The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-28
Assaults of Countless Germans
Met With FerOcfty.
WINTER BRINGS ON SUFFERING
Early Cold Season Recalls Ma.
pOleOn and Moscow.
BOer Uprising Causes Concern
in Great Britain.

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sion of the strip of coast along
the North sea from Ostend to
Calais is said by the French to
be swinging slowly in favor OF
the allied forces. The assaults
of countless German troops,
which apparently attained the
height of human effort, were
matched with equal courage and
ferocity and today the offensive
efforts of the Germans were
said to be relaxing.
For the third successive day
the French official statement as
serted the advantage lay with
the allies. 1t is noticeable, how
ever that the French claims IN
each instance have been vague
and bare of detail as to the cap
ture of towns or localities which
may be set down on the map as
marking a definite advance at
any point.
"Proeress." advance" or gains are
reported at various sections of the line
not closely indicated. From unomciai
reports from the front 1t is inferred
that in the main the conflict is raging
along the same line as heretofore ana
that the deadlock has not been broken.
London reports unoffcialiy that the
fercest German attack had dlverteu
from the seacOast to the south nne pc
tween Dixmude and Ypres This may
possibly be explained by ASSERTIONS that
the British fleet. said tc have been
drfven or for time ~ Ceril,er srtb.
lery. has resumed its bombardment
with telling effect. it is said. upon the
Germans.
hattie where comparative calm pre-
vailed for several weeks. there are
further indications that heavy action
has been resumed.
Yesterdays official French statement
referred to successful attacks on the
Germans at the center and eastern end
of the lines In today's statement 1t is
said the Germans attempted violent
offensive movement at Craonne. This
assault it is said. was repulsed.
Undecided in Galicia.
The conflict in Galicia is still unde-
cided. Both French and Russians
claim that the offensive action against
the Germans is being pursued success
fully in the fighting zone near warsaw.
II ia reported unoff1cially from Petro-
grad. however. that the Russians have
not succeeded in pushing the advantage
along their left and center as 1ar as
they had hoped.
An unusually early winter threatens
untold hardships for the invading Ger
mans and the disastrous experiences OF
Napoleon in his march on MOSCOW are
recalled by dispatches stating that
heavy blizzards are raging in Western
Russia.
Rebellion in Africa.
The rebellion in South Africa led by
Christian De Wet. the famous oppo-
nent of Lord Kitchener in the BOer
war, and General Briers, former COM
mander of the military forces of the
Union of South Africa, presents new
menace to Great Britain which causes
no little concern.
No word has come up to early after
noon to indicate whether this new re-
volt had assumed formidable proper
tions. Coming so quickly after the sup
preston of the uprising under Colonel
Maritz it was believed to indicate that
England was facing Il serious problem
in her hard won colonies.
The main assault on Using Tau has
again been postponed by the Japanese.
Toxic reports that the attack on the
German forts has been delayed by
storms but the preliminary lombard
ment was delayed from land and sea.
causing much damage to the German
forts.
Another exploit of the famous Ger
man cruiser Emden is related-the
sinking of small Japanese steamer
which was proceeding to Singapore.
This latest achievement of the Emden
apparently disposes of the report from
Bombay last week that the trade
routes in the Indian ocean were open
and that the Emden had been "ac-
counted for" Another American steam
skip has been held up by the British.
The Kroonland, from New York for
Naples, with a cargo of copper. was de-