Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03
FIGHTING IS or MOST
Violent CHARACTER
PRESENT GIGANTIC STRUGGLE
IN NORTHERN FRANCE is CON-
SIDERED CRUCIAL ACTION IN
THE WAR.
RUSSIANS INVEST PRzEMYSL
Occupation of City Proper BY Rus
slams Complete, Says Report-Wire-
less News Received in London From
Fife. Tower in Paris.
Summary Of War News to Date.

Furious fighting continues in North
ern France, where the allied French
and British armies are at grips with
the German forces in what is charac-
terized as the crucial action of the
battle of the Aisne. Beyond admit
ting this fact the official statements
are vague. Few details of the strug-
gle which may be the turning point
of the western campaign have been
given the waiting public.
~ One sentence: There is no change
N the situation" epitomizes the Of
fetal reports from London, Paris and
Berlin. The allies claim to have made
slight advances here and there, nota-
bly, on the heights Of the Meuse. The
German official statement, however,
declares that reports concerning a
victorious advance of the enemy are
untrue
Both the British and TIE French Of
fetal statements refer TO the VIC
lence OF the attacks made by the Ger
mans. who seem to have redOubled
their efforts in an attempt to hurl
back the allied line. The reports,
however indicate that the French and
British have given no ground.
A very rigorous censorship evident
" has been imposed at virtually all
points, particularly at London regard
ing the operations at the front, as
very little news is being permitted TO
come through. The war officials prob
ably hesitate to raise the hopes OF
the people without some decisive re-
suit having been obtained and fear
publication of the smallest details OF
the operations might be of aid to the
Germans.
Petrograd reports officially that the
Austrian stronghold of Przemysl, in
Galicia, is invested completely by the
Russians and that the main Austrian
army is retiring behind the Carpa-
thians into Hungary, pursued by the
Russians Berlin, however, declares
that reports Of the fall of two of the
Przemysl forts are inventions"
The Montenegrins, who have allied
themselves with the Servians in the
conflict with Austria, are making ad-
vances, according to advices. A dis
patch from Cettinje, Montenegro, says
the Montenegrins are within artillery
range of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia.
The Austrian forts at Bocchie di
Cattaro, Dalmatia, on Sept. 10 sunk a
large French warship. This ship was
one of a fleet of eighteen which was
met by a salvo from one of the Aus
trian forts as it approached the strong
hold The rest of the fleet retreated
hastily. says the dispatch, after the
French ship was sunk.
Advices received in Paris say that
the rapid increase in grain prices in
Austria is causing anxiety in official
circles. Farmers are holding their
supplies for higher prices and the gov
eminent proposes to fix a maximum
price for this commodity.
The German emperor is reported
suffering from inflammation of the
lungs. Only a day or two ago his
fifth son. Prince Oscar, was Obliged
TO withdraw from his regiment and is
being treated for a heart affection
the result of overexertion. The EN-
peror's youngest son. Prince Joachim
has just recovered from a bullet
wound.
From Petrograd comes an official
statement from the Russian general
staff that German attempts in Rus
sian Poland have been repulsed and
that the Germans are in retreat.
The German general staff, by way
of Berlin, reports that the allies are
using their railroads in a general at
tack on the extreme end of the right
flank of the German army. The gen
eral staff also reports slight gains on
the center of the battle front and an
engagement with artillery south oil
Verdun.
The German casualty list as official
ly reported from Berlin numbers 104,
$50 up to date. OF whom 1854 are
dead, 65,s0s wounded and 23,007 miss
ing.