Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-31

General Sir Charles Douglas. chief
of the British general staff, is dead.
The death Is also reported of the Ger
man major general. Pochhammer. who
was killed in action in the Argonne
forest.
Berlin announces that II was the
submarine U-9 which recently sank
the British cruiser Hawke in the North
Sea. Previously the U-9 sank the
cruisers Aboukir. Cressy and Hogue.
The submarine at last has returned
to her home port.
Commander Luedecke OF the com
merce raiding German cruiser Karls-
ruhe has been promoted to be a cap
tain.
The British government has re-
celved an additional report from its
correspondent at the Russian head
quarters, Bernard Pares. The report
written Saturday and telegraphed to
London pays tribute to the Russian
armies handling the situation in cap
tured Austrian territory.
The British admiralty has issued
statement saying that the necessity to
use its warships for convoy duty hav-
ing passed, British cruisers. aided by
like vessels of the Australian, Jap
anese, French and Russian navies. will
now search the seas In an endeavor
to run down the eight or nine German
cruisers. including the Emden and the
Karlsruhe. which have been playing
havoc with the shipping of the allied
countries.
There has been no cessation of the
battle in Belgium and Northern
France. All the official communica-
tions say the fighting is of the fiercest
character and that the British war
ships continue to aid the allies on
land with heavy shell fire from their
guns One report has II that the Brit
ish fleet Is being assisted by French
squadron.
Petrograd claims the Germans con-
tinue to retreat and that the forces of
Emperor Nicholas have crossed the
Vistula without resistance. The Aus
TRANS are given credit in the Russian
report for continuing to fight stub
bornly on the Vistula, on the San and
south of Przemysl. No reports were
received from Germany or Austria,
and Servia likewise was silent regard
ing the operations in the south.
That ground has been won and lost
In this district is admitted in the lat
est French official report. It seems
improbable. however. that either en-
gagement was decisive, as the report
declared the actions near La Basse
and Armentieres. near Arras, on the
same line. a short distance south OF
La Basse. continue with great vio-
lence. In fact, the report says that,
generally speaking. the situation on
this part OF the war front remains the
same.
After days OF incessant fighting,
dents have at last been made in that
part OF the battle line which had run
virtually straight north and south
from Ypres, in Belgium. to the bend
In the elbow in the vicinity of the for
est of Aigne, in France
In an address before the Prussian
diet Herr Delbrueck. the imperial vice
chancellor. after declaring that Ger.
many had been forced into the war by
the hatred and envy of her peighbors,
said Germany will not lay aside her
arms until she has gained victory
that will guarantee lasting peace"
The Earl OF Crewe, secretary OF
state for India, is authority for the
statement that the Indian troops
which Great Britain has brought to
the continent have not yet been en-.
gagged in the fighting, though their
early participation is expected.
The Prussian diet has passed war
bills carrying an appropriation aggre
eating $4,000, 900.
From Petrograd comes a reiteration
OF the official reports that the Ger.
mans are continuing their hasty re
treat from Warsaw. and that desper
ate engagements are being fought in
Galicia. Emperor William and the
German headquarters staff have re
treated from Czenstocbo~a. Russian
Poland, into Silesia. according to a
London Daily News dispatch from the
Russian capital