Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-10-28
OPERATIONS IN EASTERN THEA.
TER OF WAR ATTRACT EQUAL
ATTENTION WITH WESTERN.
GERMANS AND AUsTRIANs
MEET GREATER RUSS ARMY
Tsutons Numerically Inferior 70 Army
Of czar-swiss Adviees Indicate
French Have Lost 10000 Men Since
Capture Of Camp Desromains by Ger
mans-ceast Defenses strengthened.

Berlin, by wireless, Oct. 2s-Austro-
ern theater of the war indicate that Sc
we're battlea are raging along the Vis-
tula and San rivers. The Germans ap-
parently are engaging numerically su.
perior Russian forces and the battle
Is attracting equal attention with the
struggle in France and Belgium.
The bulletin issued last night by the
Austrian war department states that
the Austrians southwest of 1vangorod,
are combating numerically greater
forces of Russians.
Z Swiss newspapers report that since
the capture by the Germans of Camp
Destomains, the French losses In the
battle line between Toul and Verdun
have been more than 10000 mn. The
French officers according to statements
in these newspapers, complain OF the
inferior quality Of the French ts6foDs.
English newspapers, according to in
formation here, estimate that the Bel
gian losses in the fighting along the
User canal number 10000 men.
Germans Strengthen Coast Defense.
London, Oct. 2S-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Flushing. Holland,
says:
Several mines haveen washed
ashore along the coast below Ostend.
All were in excellent working order
for they exploded promptly.
''The Germans have fallen back
slightly from westende. They are put
ting the cost from Ostend to Knocke In
a state Of defense. At Ostend prepara-
tions are being made to place mines at
the harbor entrance.
The German losses on the Nieuport-
Dixmude line are estimated at $4,000
killed and $4,000 wounded. During
Sunday 400 vehicles loaded with
wounded soiiiers passed thru Ostend.
ssThA Germans have Communicated
large quantity Of lumber at Bruges for
use in building giant airship shed at
Geldonck Artillery is being placed in
the dunes between Huyst and d Z
berg. Five train loads of artillery have
been taken by Zeebruge"
No Change in Battle Front.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Reu-
ter Telegram Company says:
.The Handelsblad learns from Slius,
Netherlands, that there is no change
on the battle front from Nieuport and
Dixmude. Heavy fighting continues.
Tramway communication with Ostend
is still stopped.
"a dispatch from Vienna denies
rumors that Emperor Francis Joseph
is i'll. On the contrary. it says, he is in
the best of health, and dispatching all
state affairs"
Germans Change Formation. -
.'he corres pondent of the Daily Mail
N Paris, in a dispatch to his paper.
gives a copy Of a German order on
avoiding aeroplanes. 1t says:
According to the report Of aero
plane observers our troops are easy
to discover despite their grey uniforms,
because Of the density Of their forma-
tion. while tb French kn6s. how to
protect themselves perfectly from
aerial reconnaissances.
During a fight our troops must
make use Of the narrow files among
trees, at the edges Of villages, and near
the shelter of houses, avoiding mass
formations. Above all, absolute still
ness must be maintained in e tpvsed
places.
Fear Aeroplrne Scouts.
t.At the approach Of an aeroplane
all movements should cease. A single
man moving will betray q battery.
There should also be no firing, because
the flash Of gun betrays Its position.
"The success of the French artillery
which h, caused such marked losses
is due to their quickness IN determin-
ing the position of our batteries. To
equal them 1t is necessary that our
observations should be pushed like
theirs, far in advance Of the line, by
men Of goou aass',rage who are not
afraid Of sharpshooteis.
First Word From Johnso.,.
Washington, Oct 2s-State 0,oart-
ment officials heard today from Aver.
ican Consul A. II. Johnson at OstS d
for the first time since the place, was
occupied by German forces.
Consul Johnson's message. dated Oct.
%. by way of Holland, said shots were
exchanged that day between the Ger
man artillery on shore and British war
ships at sea. The property of the Hotel
Majestic was destroyed and several
people were injured.
aneR CHIEFS LEAD REVOLT