The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-23

position, which is the main support
of the French right wing army and
from which the offensive operations
of the defenders of France have been
carried along the Mouse and in the
direction of Metz, has been under con-
slant bombardment for over three
weeks and several of the forts in the
outer ring of the city's defenses are
reported in official dispatches from
Berlin to have been reduced.
verdun Outer Redoubts Fall.
Credence is given the German claim
because it has been known from other
sources for the week past that the
outer redoubts which had been bear
ing the brunt of the German shell fire
had been seriously damaged and that
the French commander was contem-
plating their abandonment and with
drawal of the batteries to the inner
circle where the main resistance upon
which will hang the fate of the strong
hold is to be fought.
A Strategic Point.
With Verdun in his possession and
the guns turned the other way, the
crown prince under their cover might
| be able to retrieve his losses along
the Meuse, operating from st. Mihiel
and be in position to threaten dan
gerously the French right wing army,
and, with sufficient support, might
even turn it,
Germans Hurled Back.
BY International News Service.
Paris, Oct. 21.-British warships,
cannonading the German land forces,
who had opened terrific lombard
ment of the allies entrenched posi-
ton between Newport on the Belgian
North Sea coast and Dixmude south
ward on the Ypres canal, struck ter
ror to the hears of the Teutons by
their flanking and enfilading fire and
broke the force of the attack.
The Belgians, fighting on their own
soil to regain their country, dashed
forward and in desperate counter at
tack hurled the Germans back.
First Aid From Ships.
This is the first time in the war in
the north that naval vessels of any of
the belligerents have effectively aided
the land forces in the operations. The
firing from the guns of war vessels
along the coast to the west of Ostend
has been heard for two days, but un-
til the official communication was is
sued from Bordeaux and transmitted
for publication to General Gallieni in
Paris the identity of the ships and
the purpose of their bombardment of
the coast remained hidden under the,
, cloak of military secrecy.
After Dunkirk and Calais.
Newport is 10 miles west of Ostend.
1t occupies a position on the coast
about midway between Ostend and
the FrancoBelgian border. Across the
border and along the seacoast to the
westward lie Dunkirk and Calais,
against which the Germans are at
tempting to advance in their effort to
establish themselves IN series of
coast positions before starting their
second drive upon Paris.
Two Reported Victories.
London, Oct. 20.-Two important
successes in the battle of Dunkirk and
Calais, for the possession of which
the Germans are striving, are credit
ed to the allies in the official commu-
nication issued in Paris
The French are said to have reoccu-
pied Armentieres, an important rail-
road junction on the Belgian frontier
northwest of Lille, and to have re-
pulsed an attempt of the Germans to
cross the River Yer, which flows
through that little corner of West
Flanders, which is all of Belgium that
remains in Belgian hands.
The town was seized by the Ger
mans week ago owing to its impor-
lance as railway center, lines di-
verging from it in all directions. Be
sides, it is on the road to Lille, which
the Germans still hold, despite reports
to the contrary.
For German Reinforcements.
The Germans, however, are bring
ing up reinforcements, seemingly de-