The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-10-22
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rscaptared by the allies. aad the Ger
mans have suffered the most ssssosa
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ths battle treat received here.
The crisis In the German a&temDl
70 seize Tie French channel ports,
scarcely twenty miles from The coast
q EaGland. came Aonday with the
breach official asaouacsment that
both the British flset and tho heavy
German guas that destroyed the Ant.
verp forts had taken part In battle.
the front Of which extended from,
Nleaport to Vladslo.
The Paris war office claims that the
western German Wing has been driven
hack and that the British fleet has
made an occupation Of the channel
ports BY the Kaisef's troops impos-
sibls.
Heavy fighting near Dunkirk 10 an
bounced in statements from both
Paris and Berlin. The German war
office claims that the Kaiser's troops
have reached the neighborhood Of that
port and that the Inhabitants are fee
ing from both Dunkirk and Boulogne.
Tho Paris statement declares that
the Belgian army has repulsed the
Germans near Nieuport. which IL half
way between Ostend and Dunkirk.
It 10 also stated that the British
fleet hurled German land forces back.
In regard to the remainder Of the
immense battle front. the Berlin re-
port 10 silent. while Paris claims
progress has been made between Ar
ras and Roye and near st. Mihiel ON
the right bank Of the Meuse.
The allies have also made progress
eastward from = point south Of Ar
mentieres toward Lille on . line run
ming roughly to Arras.
The report tells Of house, to-house
fighting In which the allies are ad-
vancing. The battle has ragged around
Arras without respite for ten days
and on the part Of the allied troops
with . perseverance and = spirit
which never has been relaxed.
I'm Belgium attacks BY tho Ger
mans between Nieuport and Dixmude
have been repulsed BY the Belgian
army effectually aided by the British
neet." the official communication L.
sued BY the French war office says.
between Arras and Roye slight
progress has been made at several
points. Our troops have reached -
far a. the wire nets Of the defense.
,"Ip the neighborhood Of st. Mihiel
right bank Of the Meuse.
.''No news Of importance has been
received regarding tho remainder Of
ths fight"
Nations Rssums Naval Activity.
For the first time since the war bo.
gan, the fleets Of all the warring M
tions have become active and losses
have been reported by both sides,
following the sinking of four German
torpedo boat destroyers by the Brit
tsh Saturday.
The British battleship Triumph was
seriously damaged by shell fire from
the forts at Tsing-Tau Monday, and It
was officially announced At Toxic that
the Japanese cruiser Takachiho was
sunk by . mine in Kiao-Chau bay on
the night Of October II.
The Takachiho was built in 1885 and
refitted in 1900. She was = vessel Of
$500 tons and was 800 feet long and
had 46-foot beam. Her main battery
consisted Of eight 6-inch guns and her
speed was about 1S knots. The cruis-
er carried q crew of 357 men. only II
Of whom, according to the official r.
port. are known to have been saved.
The Takachiho was ON patrol duty,
outside Tsing-Tau, when she fouled =
mine. Japanese destroyers heard the
explosion and saw the flames. They
hurried to the assistance Of the cruis-
Or, which. however, disappeared very
quickly.
A battle between 4 German four
tunneled cruiser, apparently the Karls-
ruhe. and . British cruiser somewhat
similar in size, is reported by the
American schooner Fannie Prescott,
which arrived In Havana, Cuba, from
Gulfport, Miss. The engagement 10
said 10 have occurred October II in
latitude go 40 north and longitude
s4e 20 west. After half hour of fir
Ing. the cruisers separated, according
to the schooner's crew, the British
vessel going west and the German
| north. The German, 1t was stated,
was listing to port, and apparently had
been damaged seriously.
Two submarine vessels went out
nom the Bay Of Cattaro to attack q
French fleet which was making its
| way along the Dalmatian coast, accord
Ing to dispatch from Rome. They
were quickly sighted. however. by the
French lookouts, and well-directed
shot sent one Of them. the leader, to
the bottom. The other submarine e..
caped. The French fleet subsequently
recommended the bombardmsnt Of the
forts Of Cattaro.
An Austrian aeroplane dropped sov.