The state herald., 1914-10-30
TIDE OF BATTLE UNCHANGED
Allies and Germans Struggle Without Rest Along
French and Belgian Channel COast-Germans
Renew Vigor Of Attack on Line From
Ostend to BefOrt.

According to trustworthy accounts
mans have enabled them to deliver
attacks with increased vigor on the
French right wing in Eastern France,
where the battle has been of a ding
dong character, with alternate gains
and losses.
Russians Victorious.
In the present battle on the River
Vistula, from Warsaw south to the
River Pilica, the Russians have scored
an important victory in driving the
Germans back and have captured
many prisoners, besides guns and am
munition. But the defeated army
when it gets back to its selected posi-
tion, can entrench and start another
siege battle such as that which oc-
CURED on the River Aisne, in France
Southwark of the Pilica the Germans
still hold the River Vistula except in
front of the fortress at Ivangorod,
where they were driven back by at
tacks from that stronghold.
Austrians Active.
The Austrian army, which was so
often described as routed and de-
stroyed In the battles of Galicia, has
sprung into life again and is attacking
the Russian left wing. The Austrians,
however, apparently have found an
impenetrable barrier at the River San,
north Of Paroslau.
German Losses Heavy. :.
The defeat of the Germans in West
ern Poland attains the dimensions of
a rout, official reports from petrograd
say. The German losses have been
so gigantic that now two great armies
that have been operating as the prin-
cipal attacking force against Warsaw
are merged in disorder and numerical
ly are far less than half the strength
The coup which brought about the
disaster was accomplished by Russian
dred thousand strong. by forced
marches through the barren wastes
toward Thorn, managed to get past
the German line, which was composed
of Saxon and Hanovarian troops. For
three days the Germans tried to stem
the move, but were unable to do eff
fective work with their big guns.
Hardly any OF their great shells ex-
ploded. nearly every one falling and
imbedding itself deeply in the soft.
marshy soil without firing.
Wreeking cattaro Forts.
A dispatch from Cetinje says that
the nine forts about the Bay OF Cat
taro. in Dalmatia. are being hit con.
stantly by shells from the new French
guns which have beer placed on Mount
Loveen. and are gradually being de-
stroyed, Only one fort attempted to
reply. The Anglo-French feet con.
tinues successful bombardment OF
the outer fortlHcations.
selsians Homeless People.
The population of Belgium steadily
Is becoming what French writer
terms "a nation OF exile"
The burden OF this tragedy is falling
upon Great Britain. Holland and
france. Between three hundred thou.
sand and four hundred thousand Bel.
gians have crossed into Holland and
equal numbers have flocked southwark
into France. while more than one hun.
dred thousand have arrived on English
shores and, thousands are continuing
to pour across tho English Channel
daily
While their eventual rcparation or
absorption into the populations of
other countries looms on the horizon
as one OF the greatest problems In
modern European history. the ques.
tlon Of today Is the care OF the exiles