The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-10-30
DESTRUCTIVE WORK
0FNAVAL GUNCREN
British Warships Bombard Germans Trenches Three
Miles Inland, Killing and Woundng Over 1000
Tuetons- --French Forces Advance in Alsace.

being fought out in West Flanders,
northern France and Poland. One side
gains a little at one point, only to lose
at another.
1t appears from the official German
and French reports that the Germans,
finding it impossible to advance along
the coast toward Dunkirk, owing to
the fire from the British and French
warships, took a route little more
inland, and have succeeded in cross
ing the User canal, which the Belgians
have been defending stubbornly for a
week. to the west of Dixmude.
They also have made progress to
the northeast of, and still are in pos
session of Roulers, toward which the
allies we're advancing last week. The
Germans claim to have taken 500 Brit
ish troops in the fighting in this neigh
borhood.
OF the battle on the center and left
wing the German report does not
speak. The French declare they are
maintaining their positions in the Ar
come and along the Meuse. From I'M
official sources it is learned the French
have made some advance i'll the noun
tains along the Alsace border.
Warshps' Work Was Effective
Dover-It is estimated that the Ger
mans lost 1000 killed and wounded in
Belgium on October q, when their ad-
yancing line was bombarded by the
British warships Firing started at 6
a. m, and continued without intermis-
! sion for twelve hours.
The range of the ships guns enabled
them to shell the German trenches
three miles inland. They destroyed a
German field battery, dispersed Ger
man bridging train, which had been
assembled to force a crossing of the
User, blew up an ammunition column,
killed Gen. Won Trip and all of his
staff to the west of West Ende and
compelled the Germans to evacuate
their position before Newport.
The firing was so rapid that some
guns discharged fourteen projectlles
per minute. At the end of the day the
whole coast from Newport to West
Ende was completely evacuated.
5000 Germans Slain Near Woods
Paris.-Four French batteries recent
" bombarded and destroyed a village
in the Argonne region and turned their
attention to the surrounding woods to
which the Germans had fed. After the
fight 5000 German dead were found in
the vicinity.
French Forces Advance In AIsace
Paris.-A dispatch from Geneva to
the Excelsior says refugees from the
battlefield declare the French occupy
Thanh. the valley of Moenzter, the val
lev of Wesser. and all the passes there
including the pass of Sainte Marie in
AlsaCe.
Russians Cross The VistuIa
Petrograd.-T following official
communication was issued by the Rus
sian general staff:
The energetic offensive of our ar
: mics, which have crossed the Vlstula
on a large front, encounter no resist
ance on the part of the Germans, who
= continue to retreat.
In the trenches below Ivangorod
We took large quantities Of war stores
and ammunition abandoned by the re
serve corps of the Prussian guard il
its hasty retreat.
! The Austrian armies continue tc
fight with stubbornness on the Vistula
on the San and particularly to the
south of Przemsyl.
Uprisinss In Portugal
Lisbon.-The Monarchists of Portu
gal made attempts to effect uprisings
There were outbreaks at various
places, especially in the northern par
of Portugal, which for a time was GU
off from Geographic communication
with Lisbon. A sharp conflict tool
5 place at MARIA between 100 civilians
and Republican troops.
Another German War Loan
Berlin.-The following account O
the meeting of the Prussian diet wa
given out in official quarters in Der
lin:
"A Prussian war loan of S375,000,0 O
was passed unanimously, even the Sc
cialists supporting the resolution
Money was voted for the relief of tn
province of east Prussia, which ha
:, suffered the most during the war, ant
!, for other military purposes"
Other information given out in Bel
=, lin says:
The Danish steamer Rolf, from Ney
= York for Christiana, carrying 1000