The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-23
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

RDAM--German troo p q
were beaten again today In a renewal
Of their attacks at Newport to cross
the River User, the dykes of which
have been cut. The battle at Nieuport
today was the most spectacular Of the
war by reason OF the participation OF
i British atrshfps and a feet ns English
aeroplanes which lowered over the
positions held by the kaiser's forces,
and signaiied the exact range to the
gunners on shore and at sea.
Continuous boYnbardment night and
day IL being directed against the Ger
man lines from Ostend TO the ser
French cavalry has arrived al Nieu-
port to reinforce the Belgian Army.
PARIS-Huge columns OF tho
Kaiser's first line troops, hastily con-
centrated On the cectre of the baltic
line. met defeat today when they at
tempted to cut brought the French
front at two points-~west OF Craonne
1 and near Souain.
In Belgium the Allies were victor
tous at Dtxmunde and at Ypres. Ger
man attacks 10 recapture Armentieres
failed.
LONDON~-G m NY q Armies
which attempted 20 besiege Warsaw,
Y have been crushed and driven In rout
from Ell their advanced positions ac-
ccrding to official advices received TO
day from Petrograd. All along the
battle iine the Russians have resumed
their aggressive campaign preparatory
TO theii- march ON Berlin.
Hes GGs9 rrrTs Of the German forces
operating against the Belgisns at the
River isFr Nas destroyed through the
heavy shell Ere directed from the Brit
ish warsh.ps against the town Of
Slype, wEcn was reduced to ruins.
I RUSSIA. to the detail
ed reports published Yesterday &C
cordins 70 London dispatch. it seems
evident that the German troops have
eIHerAd severe reNerseS, and that The
HusstAns arc once more moving west
ward The general staff explains that
Warsaw was saved from bonlbard-
rnent by the energy displayed ny the
Russian field army in Going TO @the
defense Of that city.
E GERMANY.---Tho special war ses-
sion % the Reschstag has been CARED
] for December. A radtcgram from
Berlin received by the German en-
fGssy at Washington Saws that the
Germans have captured two hundred
English soldiers and several nlachitss
goiss In the fighting west cs Lille.
Also that German artillery disa bled
HrstA-'i testroyer northwest OF $if.,-
pert fhf irass!an Diet opened YES
Erda% "dft fn9isg 81 tho deputies !n
iapsforf' some II them suffering
from received Of tlps hattie
uetd. : W CASUALLY list issued i'm
lscra:E s'0stssih~ the names of about
11.50a Killed. wounded and missing
IL ts ansiotnted that the Rrupp~ are
making over for The German army
Y cOo cannon captured froIn the enemy
JAPAN~-7he Japanese battleshlr
HIN lie Just outside The Honolulu hnr-
hcr waiting tor THE Ge~h1sn cruiser
Geir, which is. pot for tepsira To-
k.o says that Japanese boats are In
4 those waters watching Tor the ere
ymys ships. The Japanese genera, ma
val staff reports that the marine
heavy artillery corps is engaged in the
\ ATTACK on Tsfng-Tau.
GREAT BRITAfS-~Thc admiralty
which the Germans reported they had
sunk. il overdue. and 1t ~ feared that
e had been lost.
A detailed account Of the Operations
~ q British fleet along the Belgian
sSeeAst has 5ast been issued at Lon
N don. II is under the command Of Rear
Admiral Hood. and its heavy guns Of
II graater .hnge than the German ord
4 nance. have sheiled tine German right
0Ank since lasf Monday morning and
64ve done great damage while the
sttish ships have practically escaped
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