Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-10-07
FRENCH REPORT
GERMANS RECEDE
REPORT BOTH WINGS ARE BEING
DRIVEN BAcK-cEN.
TER HOLDS.
RUSS REPULsED is CLAIM
Gar Forces Driven Back Trying to
Cross carpathian Mountains-Eno-
lish Threaten to confseate
carsoes of Copper.

iish Threaten to confiseate
carsoes of Copper.
From the Battle Front. via Paris
Oct. Wednesday was the nine
teenth day of continued hard fighting
along the $50 mile front from the
Somme to the Moselle, and vet there
IS no definite indication that the bis.
iorlc battle is nearing a finish.
mere are however. evidences that
the Germans are receding before a
iorcible and sustained pushing from
lhe allied armies, especially on their
western and eastern wings, while the
center where the Germans are more
strongly entrenched than al any other
ooiht with heavy artillery. remains al.
most stationary.
me Germans, too, admit that thew
nave beeh unable to arrest the French
advance against their right and also
that the allies have advanced On their
right front. There seems to no some
ae<eement in the official reports ofthe
beliigerent on the events in this mart
of the battlefield.
The German wings annear 70 10
! FOLDING back on the center, leaving the
sole loophole for a backward move.
ment by way of RetheI.
Inc Germans main supply base at
Juniyille. which is protected by heavy
masses OF troops. as it is essential
that this place .halI be held for the
revitualing Of the German armies in
northeastern France. appears to be
placed in a somewhat precarious situ-
alton with its single line of railroad
French Recover Ground.
Paris, Oct. THAT the French have
recovered the ground lost when the
Germans captured one of the minor
positions connected with the fortified
positions at St Mihiel was made
known In the official review of the
situation issued Wednesday after
noon It is stated that the French are
now progressing east of st. RIihiel
winch is the first time since the Ger
mans announced they had crossed the
Mouse between Verdun and TONI that
the official communique has mentioned
st. MihieI.
The report. as telegraphed from Bor.
deaux and made public at military
headquarters here, says the Germans
made a vigorous attack on Tracyle.
mont. only to be repulsed with heavy
losses. East of st. Mihiel the French
are driving back the Germans.
/ Tn the left If &c danfarod a.
is developing 10 the northward. with
violent fighting continuing. In the
Woevre region also severe ghting con
tnues There are only slight modifi-
cations in the general situation at
| various points along the line.
| Report Russians RepuIsed.
London, Oct. IAN official state
ment issued in Berlin and received
here through the Marconi wireless
company follows:
me Russians, in trying to cross the
Carpathians in small columns and
break through into Hungary, had been
| repuised everywhere. AS these troops
are operating a great distance from
the main theater of war their maneu-
vers are unimportant but the inten-
ton was to create disquiet among the
hungarian population.
| As the result of the new operations
started by the United German Austro-
hungarian forces, the enemy on both
/ SIDES OF Weichsel Tin Silesia on The
Vlstula) has retreated. Strong bodies
! of Russian cavalry have dispersed
near Bieeez (Galicia) while to the
north of Weichsel several divisions of
the enemy's cavalry have been driven
in front of the German army"
Threaten Copper cargoes.
Washington, Oct 1.-The relations
| OF the United States and Great Britain
are in a stage which. while not crit
ical, are causing anxiety among adj
ministration officials The conditions
due to the attitude of Great Britain
on the shipment of copper in Ameri
can bottoms by way of Rotterdam.
Great Britain is convinced that Am
eriean copper shipped TO Rotterdam in
neutral bottoms is intended for the
| Krupps, and by them is to be used in
! the manufacture of cannon and proiec.
tiles for the German army. England
has, accordingly, Informed the depart
ment of state that she viii consider
herself at liberty to conscate such
shipments wherever they are discov-
cred.
Following the representations of the
British foreign Office to the ambassa-
dor In Washington. Secretary Bryan
gave evidence of disposition to op.
] nnsn the British cnnfnntinr,