The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-28
Charge With the Bayonet Foge
Teutons Back Across River
To Their Former
Position q
"EMDEN" STILL ELUDES
PURSUING CRUISERG
Big Japanese Liner, With Cargo
Latest Victim Of German
Sea Raider II


PARIS, Oct. 28.--The German
forces attempted . violent nloAo
attack In the vicinity g
Craonne last night, only - -
repuised with heavy Ioeeee, -
cordina to today's ofScIai ~
nouncement The 8 o'clock eoss-
munlque, teieuraphsd hers from
Bordeaux, was unusually optimlot
ic In tone. u declared that ti3o
German attacks between NIoupoee
and Arras were becoming Ieoo vlo-
lent, Indicating that the force q
the German Assault on the ~
treme left has been slacksnod.
North and east Of Ypres and b.
tween cambrIn and Arrae The a.
lies are declared 20 Be stoadlly
advancing, and the Germans are
also suffering severe caoualtIeo,
at these points. The Freneh aro
aIso advancing In the Wosvre dIs-
trict.
BERLIN (vIa The Haoue), oct
2e.-The German cruIssr Ensden
continues 70 svsds the puroulnG
column made up Of 20 0rItioh and
French warshIps and nearly The
total reserve strength Of the Japa-
ness navy. An ofiiclal report ~
cslved from her oommandor
shows that che 10 now harraooln0
the Japanese commerce. The ~
Japaneoe liner kamaoaD<a Mogll,
On route to slnpapore frcsn Jaoo
neee ports, with q valuable car0ov
has been sunk In the Indian
ocean.
LISBON, Oct. PA declara-
tlon OF war between Portuoal
and Germany seemed very I'm
minent TO-DAY. Advlces were ~
celved here from the governor o.
Portuguese West Africa that Z
force Of armed Germans Invaded
Angola. Orders have been cablod
him to resist the Invasion with
the entire strength Of the colony.
An official report has also been
called for. Should Il develop that
the invasion 10 by 4 responslbIo
German force, u 10 believed herr
an immediate declaration Of war
will follow.
Angola, or Ambonds, 10 che
name given to the Portuguese
colony In western Africa, which
10 bourded by the Congo Free
state; British zambesIa; German
Southwest Africa, and the Altar
tic. IL 10 very valuable for 10
exports OF palm oil, rubber, cofFeo
and cotton. The territory con
sists Of about 100000 square mlIee
and has 4,000, 900 inhabitants.
LONDON. Oct. 2s.-The Rotte1
am correspondent OF the Daily M,
laces the losses Of the Germans 4
he severe fighting which. he sayl
as eliminated In their being showo
ack north Of the User, at 1900
,illed and 10000 wounded or pria
ners.
Probably never before in the his
Dry Of war" says the correspondents
have ccntending forces fought Wit
quail flerceness. The. Germans cross
d the User under the fiercest of ms
hine gun and light artillery fir
,hich moved down many OF thei
len. BY sheer weight OF number
hey managed to push their line
cross the shallow river and to TAX
ositions on its bank. But they coul
OF dig themselves in SO that they hal
ufficient protection from the guns q
he allies. The latter were perfectl.
erved, and. after the entire front o
he German position had been shelled
he British and French made a MAJ
ush with the bayonet.
Many were killed before the Ger
lans. unable to longer withstand tn,
old steel, Ar ally surrendered the posi-
Ions they had held and retreated q
heir old trenches north OF the rive
here they now remain. Hundreds o
(Centinued o. Psge TweJ