The Arvada enterprise., 1914-11-12
AUSTRALIAN SHIP SYDNEY RID.
DIES GERMAN DESTROYER
AND DRIVES 1T ON THE
BEACH IN FLAMES,
HALT RUSH AT YPREs
TEUTONS CLAIM SLOW PROGRESS
NEAR YPRES AND FRENCH
ASSERT ATTACK WAS
BEATEN BACK.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western NtWhDhpsl mon news service.
London, Nov. 11.-A Rome dispatch
to the Post says:
Germany, alarmed at the Russian
.uccess. has made preliminary offers
of peace to the Russian government,
which have been rejected
London.-Claims of the contending
armies in the eastern and western
theatres of war, especially as concern
the situation in West Flanders, dove
tailed In so few respects Tuesday night
as to leave but one big fact on land or
sea undisputed That was the de-
struction of the German raider Emden
and the trapping OF the German
cruiser Konigsberg.
All the armies of the contending ma
tions are at each others throats-the
Germans and Russians clashing in
cavalry engagements along the Ger
man frontiers. the Russians still har-
assing the Austrians in Galicia, and
the French, British and Belgians unit
ing to hold back what still appears to
be tremendous German attempt to
break through the allied line in the
vicinity or fpres.
Many dispatches speak OF the
movement OF German troops east
ward from Belgium as forecasting
the necessity of reinforcements along
the eastern frontier, but neither the
French nor German official state
ments indicated any slackening Of the
violence of the German attacks in
West Flanders. In fact, the French
statement says that between the sea
and Armentieres the opposing forces
were both acting on the offensive.
AS to the outcome Of this double
offensive the rival contentious are
absolutely contradictory, the Ger
mans claiming slow progress near
Ypres and the French asserting that
the German attack was beaten back.
In view of what seems to be a
sustained and concerted German ef-
fort in this region, the reports OF the
German retirement are hardly borne
out, although It is said they have
moved their headquarters still fur.
ther east, this time from Ghent to
Alost.
The situation along the battle line
in France proper. from the standpoint
OF the allies was summed up in a
dispatch from IAN observer with the
Indian corps" who says there has
been no marked change anywhere.
though he processes to see 4 gradual
weakening of the German attacks.
Dispatches from CZernowitz. capital
OF the crownland of Bukowina, de-
clare that with the exception OF a
garrison OF reservists of the oldest
levy. no Austrian troops are left
there.
Beach and Burn Cruiser Emden.
London. 1t was officially an.
nounced In London Tuesday that the
German cruiser Emden has been
driven ashore and burned.
The Emden was destroyed in the
Indian ocean by the Australian crui-
ser sydney. She was driven ashore
on Cocos island. southwest of Java.
The sydney sighted the Emden
Monday morning. With superior
speed she at once closed h, and gave
battle.
The German boat could not escape.
There was running fight. at the end
OF which the Emdcn, turning from
tho shells of the Australian boat. was
beached. She could not contend with
the siX.inch guns of the Australian
with her iis.inch battery.
The casualties on the Sydney were
three killed and fifteen wounded.
An immediate effect OF the destruc.
tion of the Emden, which, during her
career as n commerce destroyer. has
destroyed British shipping estimated
here TO be worth si0.0O0.00O. was
drop OF 80 per cent In the insurance
premiums on vessels bound to points