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O 1914. by American Press Association
Further to the left the Servians have
occupied Srebrenica which is ten
miles southwest OF Liubevia In Bosnia.
Battle Like Great Siege.
PARIS - The official communique
says:
"The situation since the last COM
nunique was issued regarding the bat
tie OF Aisne shows no great change.
"The battle OF the Marine was an
action undertaken in open country
which ended In a general retaking Of
the offensive by the French armies
against the enemy who did not ex-
pect that and did not have time TO
organize defensive positions seriously.
This does not hold for the battle
OF the Aisne. where the enemy who
was retiring, stopped on positions
which the nature OF the ground made
very solid in themselvs and where he
was able progressively to make better.
"This battle OF the Aisne, therefore.
takes on the character OF a siege on
a large part OF the front analogous
to the operations in Manchuria.
1T may be added that the excep-
tional strength OF the opposing artil-
lcry theayy German guns and French
as millimetre guns), gives a particular
value to the temporary Notifications
which the two adversaries have es.
tablished, -aLLF-t~
THE problem there is to win the
successive trenches. all of which are
behind accessory defences, notably q
series of barbed wire entanglements
with mitrailleuses In caponiew
(placed crosswise in a ditch in order
TO sweep II with flank hre).
an these conditions the advance
must be slow. 1t often happens that
not more than 500 to 1000 metres caa
be made in a day"
Fall Of cattaro Believed Near.
BORDEAUX - The heavy French
artillery which has been post
&c on Mount Lovein IS steadily re-
ducing the defenses OF Cattaro on the
Adriatic. Meanwhile the allied fleet,
which has been bombarding the forts
at the entrance OF the harbor, has
succeeded IN reducing all OF them. It
10 believed certain the city will be
captured very soon. -
Russians Gain Naval Victory.
LONDON The news OF a
Russian naval victory in the Baltic
IA which a Russian cruiser sank a
German cruiser and two torpedo boats
has lessened somewhat the dismay
felt by the British public over the de-
struction Of three British cruisers off
the Hook OF Holland. Such tidings
were needed at this time when the
nation is fairly Keeling over the loss
of Aboukir. Hogue and Greasy. The
Russian armored cruiser Bayan en-
countered the German war ships In
the Baltic while they were mine lay
Ing. After a short but spirited en-
gagement the Bayan sent the cruiser
and the torpedo boats TO the bottom
and apparently escaped serious in
jury. The Bayan is a comparatively
small cruiser OF 1887 tons and was
completed in 1910. She is Of 81 knots
speed and carries an armament OF
two S-inch guns. eight 6-inch guns and
smaller hattarfaa
Russians Move Toward cracow.
LONDON Large bodies OF
Cossacks are ranging the country
south OF the railroad between Rzeszow
and Tarnow. and within seventy.ive
miles OF Cracow.
The presence OF a strong force OF
Russian cavalry in this district signi.
fies that the movement TO surround
the Austrian field armies is being car.
ried on theoretically. and that the
Russians. behind a cavalry screen,
are moving steadily toward the an
Gent Polish capital.
Germans Talk In Six Figures.
BERLIN - II Is Officially stated
that the Russians lost In the
battles near Tannenberg $4,000 men
captured and 10000 men killed.