The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-09-25
BOTH SIDES GAIN
AND LOSE GROUND
FURIOUS BATTLE ON FRENCH
SOIL CONTINUES WITH BOTH
sgDEs CLAIMING ADVANTAGES
Trseps Fighting Fror Flooded
Trenches and in Almost Exhausted
csndltsor--csrmars aepcrx Re-
Infsrcersnts Coming.


The battle between the allies and
the Germans Oh French coll ia still IN.
decided Reports differ as to the pro.
gxsss Of the great battle
GoFne indicate that there Is ex,
srsmsiy heavy fghting. while Others
toll OF the great masses Of troops ~
ing M flooded trenches, maay OF them
At ths stage Of exhaustion
AZ some points at least. fierce en-.
gasemsnfs havs been fought. with the
tlds nswing hrss Ia one direction and
then IN the ot4sr. The allies have
won position hare and the Germans
have gained one there. But all re-.
ports. official and otherwise. agree
that there IL much lighting yet 70 be
done before material advantage can
he oiaimsA by sither side.
The British ia the trenches say:
We ays slowly beating them back.
The Preach offcial statement de-
cisrea that though farieusIy counter
attacked by superior forces and
obliged 10 yield some ground. this was
regained almost Immediately.
Berlin officially announces that the
Eranco-Briiish forces have been obiig.
cd 70 take the defensive in entrenched
positions, and that therefore the result
Of tbs German attacks are SLOW.
Unofficial advices from tho German
capital say that members Of the gen.
eral staff manifest implicit confidence
IN a favorable outcome OF the fight.
ing In France. Thsir armies are be-
Ing reinforced ana through lines OF
communication reformed. It Ia stated
Dispatches from Vienna reported OF.
ficiaily that the ANAtrfans and Ger
mans In 0alicia have formed q new
| defense line and are awaiting Q Rus
sian attack on the strong fortress OF
Przemysl, Atty miles west OF Lem
/ berg
From Petrograd 1t IL announced Of
ncially that the Russian troops have
/ captured the fortified positions Of
Seniava and Sambor. In Gaiicia. The
Austrian rear guard has been REFUSED
beyond the san river and the Rus
SLAMS have taken 1900 prisoners
5000 cases Of ammunition and soms
guns, The Russian official reports
also say that there has been no fight
Ing on the German frontier.
/ Some observers estimate that tn,
total caualties OF the Germans and al
lies to date are in the neighborhooI
OF 100000
Interesting information has beef
given out by the British admiralt
regarding British successes and mis-
fortunes In various waters. The Brit
ish merchant cruiser Carmania ha
sunk German merchant cruiser. sur
posed to be either the Cape Trafaiga
or the Berlin. off the coast OF Soutl
America. but the German cruise
Koenigsberg completely disabled tn
British cruiser Pegasus while the lat
ter was oyerhauling her machinery i
Zanzibar harbor. killing twenty-fy
men and wounding more than thre
times that number, and the Germa
cruiser Emden has sunk six BIRTHS
merchant steamers In the Bay Of BeI
gal
In the fighting around Reims til
matter OF greatest general interes
has been the destruction Of the fan
GUS cathedral. one Of the most note
structures IN the world, dating hae
10 the thirteenth century. 1t is r,
ported 10 have burst into flames,
!, Against this destruction OF the q
thedral. the French government hs
, decided 70 send through diplomat
, channels a protest TO all the power
There has been review Oft n
! island Of Haikr by the sultan OF III
Turkish fleet. including the forme
German cruisers Breslau and Goebei
after which the warships proceeded !
: constantinople for coal
Z Il is officially announced from II
!. kio that Japanese troops wsre lande
j al I4aoshan bay. Laoshan is nentr.
: territory. forty miles north OF Tslnl
> Tau.
A report from the AustroItalia
frontier from Rome KaFs that s00. o.
Austrian troops are watching the Its
!. ian border
TIE Austrian dFeadnoaght ViEibg
Units. one Ok the largest ships In n
I Raw, Is reported 10 have been bad
damaged in an engagement ia Ii
A5ytstic bat escaped her Dursuers.
Protests Against Turkeys Aetien
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