The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-22
BRITISH WARSHlPS BOMBARD GERMAN TROOPS


ect since yesterday. Lacking German report to the
progress of the prolonged engagements in this territory
the situation is being reported only from the side OF the
allies The German announcement of yesterday said that
in the fight west of Lille German troops, taking the of
fensive. had repulsed the enemy several points.
British warships have played an important part in
these operations and there indications that their
hvltles not yet at end The fighting is going on
night and day and the allies said to be approaching
close to the German positions before Lille.
No confirmation of the reported evacuation of Ostend
has been received German garrison at Antwerp is said
to have been reduced and German column of reinforce
met with two of the famous 16nch guns reported as
having passed through Antwerp its way to Burgess
Outside of Belgium the fields of battle numerous,
Plcardy Champagne the Argonne the Woevre Lorraine
fighting taking place In several of these districts the
French claim officially to have repulsed German attacks
which they describe not in the Belgian field
The French also that they have made progress in the
Argonne and the Woevre territory.
house sheltering the headquarters of the German
staff at Spe the Belgian coast has been destroyed by
shell fire from British warshps, according to dis
patch received in London from Dunkirk.
In the eastern of the both claim progress.
but not IN the localities. Paris says officially that
the Russian troops have saved Warsaw from German
bombardment. There has been hand to hand fighting in
the vicinity of Bone and Prouschko in Russian Poland
The fighting south of Prezmysl according to this same
authority has been going for six days with heavy losses
on the part of the Austrians
The latest German casualty list gives the names of
about II, 800 men killed. wounded and missing.
news dispatch from Warsaw says numerous parties
of German prisoners of which included German
general are constantly being brought into that city An
official statement given out in Vienna says that Austrian
forces have gained ground several points Gaca and
that the Russian conerattacks have been successful
Austrian troops have captured the heights north of Nz
kowice and they have taken also of the pass
held by the Russians in the Carpahians There now
no Russians in Hungary, according the Vienna state
ment.
The German government has summoned the Reich
stag to early in December discuss the sua
tlon and according to advices from Berlin the Prssan
Diet in session to-day and will authorize loan of $375
100000.
The Kpp works said to be reconstructing for the
Use of the German army 800 pieces of artillery cap
tured by the Germans from their enemies.
The native chief of kaemrum the German colony in
Equatorial Africa has been executed because he at
tempted to lead the natives in rebellous movement
against the German authorities This comes to Lon
don from The Hague
A news dispatch from Oporto, Portugal says tee-
graphic communication with Lisbon has been interrupted
revolutionary outbreak occurred in Portugal yesterday
but was promptly put down. according to official an
nouncement of the Portuguese authorities.
A dispatch from Toxic says Japanese squadron isl
seeking German warships in the neighborhood of Hawaii
and that the German governor of Jalu Island has reached
Toxic on his way back to Germany.