Arizona republican., 1914-10-30
Troops are Exhausted

LONDON, oct 29-The battle of
User, a series of fights which have
taken place along the whole front in
Belgium and France appear, with the
troops now exhausted to have degen-
Grated into numerous isolated attacks
and counter attacks in which gains and
losses are about equally divided be-
tween the combatants. on part of the
battle front nearest the sea where the
Germans have delivered repeated at
lacks with daily increased forces in an
effort to make their way to Dunkirk
and eventually Calais, where the allies
have offered such a stubborn resistance
there has been another day of COM
parative calm, although the Germans
in this mornings bulletins claim they
have made some progress south of
Newport. The French later say there
was no campaign. In fact, it is said
the Germans seem to have transferred
their operations further INLAND and
seem to be trying to break through the
allied lines at Lille, which, if success
full, will compel the allies, who are
holding the front from Ypres to the
coast, to fall back toward Dunkirk.
However, nothing mOmentOus is likely
to be accomplished until the troops
who have been fighting steadily for
fortnight, are given some rest, and re-
Inducements arrive to fill the great.
gaps both armies have made by con-
tinuous artillery and infantry attacks.
The same thing is going on to the
eastward, where the Germans are push
ing their long promised attack toward
Verdun while the French are doing all
in their power to keep them away from
the fortress. In all these attacks pris-
oners and guns were lost by one side
or the other while the trenches were
evacuated.
In the meantime there has been some
sharp fighting while each side is en-
deavoring to hold the positions they
occupy or secure better positions which
will give the advantage when the next
big battle breaks. Both claim to
have been successful in this and off
cial reports are full of such sentences
as "the enemy's attacks are repulsed"
or eve have made progress"
In South Africa the situation appears
more favorable. General Louis Botha
the premier, at the head of an army is
operating against the rebellious COM
mands under Generals Beyers and De
Wet. while the loyal commanders Of
! the Dutch and English are gathering in
| the remnants of Lieutenant Colonel
Maritz commands, while Maritz who
fT,1 tIr
man border.
In Poland where the Austro German
| force is retiring before fresh armies
brought up by the Russians, something
more decisive has occurred. Having a
1 week ago driven back the German right
which was advancing on Warsaw, the
Russians have now struck at their
center. southwest of the Polish capital
1 according to a Petrograd report, and
broken the resistance of the last units
of the Austro- German armies which
| were trying to maintain themselves
north Of the Pilitza River. Russian
| cavalry has re-occupied Radon, where
many men, guns, ammunition and wal
materials We're captured. On the East
Prussan frontier along which lines the
Germans took the offensive, both sides
claim success
With the presence of German mines
off the North coast of Ireland making
it necessary for the steamer Olympic
to put into llarbor in a north of Ireland
port, the London newspapers are ask
ing the admiralty to take more vigor-
Gus measures to prevent the continual
ton of the practice of sowing mines
1t is believed vessels flying neutra
flags were responsible for these mines
The newspapers are also urging strong
ermeasures to rid the country of spies
. the presence of whom is proved by thu