Arizona republican., 1914-11-15
Despite Terrific Fighting and Sacrifice of Many Lives Two Armies Are About the Same as When First Shot Was Fired.
BOTH SIDES
 SHOW SUCCESSES
Germans Had One or Two Minor, and Sometimes Only Temporary Success es, While French Advan- ces Are By Yards.
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LONDON, Nov. 1.-The battle of Flanders which was brought about | by the German attempt to advance on Dunkirk and Calais on the north ern coast of France, commenced just four weeks ago today and despite terrific fighting and the sacrifice of the lives of thousands, the two arm ies still hold virtually the same posi- tions as they did when the first shot was fired. After taking Ant Werp and Ostend, the Germans pro- ceeded with little or no opposition as far as Nieuport on the Yser canal. Here they found against them the Belgian army reformed, as well as the enfilading fire from the British monitors, and they were unable to make progress Floods then com pleted the discontinue of the in vaders and they commenced an ef- fort to break through the allied line between DiXmude and Ypres.
 ! The Germans had one or two minor and sometimes only tempor- ary successes, such as the crossing of the canal and the capture of Dix nude, but now according to official 1 and other reports. while they still | hold a part of Dixmude, they are 1 back on the east side of the canal. and have again slackened their at tacks.
 The weather which has been stormy with heavy rains, says a statement from the German general l q rfa baf, operations. This may well be true for people who crossed the English channel the past few days say high winds have been driving the rain across the open spaces, filling the trenches and making it next to inn possible for the men to protect them selves.
 In spite of the unfavorable condi- tions both sides have been making some success. The Germans again report the capture of a number of prisoners and also that they have Irepulsed the British and French at Jacks. The French, who do not rec ord the capture of prisoners or their own losses. likewise claim to have repulsed the German attacks and made progress. Their advance on | Bixschoote reached the almost un- precedented distance of one kilome ter (3,2SO feet) In this battle the advance was measured in yards and not in miles. This seems to have been an important one, and if it continues, military observers say, should relieve the pressure at both Dixmude and Ypres, which is on either side of that town
 1 From the Franco Belgian border as ! far as the French fortress of Verdun, the Germans have resumed their ac- tivity, and as usual both German and French official accounts claim successes. While the eyes of the world have been on the battle near 1 the North sea coast there has been fierce fighting further inland and the | Aisne valley, the Argonne forest and the vicinity of Verdun have again been scenes of some of the most sanguinary affairs.
 1 Neither side. however, has been able to make any impression on the other since the Germans won a vic tory at Vailly, the fruits of which however. has since been lost Earth CT east the winter has set in and ! the mountains where the troops are 1 facing each other are covered with snow. The Russians, continuing their enveloping movement around East Prussia, have now entered By
 
 road to Thorn and so they now have almost surrounded Emperor Williams northwestern and favorite province. Just south of Rypin, however, the l Germans have taken the offensive from Thorn and claim to have in flicted defeat on the Russians near Wlozlawek, on the Vistula river. The Germans after all seem to have de- cided to make a stand behind the Warta river in Russian Poland, for 1 the Russians announce there have 1 been Engagements with the German advance guards between that river and the Vistua.
 1 It may be, however, that the mass of the German army having retired l to the borders of Silesia, these en- agreements are intended to delay the Russian advance.
 | Farther south the Russians con- | tinue to push on to the Austrian l fortress of Cracow, which is defend
 ed by Austrian troops under German officers. Fighting continues in the Caucasus between the Russians and ! Turks, but with what result is not known, as both governments an-
 nounce victories Turkey issued a
 statement through Rome, placing the blame for the war between the Bri- I tish and Ottoman empires on Eng ] (Continued on Page Twelve)