The Detroit times., 1914-11-05


reserve line In the north.
The report that Gen. Won K1uck has
been killed In action has been re-
vived. This time the correspondent
OF the Excelsior at Havre sends the
report. He says he has II from
source that he cannot designate. but
which he believes, that the general
was wounded In recent battle and
died in hospital at Namur. An
other report. to lie Matin, says that
the general was killed when an avn
ator dropped a bomb on his headQuar.
tiers. still another report declares
that he was superseded In his com,
mand because he wasted men. None
OF the reports, however. are con.
firmed, and at military headquarters
IL is declared that there is every rea-
son to believe that Won Kluck still
commands In the angle of the Aisne
and Somme.
Most OF the new levies coming to
the front on the German side are said
70 be youths who have only partial
training. This Is emphasized. IL ID
stated, by their failure 90 stand up
under the shell fire OF the French
arullery. 49, A..s .t. s-.a--t.
The Germans are now concentrat.
ing on a new line and their rein
forcements- are being massed again
around Ypres, Lille and Arras. II Is
believed that they viii endeayor to
reach the sea from this section, where
they will not be subject TO flooding
of tho country. II was the action of
the Belgians In cutting the, User
dykes that caused the German rout
or, the extreme left OF the allied lines.
Hmdreds OF men were drowned
there. ",
.,.-.s I.
, BERLIN: VIA The Hague, Nov. s.
In an ofhcial statement issued today
II was ofhcially announced that the
German forward movement between
fpres. and Arras continues satisfac-
tory Because OF the desperate re-,
sistance. OF the allies 1t has been
necessary to feel out every inch Of
the territory with artillery before At
tempting any gain. and this, It is ex-
planned, makes progress naturally
slow. Several battalions of British
troops have been cut or in the vicin-
ity Of Arras and near Roye and forced
It'd Surrender. 80.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 5.-Enormous
numbers OF German reinforcements
are en- route to France and West
Flanders. Reports from Liege state
that for the last three days long
trains loaded with singing soldiers
have been passing through that city
from Aix-la-C happelle. Two hundred
cars passed through in one day. and
were followed by eight trains loaded
with ammunition and several carrying
submarines and torpedo boats in sec
tions, together with their crews and
war materials.
IL Is believed certain here that the
Germans are determined not only to
hack their way through to the coast
cities, but that they also plan opera
tons against the English coast. The
torpedo beats and submarines have
been sent direct to Bruges. where al
ready large quantities Of naval re-
serves and active seamen have been
nlassed. Bruges In an ideal navalsbase.
II Is far enough inland to be out of
range Of the guns Of the warships
that thu allies have 90. far brought
into action salong the French and Bel
igian coasts, and IN connected with the
seacoast town OF Zee Brugse by o
deep canal.
70 Ii reported that seven German
destrUyers have been seen on the Bel
sgian coast. tits supposed that they
have been us6ds for scouting purposes
and that It Is. the intention aof the
Germans co send them into Zee
Brugge harhor to effect q junction
with the other Belgian war craft
there. ~ :.
The Germans have laid mines along
the coast from Ostend north. accord
ting to,late reports reaching hers.
PETRoGRAD, Nov. s.--It II an
nounced that the Russian Caucasian
army which IL invading Turkey has
advanced several miles into Turkey
and now occupies several villages.
No news IL at hand regarding the
operations Of the Black sea feet al
though rumors that q battle has
taken place are current
IL II officially announced that the
Germans are again Withdrawing into
East Prussia. It IL declared that
they are moving toward their orig
inal battle line between Lyck and
Biala. Meanwhile, the Russian ad-
vance beyond the vistula continues
The Russians are also pushing be-
yond Kielce which is now held by the
Russians. In fighting there, $1,000
soldiers. 200 officers and q number
OF cannon and machine guns were