Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-11
HARD FIGHTING
STILL CONTINUES
Reports Are Conflicting, but Bitter
Struggles Are Certainly in
Progress All Along.
RUSSIANS IN EAST PRUSSIA
sIavs Making Raids Along .Border--
Germans Letting UD In Neigh-
borhOod OF Ostend-Bei-
gium Getting Food. 49,

LONDON, Nov. 10-The fog which dur
ing the last few days has hampered mill
tary operations along the Aisne seenis 10
have blotted out also. 50 far as the re-
ceipt OF news IL concerned. the entire
zone OF continental fighting Tho diree-
ton IN which German reinforcemonts are
being moved. whether to the cast. or TO
the west. continues TO be a prolific source
OF discussion which IL not likely TO be
settled until the fun extent OF the Rus
sian operations along the German border
is known.
The phenomenal speed Of tho Russian
advance exc,tes theswonder and admira-
ton OF British observers. some Of whom
believe that the whole operation must be
a gigantic cavalry raid. as they are sure
that tile Russian infantry and artillery
could never move so-fast as the reports
reaching LONDON indicate over the made
quate roads OF Russian Poland.
Petrograd ieporis lively. fighting in tho
Caucnses. while from both Vionna and
Nish have come dispatches setting forth
the resumption OF activities along the
Danube river and the Drina river. Both
aides claim suceesHes here, but neither
indicates any decisive result.
Patrols enter Ostend.
In western Belgium patrols OF the al
lies are reported 10 have penetrated into
the region OF Ostend. This report, II
correct. would indicate that the Germans
have abandoned all attempts to proceed
along the. coast and to-day are concen-
trat ng their attacks on Ypres, which Ia
said to have been so devastated by ar
tiliery fire that tina city has been de-
serted by ns civilian population. Paris
claims that the allies have maintained
their positions between tho Lys and
Ianremarch, a. the same tirae making
appreciabie progress between the latter
place and Dlxmude, 'fAta
In South Africa 0eneran Christian d
Wet has gained a small success over I
detachment OF government troops. whit
hls colleague. General Beyers. has sui
fered a reverse. -
The Berlin official reports claim al
important victory over the Russians II
East Prussia, VINO have been pushe'
back over the border BY General vol
Morgan after stubborn ard sanguinar'
battle on the field. where much importan
fighting took place IN the early months 0
the war. Berlin Is In the dark with ~
ENt0 W WV lN@NAit GNeNtt9 w 1a"N 80 y
WARTIME, but admits that the sltuatio
there and In Gaicia' has become 10 I'm
portant that eyes must be .turned fror
the western battle line TO ths east.
new position Emportnnt.
Military critics in Berlin declare tina
the capture OF a new pos ton in the AT
gonne Is OF great Impotence in the at
tempt 20 isolate Verdun. but that muc
work remains 10 be done before the stron
French line can be said 90 have bee
broken az any point The German repos
expresses satisfaction with the progress
being made around Ypres
The food situation N Belgium IS improN
ing. The American commission havin
this work I'm hand. now has its supple
under way 10 remote sections OF n
country and the German authorities hay
announced Their willingness 10 nsast
feeding the starving population ~ Bru
sells