Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-09
GERMANS NEW
ATTACK BEATEN
BACK BY ALLIES
Desperate Drives Against
Dixmude and Ypres Re-
pulsed Heavy Artillery
Attack Demolishes French
Villages.

A new German offensive movement
against the Allied lines at Dixmude
and in the neighborhood of Ypres
has been repulsed, according to the
official statement issued today by the
Paris War Office, which claims
slight advances in spite of the des-
perate attacks Of the invaders.
The fighting along the battle front
in Belgium and France has been
waged in heavy fogs, which make
the operations difficult. The Ger
man offensive was preceded by
terrific artillery duels, in which the
town of Bethune was partly demol-
ished and smaller villages levcled.
The fighting has resulted in ad-
mittedly heavy losses on both sides,
but the French report that their own
have been less than those inflicted
upon the invaders.
French and British warships re-
duced two forts along the Dardanelles
after terrific shelling.
Cossack troopers in their mad dash
into Armenia have captured Kepre-
kioi, the main fortifcation on the
road to the strongly fortified city Of
Erzerum. Fierce fighting marked the
attack on the city.
A Turkish battleship of the type of
the ex-German cruiser Breslau bonn
barded the Russian port Of Poti, ac-
cording to official announcement.
Turkish troops invaded Egypt
Sunday, according to Constantinople
official statements. The natives are
expected to aid the invaders.
Russian warships of the Black Sea
feet have been driven to cover in
Russian ports, says the Turkish
statement. On the other hand, it is
said the Russians have left their base
10 protect their coast towns. Fur
ther, it is said, the Cars feet has
emerged from the Bosporus and is
preparing to engage the Turkish
squadron. A great naval battle is
expected.
The Russian forces have penetrated
into German territory. on the Silesian
frontier. Entry into the province
lof Posen at Pleschen marks the in
'itial advance of the Car into the
enemy's country from the east
'Pleschen is less than 200 miles from
Berlin. The retreating German armies
are drawn up along the banks of the
Warthe River, which roughly parallels
the Silesian frontier.
Berlin explains the retreat of the
German army as designed to hold
the Russian advance in favorable ter
ritory, protected by strong entrench-
ments.
In East Prussia the forward move
ment of the Russians continues, and
Petrograd declares that the Germans
have been cleared out of northern
Poland along the Thorn-Mlawa line
and hold ground only in one impor-
tant position in the vicinity of Wir-
ballen.
Petrograd reports continued ad-
vance in Galicia and resumption of
the interrupted advance toward Ber-
lin by way of Cracow.
Arrangements were effected today
for the formal surrender tomorrow of
Tsing-Tao. All Japan is celebrating
the fall of the German fortress. The
Mikado has issued message praising
the valor of the Anglo-Japanese
forces. Twenty-three hundred pris-
oners were taken in the capitulation.
Political leaders in Toxic demand
that Japan retain possession of the
German ieasehold of Kiao-Chau as a
fruit of victory. The populace also
elamors for this addition to Japan's
colonies.
Following Arab attacks upon Ital-
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