Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-13


London. Oct. i2 tet2b y. ml-The
finger OF the censor having twisted
the torniauet on all sources of news
from Belgium lust now perhaps, the
most potentially important scene of
the fighting In the great war the
British people were forced to content
themselves today with the official
communication from Paris and even
IA close analysis of this showed no
marked change In the situation favor
ing either side.
From the east came the tidlngs of n
decided reversal In form. The dis
patches both from Vienna and petro-
grad indicated that the Austrian army
at przemysl, SO often reported sur
rounded, hopelessly outoassed and on
the verge Of surrender. had turned on
tho Russians. with the aid OF rein
forcoments and forced them to re-
treat
Russian Reyerscs Admitted.
The first news of this claim cman-
ated during the morning from the
Austrian capital II was followed lat
ier IN the day by what purports to be a
Petrogrud admission that the Russians
had abandoned the siege of przemysi
for strategcaI reasons with the object
of drawing up new line against the
Austro- German army IN other points
In Galicia.
Whatever may be the truth Of the
situation, the Russians have been
claiming an unbrokon series Of vic
tories IN their sweep through GaIleio
and the coincidence OF todays dis
patches supplemented as they were by
more elrcumstantinl accounts from Vi
emma Of "a vigorous Austro-German of
fensiye seemed to presage important
news
No News From Belgium.
The British and Belgian troops who
retired from Antwerp before the Ger
man occupation. with the exception of
those who are now interned on Dutch
soil as result Of having crossed the
border have been swallowed as com
pletely as II they had been buried un-
der the ruined forts For military
reasons their positions and the area
of hostilties IN Belgium must remain
obscure untii the turn of events brings
them sharply to the fore again, as was
the case when. after the fall Of Ant
werp. the British public learned for
the first time that British forces had
assisted the garrison
Optimistic. as always, the British
press besides contending that AMT
werp Is of no importance to Germany,
as naval base, finds solace In the ar
gumcnt that the release Of the allied
troops there more than counterbalanc-
es the troops which Germany viii send
from that point into France. Col.
Frederick NJ Maude, retired army
officer and author Of several standard
military books, writing IN today's Ev-
enlng Standard says
Most Optimistic View.
This morning finds the l}elgians
with fiye-sixths of the British contin-
gent perfectly ready TO renew rhe
fight with their supplies and rein
forcoments from over sen amply safe-
guarded
"After dcducting the garrison for
Antwerp losses and soforth, II is ex-
improbable that the Ger
mans have more than 10000 men left
to follow them-- which gives us Il
clear gain Of 10000 TO our left wing,
without counting the felnforecments
which we shall pick up on the way
rhe official communication from
Paris, indicated that the left wing Is
daily and nightly further
west and north and will soon reach
the coast If the opposing sides con
tinue throwing out cavalry IN an en-
deayof TO outflank or break through
No Claim of Victory.
The allies make no claim to victory
In the afternoon statement which
opens with the remark that these cav
airy operations continue as far north
ana west ms iiazebrouek. a point hard
" more than a good days walk from
Calais.
When the allies claimed yesterday
that they had driven the Germans
from Alre. London learned for the
first time that the Germans had made
progress west from Ar
which they reached last
week Presumably the allies still
hold the ground they claim to have
regained but the Germans are throw
ing more men westward and are put
ding up hard fight. The communi-
cation does not make plain which side
is nearest the town
Nowhere along the battle line do the