point, as it is the een.er einn Of Of
ro,,tes r and railroads between Dix
nude Ypres, Roulers and Thorout.
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