The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-30
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

PAR1S--French and British armies
defeated the Germans today at every
point OF conflict along the 300-miie
battle line, with most important gains
south Of Arras and to the east and
north OF Ypres. Belgium. On the
Aisne center the Germans were driven
from their trenches and the FrenCa
right wing army captured important
positions in the forest OF Apremont :
squadron 'of British torpedo boat
destroyers has sunk in the Adriatic
German converted cruiser. accord
ing to dispatch from Barcelona to
the Havas News Agency.
TOKIO-The Russian cruiser
Chemtchoug. a vessel Of, 5000 tons.
with batteries Of fifty-seven guns, and
Frencen torpedo boat destroyer have
been sunk in the harbor of Penang.
British possession in the straits settle
ments. by the German cruiser Emdcn.
The destruction of the two vessels
was accomplished by the use of the
japanese flag. which the E;mden few
when she entered the harbor. ac-
cording to advices to the British en-
hassy here. The Emdcn also was dis
gu'sed by the addition Of false
fourth funnel. The chemtchoug was
built in 1903.
IONDON--Germany appears TO
have exhausted her reserves. as indi-
Gated by the hating of the Kaiser's
attempted raid on Calais. Reports
that the Germans in western Belgium
were to be reinforced by two hundred
thousand men disclose that the
kaiser's general staff has decided to
weaken the forces fighting against the
Russians to hold the present positions.
Of the German forces in Belgium.
COPENHAGEN ar parts or
the east and west battle fronts soldiers
are being rushed to Belgium in re-
Spouse to an order of the Kaiser to
take Calais at all costs. IT Is sem,-
officially stated In Berlin that the
Germans expect to be able to control
all the southern part of the North
Sea as soon as they possess Cata,..
BORDEAUX--The Kaiser Is expect
ed to attempt an advance from the
south toward the Boulogne. now that
this campaign to break through west
ern Belgium to Calais and Dunkirk
has failed.
The French general staff has order
ed endorsements sent to the battle
front between the Disc and Armen-
there's to meet this new attack.
THE HAGUE--The campaign Of
the Germans to. proceed along the
2eacoast 10 Dunkirk has been definite
~ abandoned owing To the reinforce
'nents sent 10 the British feet. wshicn
include several battleships equipped
with twelve-inch guns of great range
II Is stated here that the fire OF
these guns caused the precipitate re-
treat of the Germans from Newport.
ITALY The King yesterday review
cd the fleet at laramie, The trials
with the new big guns were successful
the gunners scoring hits on the aIget
which was an old battleship A dis
patch from Rome says that Avlona Is
not yet occupied by the Italian marines
and bluejackets, These land every day
without arms, but return to the ship
At night. The Turkish flag is flying
over the government building and the
italian over the hospital
+ EEiGIt' M-Accord:ng to report OF
Captain Lucy, the American COM
missioner for relief la Belgium. there
are 5000, 600 Beigians near starva-
ton. Many refugees are returning
to Belgium, and Cardinal MERCER has
had conference with General Won
Der IoltI regarding tHe treatment Oh
r 4elgias4s returning to their native
land One of the stipuations is that
in case the German occupying force
is fred upon only The persons actually
firing shall be pt5 ished.
GERMANY-Taa German cruiser
f;mden. according to dispatch re-
ceived at the British embassy in To
kio, entered the harbor OF Penang, in
the STARTS settlements. flying Jap
anese flag and sank the Russian crui-
ser Zhemtchug and a French destroyer,
The Emden then escaped by the
Straits of Melacca She Is reported to
have sunk twenty British merchant
ships and one small Japanese merchant
ship. According to official state
ment issued at the general headquar-
tiers in Berlin the Belgians have re
ceived considerable reinforcements on
the lines near Newport and Dixmude
ana that sixteen British warships Join
ed in the attack on the German right
wing, West of Lille German attacks
were repeated with success in the
Argonne woods French trenches have
ben carried and the defenders cap,
turd