Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-03
GERMANS GIVE OUT
NEWS OF PROGRESS
Official Information Via Berlin
Says Fighting in Northern
France Favorable.
BULGARIA Is WITH TURKEY
Semi-Official Paper I'm sofia De-
cIares that Two Countries Are
United In Any stand that
May Ne Taken,

BERLIN, Nov. 2-(By wireless)-In-
formation given out today for the press
in official quarters Is as follows:
The progress Of the fighting on the
front in the north OF France is regarded
here as highly favorable. The report
given out yesterday With its news that
the French had been thrown back across
the Aisne at point near scissors, and
that the operations already had been ex-
tended to the west front of Verdun, is
regarded as the most favorable issue for
some time past.
Letters from the front reaching Berlin
describe the fighting between Newport
and Ypres is probably the fiercest of the
whole war. The Germans forced their
way southwark by repeated night at
taoks. The toll of death was great on
both sides.
The fighting in Poland has not yet
recommended, but in Gaucia, according
to special dispatches. events would APP
pear To be approaching decisive move
ment a dispatch received here from
Cracow says the Russians have been
thrown back across the san river and
elected from Lezalsk, whence the Aus
/ trans pursued. them t2r u distance OF
four mlles
AnstrinnS Making Progress.
IAN Austrian official report declares
merely that the Austrian forces in cen
trel Galicia have retained all the cap
tuycd positions to the north and east of
Turka. near Stry-Sambor; To the cast OF
Przcmysl, and on tho lower san river.
They repulsed on attach near Disco the
Russians losing many prisoners. Rus
sian column. composed OF Infantry cav
airy and artillery, has been defeated to
the north OF Huthy, on the frontier OF
Bukowna and Galicia.
The exploits of the Turkish fleet,
which bombarded odessa and Sebastopol
and destroyed two Russian warships
nineteen transports and several oil tanks
excite unbounded enthusiasm here. FL
Impartial a newspaper of Madrid. re-
ports that there is dangerous unrest in
Algeria. The natives have refused to
enter the military service and have killed
French policemen.
Bulgaria nad T--rAcy All Right.
"L'Echo de Bulgaria. a semi-official
newspaper published in Sofia. declares
that the relations between Bulgaria and
Turkey are in excellent shape. Both coun-
tries remember the lessons OF 1912 and 1918,
The secretary of the King of Bulgaria
has gone to Constantinople to confer with
leading Turkish statesmen.
The press declares that the British
statement of October q saying that the
governments of the powers in the triple
entente have resolved shortly to effect a
settlement of the very strained relations
between the Balkan states, proves that
Turkey is not guilty for the outbreak of
hostillties in the near east.
|. THE German government has organized
civil administration III the French min
ing districts of Longwy and Briey, where
there are ore pits valued at 225. 100000
francs (s45, OO0O0O
Russian Hospitals Unsanitnry.
THE Dagblad. published at Stockholm.
Sweden. declares in a dispatch from
Petrograd that the Russian sanitary serv-
ice is lacking in hospital requisites such
as bandages for the dressing of wounds.
Some of the Russian hospitals look like
slaughter houses, this paper says
THE Bulgarian minister at Rome has
declared in an interview that a close
understanding exists between Bulgaria
and Turkey.
Tho University OF Bonn has conferred
lhe honorary degree OF doctor on Herr
Won Krupp and Herr Havenstein. The
latter is president of the Imperial bank
/ and the degree was given him on account
of Germany's splendid financial prepare
/ tions for the war
Bitter quarrels have broken out at
Darmstadt between English and French
prisoners of war. AS a result II became
necessary to move the English, among
whom is Colonel Grey. into another
camp"