The chronicle=news., 1914-11-13


from the opposing sides on the main
European battle fields. From the
German military headquarters came
official announcement of important
successes. The French war office
said that the battle in Belgium was
becoming less violent and that the
German advance had made no fur.
ther progress.
The Berlin official statement re-
fers to heavy fighting on the Belgian
sea coast near Nieuport, where, it
is said, German marines have in
flicted heavy losses on the enemy.
At Ypres to the south, near the
French border, claim Is made to an
other German victory with the cap
ture Of 1000 prisoners. Severe
French attacks at other points along
the battle line are reported.
Nothing Of this character is hint
ed at in the statement of the French
war office, in which it is said that
the German attacks near Ypres and
elsewhere have been repulsed, and
thst the allies have advised in a few
localities.
What the war is costing in human
life. e ,eeA q in msn wouaded md
held fy3sehefs, can only be surmised.
eeeasieaAHy, however, bits of au-
Nentic information are obtainable,
from which may be gathere vague
idea of what it all means. Premier
Asquith, for example, said today in
the house of commons that the Brit
ish casualtes up to October 81 were
approximately $1,000. Lord Kitch-
ener stated recently that England
had sent SOC, 900 men to the front.
In other words, one Englishman out
Of every six engaged in the war,
roughly speaking, is dead or has been
wounded or made prisoner. The loss
Of life among the British nobility has
been heavy.
The death of Lord Charles Gordon
Lennox was announced today. In
Berlin the obituaries of four univer-
sity professors have just been print
ed. Vienna reports that 80, 600 prls-
oners of war are now held in the
Austrian concentration camps.
Particular interest was attached
to today's French announcement for
the reason that the battle in Belgium
was considered by both sides as prob
ably marking definite turn In the
course of the war.
The French statement asserted
that several attempts of Germans to
cross the User canal, around which
has occupied some of the most deadly
struggles of the war, were checked.
These attempted advances were made
at the western outlet from Dxmude.
where the Germans were established
in galleys a few days ago, and the
way along which the Germans sought
to push their forces led straight to
Dunkirk. on the channel. Attacks
around Ypres also were repulsed, the
French announced.
Elsewhere on the main line Of
battle. gain by the allies is reported,
including the capture of town
north Of the Aisne. At several points
violent fighting is in progress. cir
cumstance which corroborated early
unofficial advices from Paris, that
the battle of the Aisne was being
resumed with its original intensity.
Military experts in France and Eng
land have been predicting that the
allies would make fresh efforts along
the center or on the eastern wing In
an attempt to compel the Germans
10 send reinforcements there and re-
lieve the nressure in Belgium.
From the other fields of battle
there is little new information. In
Berlin was received dispatch from
Vienna which, while stating that the
Austrian operations in the northeast
were developing without hindranoe
from the enemy" also contained the
advission that central Galicia had
heen evacuated BY the Austrians and
that the Russians had crossed the
lever vistula. and occunied Rzeszow'
which lies on the line Of the Russian
advance toward Cracow.
On the Stry valley. east of Prem