Cheyenne record., 1914-10-29
BOTH SIDES FLING LIVES AWAY
IN CRUCIAL BATTLE TO HOLD
THE STRAITS OF DOVER.
SACRIFICES APPALLING
vERDUN DEFENDERS TO HOLD
GIANT SIEGE GUNS FROM
FRENCH FORTRESS.

London, Oct. 27.-The battle for the
Straits Of Dover, one Of the most san
culinary of the war, is continuing with
unabated fury, but thus far without
either side gaining any decided advan-
tage.
The Germans, who at terrible cost
in life succeeded last Saturday in
crossing the User between Nieuport
and Dixmude, have not been able to
make further progress, as the allies,
| according to a report of the German
general headquarters, are obstinately
defending their positions.
It is the same further south around
Armentieres, Lille, La Bassee and Ar
ras. The opposing armies are deliver
| ing fierce attacks, gaining or losing a
few miles or less of ground with sacri-
fices in life that are appalling. The
whole countryside is fairly reeking
with the blood of thousands Of killed
or wounded. In the towns and villages
with which the country is crowded, and
most of which have been laid in ruins
| by the artillery, most desperate fight
| ing has occurred when the cavalry and
| infantry come into contact. Both sides
speak Of the heavy losses they have
imposed on their adversaries but say
nothing of their own dead or wounded.
The British fleet which did such exc
cution in bombarding the German
TANKS as they advanced along the
coast, seems to have withdrawn. The
Germans say this was because their
artillery was beginning to reach the
ships. The belief is expressed here,
however, that the fleet will be able to
render untenable German occupation
of any part of the Belgian or French
coasts. The opinion also is expressed
here that the operations of the allied
vessels in the North Sea, off the Bel
gian coast and in the vicinity Of the
Straits of Dover, may cause the Ger
man fleet to come out and give battle.
In navai circles here it is considered
that the German submarines, although
they have proved deadly to ships
steaming slowly, will not be so effect
i've against ships steaming and maneu-
vering at high speed and in shallow
waters. as the British monitors and
their auxiliaries have been doing.
There is some talk of the Germans
bringing their 42-centimetre guns to
the coast to use against the allies war
ships, but the British sailors are cred
tied with saying that their vessels can
prevent these guns being put in posi-
ton. They claim that, even though
they be mounted, they will not be so
deadly against fast-moving target, as
they were against the stationary forts,
which they destroyed so easily.
| While this life-and-death struggle is
going on in the west, the French have
| become more active in the east, along
the Alsatian border, and are said to
be making preparations and getting
honors in view Of possible attacks by
the Germans, with their big howitzers.
on the Belfort fortress.
Battle Line Sixty-six Miles Long.
Paris.-The following official COM
munication was issued in Petrograd:
"The combats upon the routes lead
ing to Petrokoff and Radon have as
sumed the character of a great battle,
Of which the front extends over &c
miles, from Rawa to Nowemiasto and
Bialobrzegi as far as the mouth Of the
river Njanka The evening Of Oct. "a
north of Rawa we attacked the Ger
mans at the point of the bayonet, in
| flicting upon them considerable losses.
In the village Of Morchildio alone we
buried over 700 Germans. In bayonet
combat near the village of Mazammer-
| jeff, we captured two batteries of ma
| chine guns.
| I'VE have progressed along the
route from Nova to Alexandria,
where we captured numerous prison
ers and cannon. The stubborn resist
ance of the Austrians in Galicia is
weakening, and our troops are making
| vigorous progress in the region south
| of Sambor and Staromiasto, where we
| took eleven cannon and many calls
| sons. The entire valley of the river
| Spyrne is covered with bodies Of the
enemy, estimated to aggregate at least
| 5000.
"The precipitate flight of the Ger
mans continues. They are evacuating
Lodz, rs miles southwest Of Warsaw,
They made an unsuccessful attempt to
arrest the offensive Russian move
ment by clinging to positions at Sok-
hatchoff, from which, however, they
were dislodged. with heavy losses"