The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-11-20

effort will be made to relieve east
Prussia at a sacrifice to the German
armies in Belgium and France.
In any fighting in their own country
the Germans will have the advantage
over the Russians as they have a net
work of strategic railways to move
their troops quickly and they use mo-
tors to a larger extent than their OPP
ponents. Military men are watching
operations in this region with deepest
interest.
Vienna admits the Austrians have
evacuated eastern Galieia, but as an
Offset to this says the Servian resist
TRANS have crossed the Danube. driv-
ing the Servians back into their own
country.
Vienna also reports that the Aus
TRANS have turned their attention to
the M~ontenegrins and are ~endeavoring
to force them back. According to 4
Nontenegrin report they have failed.
Accounts from this part CT the world
are so contradictory. however, thai
the only thing clear is that the Aus
TRANS, by sending UP reinforcements
virtually have cleared their cofntry
Of the enemy.
War Costly for Britain.
Great Britain is beginning to learn
the cost Of the European war. A
White Paper, just issued, shows that
the government intends to ask parlia.
ment for SLIPS 100000, which. with
the $500, 900, 008 voted at the last ses-
sion. is expected to be Great .Britain.s
bill for the fiscal year ending March
81. OF this sum, however. a small
part has been lent TO Belgium and
Servia, and some will be used to as
sist the dominions and the allies to
make their financial arrangements.
May BE Turn Of War.
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE high tide of
battle on Belgian field has. passed, ac-
cording to information from French
official sources. German might has
failed as yet to win the way to the
English channel. The statement from
the Bordeaux war Office announces
that the fighting from the, French bor-
der to the North sea has become less
violent, a circumstance which preyi-
ously marked the passing of each Of
the successive battles.
Particular interest was attached to
the French announcement for the rea-
son that the battle in Belgium was
considered by both sides as probably
marking a definite turn in the general
course of the war.
The French statement asserted that
all attempts of the Germans to cross
the User canal We're checked. These
ATTEMPTED advances were made at the
western outlet from Dixmude.
Russians Still Winning.
The Germans, according to Petro-
grad dispatches, have suffered a more
serious defeat in East Prussia than
the official statements have disclosed.
Advices from the Russian capital said
that in the recent fighting there the
Russians captured more than 10000
prisoners, together with quantities OF
guns and munitions.
The Russian army, under General
Rennenkampf, is fighting its way into
east Prussia and has taken JOhannis-
burg. which is on the railway from
Lyck to- Sedan, both OF which towns
are in Russian hands. This gives to
Russia the control of an important
railway line, which skirts the frontier
In German territory and several
branch railways running into the in
terror.
The central army, which drove the
Germans back from the Vistula, has
had only unimportant engagements,
but It is known to be pushing forward
to the borders OF, Posen and Silesia,
which the Germans are crossing.
The Russian left wing has followed