The Washington herald., 1914-11-01
GERMANS GAIN
AROUND IOUL
Capture Main Positions Of
French, 1t Is Announced
In Berlin.
RENEW YERDUN. FIGHT
Turkey Is Forced Into War by Rus
sian Aggression. 1t Is
Asserted.
RENEW YERDUN. FIGHT
By FREDERICK WERNER.

Berlin Cby wireless via SayvIlle, Long
Island). Oct. a.-It Is announced that
the Germans have captured the main po-
sitions of the French forces operating
from Toul. Attacks by the French from
lPont-a-Mousson have been repuIsed.
I The success Of the German operations
I against the French barrier forts Is ex-
/ pected to result in attention again being
! directed to the original object of the
campaign in France. Military experts in
Berlin consider the developments around
Verdun most important. They promise
a resumption with renewed strength OF
the campaign OF the line of forts extend
ing from Verdun south to TouL
That the French realize the German
] objective IL shown by the fact that they
are straining every EFFORT to crush and
outdrive the army which, at the end OF
September. had penetrated as far as ST.
Mihiel. and which, for a month. has been
| fighting its hardest to hold the ground
/ II gained.
VIII Split Russian Army.
The experts assert that opening Of naval
hostilities by Turkey promises to divert
Russian troops from Poland, where the
CEar has been able to concentrate supe-
rior forces against the Austro-German
armies
The war ofice states there are no new
Developments in Poland. The Austrians
announce that the. Russian advance
against the region about Turka has been
repulsed.
Though silence was maintained in off,
cial circles today in reference to the
Russo-Turkish situation. the German
press was unanimous in declaring that
hostilities had been caused by Russian
aggression.
The Tageblatt expressed the hope that
! the next blow Of the Turkish feet would
be struck at England, saying:
The second blow OF the Turkish fleet.
II is hoped, will be aimed at England,
! which for many years has ambitiously
sought to weaken Turkey"
Discussing the activity OF the Turkish
fleet in the Black Sea the Tageblatt
says:
Hard Blow to Russia.
THE first blow struck in defense Of the
Turkish fleet in the Black Sea hits hard
at Russia, which at the end Of last CEN
tury threatened 70 seize Armenia and also
asked Germay's aid
The LokaI Anzeiger accepts the Turkish
explanation that Russian warships tried
to prevent the entrance OF the Sultan's
fleet into the Black Sea and adds:
TT must be emphasized that II was not
Turkey, but Russia which started the
war. Turkeys attack on Theodosia was
a natural sequel TO the outrageous Rus
sian attack on Turkeys integrity. The
breach OF peace was committed by Rus
sia"
The Italian paper Stampa. reports that
German troops in East Africa have COM
pletely defeated the Belgian troops in the
Congo near Rissenji
The special correspondent Of the Frank
furter Zeitung In East Prussia reports
that 1000 civilians in that section of the
empire are missing as q result OF Russian
atrocities.
The German press Is paying a great
deal Of attention to the Boer uprising
in South Africa.
The Lokal Anzeiger. under the caption
Go Ahead. You Boer People" says the
rebellion was an absolute surprise to Eng
land and il surely much worse than
appears from English telegrams