The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-11-13

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only cavalry, It is believed here, will
| prevent the Germans from sending
any more troops to the West, for it
| does not then compel them to with
draw some of their troops from that
front.
Greece Near War.
Nothing of first class moment has
occurred up to the present in the near
east, but Turkey is being attacked in
| isolated spots by the Russians and
British, and the Turks apparently are
coming very close to val with Greece,
that situation having been aggravated
by the sinking OF a Greek steamer by
the Turks and the threatening of
Greeks in Asia Minor.
Neither Bulgaria nor Roumania has
made n owe as yet.
The Union defense force continues
to round up the rebels in South Africa.
Would Destroy Russian Army.
London, Nov. 9.-"It is asserted in
Berlin that Germany and Austria
Hungary now have concentrated about
100000 soldiers on the line from
Thorn to Cracow and this is consid-
cred sufficient to crush the Russian
forces" says a dispatch from Copen-
hagen to the Times.
London via Paris, Nov. THE
French government has followed Brit
aims initiative by declaring that a
state of war exists between France
and Turkey" according to the Bor-
deaux correspondent to the Havas
agency. He says that the foreign Of
fee issued the following note:
Action 10 Explained.
"The hostile acts of the Turkish
fleet against a French steamer, caus-
ing the death Of two Frenchmen and
serious damage to the ship, not having
been followed by the dismissal Of the
German naval military missions, the
measure whereby Turkey could dis
claim responsibility, the government
of this republic is obliged to state
that as a result Of the action of the
Ottoman government a state of war
exists between France and Turkey"
No Decision in Flanders.
No decision has been reached in the
battle in the sand dunes of west Flan-
ders. and the opposing armies now
stand virtually as they have stood for
many days. While the Germans keep
hammering away at the allies around
Ypres. which route they chose for
their march to the coast after they
had found the road along the sea
barred to them. and the allies are
making an effort to move northward
to Ostend, neither side has gone very
far.
The Belgians and those supporting
them have found that the floods which
they created to stop the German adj.
n are a hindrance to their own
movements. although they have been
able to occupy some villages. includ.
ing Bixschoete, which had been in the
possession Of the Germans.
Allies Say Germans Fail.
Around Ypres the German offensive.
according to the accounts OF the allies.
has met with no success. In fact. It
seems that along the line there has
been merely a repetition of artillery
duel and of infantry attacks and
counter attacks. which sometimes sue.
coed. but more often do not.
On the frontier in the East more
wide sweeping movements are being
made by the opposing armies.
The Russians, from all reports, have
driven back the German center to the
River Warthe in Russian Poland, have
held back a German offensive move.
ment from East Prussia, and now are
Strengthening out their lire for a more
vigorous offensive against the Aus.
trians, who have been trying to beat
their left wing in Galicia.
British Look to East.
It is to the battles in these regions
that the British military men are
looking, for they declare that II the
Russians "a keep up their uccess.
ful fighting against the Austrians ard
Germans relief will come to the allied
armies In the West. because OF the
necessity for q withdrawal Of Ger
man army corps from France and Bel.
GUM to protect Silesia and East Prus-
sia.
Berlin elames Floods.
London, Nov. 5.-That the German
army has abandoned its attempt to
push it, way along the Belgian coast
to Calais IL agreed by all the Official
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