The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-11-07

| III ttle Ireseul attach on fNussldu sea
ports has not been explained, but 1t is
possible that her injection into t..e
war may bring TO arms some OF the
/ Balkan states which have up to the
present remained quiescent
/ OF the Balkan states, Seryia and
I Montenegro already are taking part
In the war, Servia having started II.
l Bulgaria and Rumanla will stand to-
gether with Russia. 1t is believed, both
being opposed 10 Austria and Turkey.
Greece also VIII turn against the
( Turks and the Greek navy will be Of
great assistance to the Allies. it is
/ believed.
There also is probability Of Italy
being drawn into the war as the result
OF Turkeys latest move.
Says Germans Attack Failed.
Between the North Sea and the Disc
( the attacks made by the Germans
have been less violent than previously,
according 10 French official dis
Patches In Belgium the Allies have
progressed at the south of Dixmude
and at the south OF Ghelavet and have
maintained their other positions. In
the region OF the Aisne Il violent Ger
man offensive between Braye-En-
I-annera and Yailly has completely
failed.
The fighting on the northwestern
flank is now of a particularly savage
character. A considerable number OF
the wounded suffer from bayonet
thrusts which often pass completely
through parts of the bodies OF men.
LuIl lin Big Battle.
The battle of the User and the
series of fights which has taken place
along the whole front in Belgium and
France appear. with the troops now
exhausted, to have degenerated into
numerous isolated attacks and counter
attacks, in which the gains and losses
are about equally divided between the
com batants.
May Leave Belgian Coast.
The way to Bruges is now open to
the Allies, allowing them to recaptYre
Roulers, and the Germans are digging
new trenches behind Client with few
erish energy. To do this is to an.
nounce their retreat. The Germans
are abandoning their wounded, guns
and transports. Unless their fleet
comes out to create a diversion they
will be driven from the Belgian coast
within a week
Buried 25,ooo Germans.
AS showing the huge German losses
in the Ypres region it is stated that
the British soldiers have buried more
than twenty-five thousand Germans.
There are many great piles Of German
dead around Dixmude, which it has
| been impossible to bury on account of
the continuous fighting. Dixmude is
heap of ruins. German aeroplanes
have been very active.
German Weeks Loss $1,000.
The German casualty lists for last
week amount to 1900. The total to
date is about 100000. Reports from
stations for conyalescents show that
! thousands of wounded have already re-
turned to the front and others are
being used as instructors for new for
nations.
Austro-German Retreat Ends.
Events in Poland would appear to
be shaping themselves for a renewal
of the fighting between the main
forces of Russia and the Austro-Ger-
man allies, according to German Off
cial dispatches. The Austrians and
Germans have completed their retire
ment to new positions previously Sc
lected by them. When the vanguards
of the Russians who were following
them came into touch with this new
line, there were several encounters in
in which the Russians were driven off
Russian Advance in SuwaIki.
The Russian forces advancing
through Russian Poland continue to
press back the Germans in the gov
ernment of Suwalki while beyond the
Nistula they have occupied Piotrko,
Opoczno and Ozarow. The Germans
have now been pushed within twenty
miles of their positions along the
Warta river
Charity Feedeth a Multitude"
King Albert of Belgium has asked
the American people, through the
American Committee for relief in Bel
GUM, to help feed his starving people
during the coming winter
1t has been announced from New
York that the Rockefeller Foundation
has determined to employ its immense
resources for the relief of non-com-
! batants in the countries afflicted by
the war, and stands ready to give mil
lions of dollars, if necessary" accord
ing to the statement Of John d. Rookie
Teller, ir. AS cost of S275,0O the
| Foundation has already chartered a
ship, loaded it with 1000 tons of pro-
visions for the relief of the starving
RelgianS and started il for Eurana