The Yale expositor., 1914-11-19
Englan DIS Greatest General
Passes Away Near Bat
tie Front
EIGHTY-TWO YEARS OF AGE
French War Office Claims That All
German Troops Have Been
Forced Back OF the User
Canal.

London-Lord Roberts died at the
front Saturday night, according to an
official announcement of the press
bureau. His death occurred at the
British headquarters.
Earl Roberts left London Wednes.
day with the announced intention OF
visiting some of the Indian troops at
the front, and some of his friends
among the officers.
While there he became chilled and
contracted pneumonia, his death fol-
lowing shortly after. His age-he was
80 September 80 last-was a contribu-
tory cause OF death, although he had
been in his usual health lately, which
was exceptionally good for man OF
his age.
Paris Claims Germans Are Repulsed.
Paris-The left bank of the User has
been cleared entirely of the Germans
and a telling defeat was administered
by the allies in contact with invaders
on the right bank during the fighting
Sunday claim the French.
Complete evacuation of the western
bank OF the canal which the Germans
have held for 80 long was announced
in the official communique from Bor-
deaux. The official statement lays
the greatest STREET, however. on the
fighting on the right bank. Here the
Germans held strongly advantageous
positions at Newport and at Dixmude.
The fury of the allies offensive was
directed against the latter position,
which the communique admits is still
held by the Germans.
Unofficial accounts Of the fighting
described a terrific battle for this posi-
ton. The Germans, who had mounted
machine guns in the few remaining
towers, left the ruined village and can
non had been trained down the thor
oughfares leading to the westward
and commanding the trenches held by
heavily reinforced allies, while from
the western edge Of the town new and
heavily protected trenches had been
dug by the Germans.
The allies bombarded the Germans
in the town from the western bank
and under cover of the heavy cannon
aiding, made repeated attempts to cross
and take the town on the other side
OF the canal by storm. The vigor OF
the artillery and small arms fusilade
made the crossing such perilous eff
fort that the frontal attack inally was
abandoned.
Russians Active In East.
In the eastern theatre, on the Rus
sian right wing. two armies are ad-
vancing toward the East Prussian de-
tense line of Dantzig- Thorn, with the
obvious purpose of holding the River
Vistula from the Baltic to Thorn and
making any turning movement by the
Germans In the north impossible when
the central Russian armies now ad-
vancing in west Poland against Bres-
lau, are ready to strike with full force.
The First army holds Stalluponen
and the railway line to Gumbinnen and
Insterburg, and is believed to have &C.
cupied probably rs or 30 miles of Ger.
man territory. The Second army, Co
operating with great energy, is advanc-
Ing In an entirely new line, toward the
northwest and has gained a foothold
at Soldau, johannesburg and the re-
gion of Allenstein. There are reports
that the Germans are attempting an
offensive movement from Thorn,
where they have concentrated new
troops.
In Poland. there Russian armies are
attacking the frontier OF Posen and
Silesia, concerned for the moment
with driving every German detach-
ment from Polish soil. A force OF
Russians has broken through the Ger
man defense at the Warthe and has
pushed an advance guard into the
provice of Posen. holding a position
at Pleschen.