The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-09-22
Every Effort On
Part OF Opposing
Forces To DisIodge
Enemy Has Failed

WARSHlPS
ABoUKR, HoGUE AND CREssY HAVE BEEN SUNK
IN THE NORTH SEA BY SUBMARINES ACCORDING TO
AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE OFFICIAL BUREAU THIS
AFTERNOON THE ANNOUNCEMENT SAYS A CON
SIDERABLE NUMBER OF THE VESSELS CREWS
WERE SAVED BY H M. S. LoWEsToFT, AND BY
DIVISION OF TORPEDO BOAT DEsTRoYERs.
THE ABoUKR WAS ToRPEDoED FIRST THE
HoGUE AND CRESSY WERE ATTEMPTING TO SAVE
THE CREW WHEN THEY WERE ALSO ToRPEDoED.
THE LIST OF CASUALTIES AMONG THE CREWS WILL
BE PUBLISHED AS SOON AS KNOWN. THE VESSELS
WERE ARMoRED CRUISERS OF A COMPARATIVELY
Another day gone neither Germany the allies
lay claim any decisive the battle of the Asne
where the supreme conflict of the to the present. has
long been raging. ---.f. -aa$s~~~ -.sz #s
Taken as whole, the engagement seems be partak
ing Of the nature Of siege Both sides continue to hold the
majority of their strongly entrenched positions. The Ger
lines, for 100 miles, described continuation of
forts and heavy entrenchmen The artillery fire continues
day and night.
It appears nothing but successful faning movement
could seriously affect either army neither front has been
broken and neither side has been outfanked
Rheims appears to be the center of the most persistent
fighting In Belgium the situation shows real change
The Russians before Przemysl, engaging this Aus
trian fortress in Galicia with artillery fire.
Rheims is between the lines Of battle along the Aisne
The city has suffered heavily It is said the Germans
most anxious to recapture this position.
The latest official communication from Berlin, issued
Monday night says the Germans captured hill positions at
Craone and occupy the village OF Betheny three miles out
side of Rheims to the north
The military expert of The London Times gives posi-
tons the French forces on the left which, correct
remarkable advance along the flank of the German right
wing under command of General Kluck.
There is conrmatioa of the Antwerp report that
Kluck had transferred his headquarters to Mons.
The Russians claim the Austrians in Gaica fleeing
before Them while Vienna declares these of her
army are for reorganization.
wireless to the German embassy at Washington from
Berlin says the attack against the allies making progress
OFFICIAL FRENCH REPORT
Paris. Sept. o. The following official announcement
made today:
along the entire 'front.' from the Disc to the woevre
rivers the Germans manifested yesterday certain activity
without, however, obtaining appreciable results.
'First-0n left wing, the right bank of the
River 0se the Germans obliged to yield ground be-
fore the French attacks Between the the
situation remains unchanged The enemy has not delivered
serious attack conentng himself yesterday with con-
tinued cannonading.
the enemy attempted offensive movement which
pulsed while between Souan and Argenne made some
progress
been change.
'In the Woevre district the enemy made violent ef
fort He attacked the heights of the Meuse along front
between Tresauvaux Vigneules and Hendcourt without,
however succeeding in gaining position the heights
DOnestr to the south of Bamont has been reoccupied
by the enemy.
ing provisions with the men attached to them and also
tured numerous prisoners.
Concerning the Russians in Gacia The rear guards
of the Austrian armies have pursued by the Russians
and have suffered considerable losses Russian troops have
in contact with the Austrian garrison Przemys
Heavy Russian artillery bcmbardng the forfcaons Of
Jaroslav.''
rs NOW SIEGE
London, Sept 22The Times correspondent, discussing
1.-THE battle Of Asne continues having lasted week.
with the allies making slow progress against extraordinary
difficulties can no longer properly speaking be called
battle but SIEGE the Germans having constructed along
their 100 mile front series Of small forreses from the Disc
river to the Meuse river made Of old forts and dsused
auares The plains Of Champaign are admirably suited fer
he ensiv