Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-12
ALLIES DRIVEN
ACROSS USER
AT ALLPOTNTS
Germans Report River Clear
of Enemy to North Sea.
French Gain in Battle on
Aisne.

The Allies have been driven across
the User at all points, and that river
is now clear of the Franco-British
forces to the North Sea, according TO
the official statement issued this after
noon by the Berlin War Office. This
claim is apparently in conflict with
the report from the Paris War Office
yesterday that the Allies had reoc-
cupied Lombacrtzydc, on the right
bank of the User. or else it indicates
that the Allics were unable to hold the
ground they had regaincd.
Desperate hand-to-hand fighting
along the Aisne and especially in the
neighborhood of Rheims, as we'll as
farther north along the Belgian line,
is reported in this afternoons official
statement from the Paris War Office.
The Allies report that German guns
have been silenced and several of
them have been demolished and gains
have been made around Berry-au-Bac.
In the meantime, new movement,
having for its object the turning of
the Germans extreme right wing, has
been launched by the Allies and is
progressing slowly.
The advance of the Germans farther
south, eliminating in the capture of
Dixmude, was accomplished only at
fearful cost, and reports from the AL
lies lines declare that the Kaiser's
way to tho sea is still blocked by
formidable series of intrenchments.
Cracow is virtually under invest
ment. The Russian main army with
heavy siege guns, is within few
miles of the Galician capital, from
which civilians are fleeing on the ad
vice Of the military authorities. Cos
sack forces already are before the
outer line of forts. The Kaiser has
sent reinforcements from the east to
assist in the defense of the city
In East Prussia, Petrograd reports
an advance westward from the Mazur
Lakes which were reached yesterday.
The German right wing has been
pushed back toward Neidenburg.
Victories are recorded for the Rus
slams in engagements at Goldap and
Soldau, the two points of penetra-
tion into German territory.
In the general retreat of the Ger
mans from the Warsaw campaign, the
central army now has been pushed
back to Kalisz on the Silesian border,
which the Russians have crossed at
Pleschen.
Berlin reports repulse of he Rus
slams at Gumbinnen, in the extrem
east of east Prussia
Rumors are rife of bitter quarrel |
between the Austrian and German
generals in the Galician field.
Sinking of the British gunboat !
Niger in the Downs off Deal, Eng
land, aroused added fears of the Brit
ish of German raids on the warships
in British waters. All the crew of the
Niger were saved by onlookers, who
witnessed the destruction of the gum
boat, A vessel which flew the Dutch
flag and which kept close to the Niger
before its destruction is suspected of
being a German vessel guiding the
operations of the submarine.
A Turkish torpedoboat which es-
capped from the Dardanelles has been
captured by the Allies fleet near the
island of Tenedos, says a wireless
message.
Russians report continued advances
In the Armenian invasion. These are
denied in both Berlin and Constanti-
nople. Berlin denies the reported re-
volt of Armenians and discounts re-
ports of riots against Germans and
Young Turks in Constantinople.
Great Britain denies specifically
that the Turks have seized and occu-
pied the fortress of EtArish, in
Egypt