Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-11-12
WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED

The first decisive victory of the wal
/ has been won. Tsingtau, the Ger
| man fortress on the Shantunq PENN
1 sula in China, has surrendered tc
the allies.
/ With the exception of the fall OF
Tsinstau, the most significant report
j from any of the battle fronts, and
the most welcome from the allies
point of view, is that the Russian
armies besides driving Austria back
In Galicia have reached the Wharf.-The
i river, in Russian Poland, and estab.
| Iished the 2,seves on the East Prus.
sian front er.
i British and ceigian forces are TAX
ing the cf.easive, little has been
made pubic regarding the opera
| tfons in Belgium and northern
| France.
In the eastern field of the war, accord.
| ing to all official reports, the Pus-
slams have made decided progress
against the Germans and Austrians,
and Russian cavalry have penetrated
German territory.
, A newspaper dispatch estimates that
about 100000 Austrians and Cor
man troops are on the line from
Cracow, in GaIicia, to Thorn, In
East Prussia.
Earl Kitchener, the British secretary
of state for war, has telegrapfed
congratulations to Grand Duke Mich
olas on the success of the Russian
arms against the Germans and Aus.
TRANS. Earl Kitchener predicted
that the joint efforts of the allies
would result in the final crushing de-
feat of the enemy.
A cruiser of the BresIau class, former
ly owned by Germany and now at
tached to the Turkish navy, has
bombarced the seaport of Poti on
the Black sea. Little damage was
done and the fire of the Russians
drove off the cruiser.
Engineers from the krupp gun works
are mounting heavy guns at the Bel
gian seaport of ostend and facing
them seward, according to dis
patch from Rotterdam.
A Belgian column from kaanga has
entered British Rhodesia to aid the
British forces from Abercorn in an
operation directed against German
East Africa.
The German authorities at Bruges
have placed proclamation on the
front of the town hall stating that
the German army has evacuated its
positions on the User in order to
open strong attack on Ypres.
The Japanese minister of war states
that the lessons learned from the
fall of Tsingtau were, first, the de-
structveness Of the new navy guns
that the Japanese used for the first
time, and, second, the effectiveness
Of the aeroplane observation SER
vice, whereby the methods Of the
defense were discovered. aa
The Turkish town Of Van, Armenia,
is being besieged by detachment
Of Armenians, who are aiding ut1e
Russians. ssif
On the European battle front Russia
claims the greatest victory since
the beginning of the war in the drlv-
ing back of the Germans to their
East Prussian frontier and defeats
to the Germans and Austrians be-
low the river vistula. ss
Germany, however, says there has
been no change in the eastern battle
front. The fighting in Poland, ac-
cording to Berlin, has not yet begun
on account Of the slow troop move
ments, due to bad roads.
In Austria, still, according to the Ger
mans, the Russians are continually
harassed by the troops of Emperor
Francis Joseph.
In the extreme western zone, east and
southeast of Ypres, hard fighting
continues, but with neither side fav-
, ing distinct advantage.
The British cruiser Glasgow, which
was engaged with the German squad
ron off the Chilean coast Nov. 1,
and the British transport Otranto
have passed Deleada Point light, In
the Straits Of Magellan, bound for
the Falkland islands.
From Tokyo comes the report that
Japanese army may be sent to the
west to take its part with the Brit
ish, French and BeIgians in the
struggle in the battlefieIds of Eu-
rope.
Another call to the colors has been is
sued by the Belgian government to
all nationals. The summons this
time is accompanied by an intina-
ton that those not joining 'volun-
tarily may be "commandeered."
Seven British warships, apparently
dreadnoughts, heading for the PAN
ANA canal and steaminq at full
speed, were sighted off the Bahama
Islands. 1t is believed they are
bound for the Pacific coast of South
America, to avenge the defeat of the
British fleet Of cruisers by German
warships.
Holland, determined to preserve The
neutrality of the river Schledt, has
ri