Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-15
German Advance Toward
Channel Ports Effectively
Checked by Opposing Ar
mics Of Allies.
WEATHER INTERP0SES
SERIOUS OBSTACLE
General Operations Of Russian
Forces Proceed, Though
KaiSer's Troops Claim Sue
cess at Some Points.

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London. Nov. II ts:50 p. m. THE
battle OF Flanders. which was brought
about the German attempt 10 advance
to Dunkirk and Calais. on the north
ern coast OF France, commenced Just
four weeks ago today. and despite ter
rifle fighting and the sacrifice OF
thousands of lives the two armies still
hold virtually the same positions az
they did when the first shot was fired.
After taking Antwerp and ostend
the German forces proceeded with lit
tie or no opposition as far as Nicu-
port, on the User canal. Here they
found against them the Belgian army
reformed, as well as an enfiIading fire
from British monitors. and they were
unable to make any progress. Floods
then completed the discontinue OF
the invaders and they commenced an
effort TO break through the allied line
between DIxmude and Ypres.
Attack Slackencd.
The Germans have had one or two
minor. some times only temporary.
successes. such an the crossing OF tho
canal and the capture Of Dlxmude.
but now. according 70 official and
other reports, while they ktiIl hold a
part OF DIxmude they are back on
the east side of the canal and have
again slackened their attacks.
The weather, which has been
stormy with heavy rains has. says the
statement of the German general
army headquarters. disturbed their
operations. This may well be true,
for people who have arrived from
across the English channel during tho
past few days say q high wind has
been driving the rain across the open
spaces. filling the trenches and MAX
Ing 1t next to impossible for the men
10 protect themselves.
In spite of the unfavorable oondl-
tions. both sides have been making
charges and both claim TO have met
with some success.
The Germans again report the cap
ture OF a number of new prisoners
and also that they have repulsed the
British and French attacks.
French Successes Claimed.
The French, who do not record the
capture of prisoners or their own
losses. likewise claim to have repulsed
the German attacks and to have made
progress. Their advance on Blk
schoote. which reached tho almost iin-
precedented distance OF one kilometer
(3,2s0) feet), for In this battle an
advance is measured in yards and not
in miles. seems TO have been an i'm
portant one, for IL II continues. mill
tary observers say. 1t should relieve
the pressure on both Dixmude and
Ypres, which are on either side OF
that town.
From the Franco Belgian border as
far as the French fortress of verdun
the Germans have resumed their ac-
tivity. and as usual both German and
French official accounts claim sue
cesses.
Make Little Impression.
While the eyes Of the world have
been on the battle near the North sen
coast, there has been some fierce
fighting further inland. and the Aisne
valley, the Argonne forest and the Vi
cinity Of Verdun have again been
scenes Of some most sanguinary af-
fairs. Neither side. however, has been
aole to make any impression on the
other since the Germans won their
victory at Vailly the fruits or which.
however, they since have lost.
Further east winter has set in and
the mountains whore the troops are
facing each other are now covered
with snow.
The Russians. continuing their en-
movement around East Prus-
sia, have now entered Rypin, which Is
west of SoIdau and on the road TO
Thorn, so that they have now almost
Emperor Williams north
western and favorite province.
just southwest OF Rypin, however.
the Germans have taken the offensive
from Thorn and claim to have inflict-
ed defeat on the Russians near vloc-
lawek. on the Vistula river.
The Germans, after all, seem to
have decided to make n stand behind
the Warta river, in Russian Poland.
for the Russians announce that there
have been engagements with the Ger
man advance guards between that
river and the Nistula. 1t may be.
however that the mass of the German
army having retired to the borders of
slesia. these engagements were in.