Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-11-28
Submarine Sinks British Gum
boat i'm Deal Harbor---r
No Lives Lost.
TEUTONS CAPTURE DIxMUDE
Allied Forces Compelled to Retire
From Belgian Town-Beriin Re-
ports Good Advances-Rus-
slams Gain in East.
--latest Dispatches

LOnQOn."1no BrlIlSn torpedo gum
boat Niger has been topedoed by SUBJ
marine in the Downs, according to an
official announcement. The Niger
foundered, but all the officers and
crew were saved. Two men were Sc
verely and two slightly injured.
A complement of eighty-five men
was carried by the Niger. The gun
boat was built in 1892. She had dis
placement of SO tons and was 230
feet long Her armament consisted
of two 4.7-inch guns, four three-pound-
ers, one machine gun and three 49,
inch torpedo tubes. Her speed when
she was built was 1872 knots per hour.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company from Deal, says:
THE Niger was sunk off Deal pier.
An explosion was heard and the YES
sci disappeared within fifteen min
utes. The boats Immediately went
out to search for the crew, one reach
ing the spot in time to rescue forty
men while the Niger was sinking.
Other boats rescued the remainder of
the crew and landed them on Deal
pier.
Germans Take Dixmude.
The German war machine has bat
tered it's way into the Belgian town
of Dixmude. An official French state
ment contains the admission that the
allies were obliged to fall back from
this point of vantage in the great bat
tie for possession of the eastern shore
of the British channel. AS an offset,
the French war office states that the
allies forces have advanced along the
North Sea coast, pushing back the
Germans and taking Lombaertzyde, a
small Belgian town a few miles north
east of Newport. The capture of Dix
nude was the first indication that the
new attack of the Germans, described
as their supreme effort, and as prob
ably marking a turning point in the
war, had brought definite results.
The Emden's Captain Saved.
Captain Won Muller. of the German
cruiser Emden, which was attacked
by the Australian cruiser Sydney and
driven ashore on the Cocos island,
where she burned and Prince Franz
Joseph Hohenzollern, one of his Off
GERS, are prisoners of war and neither
is wounded, according to an announce
ment by the admiralty.
Germans Lose Heavily.
The Germans, according to Petro-
grad dispatches, have suffered more
serious defeat on the East Prussian
border than the official statements
have disclosed. Advices from the
Russian capital state that in the re-
cent fighting there the Russians have
captured more than 10000 prisoners
together with quantities of guns and
munitions.
The Russian advance in Poland.
which has been at the rate of fourteen
miles daily, has astonished the mill
tary experts, and it is not surprising
to hear that they are picking up many
footsore and weary German stragglers.
This advance of horse, foot and ar
tillery has continued for eighteen
days.
In Galicia the Russians continue to
push the Austrians back, but the Aus
TRANS are having their revenge along
the Servian border, which they threat
en- to cross in an endeavor to crush
Servia before Russia can come to her
assistance.
Russians Advancing.
The Russian general headquarters
his issued the following official an
nouncement: In East Prussia our
troops are approaching the eastern
outlets of the region around Lake
Mazourie. In the vicinity of Goldap.
Mlawa and Soldau engagements have
occurred which have been in our IA
vor. In Galicia we are continuing a
vigorous offensive"
Turks Attack Germans.
1t is learned that a conspiracy has
broken out at Constantinop1e against
the Germans and among the Turks
The chief conspirators were arrested
and shot.
German Losses Now SOC 900.
News dispatches say that the lat
est casualty lists published in Berlin
bring the total of officers and men
killed, wounded or missing up to $685.
600. The list covers part of August,
September and a few from October.
One section alone carries 29,2S1
names