Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-28

London, Sept. 27.-Along almost two- thirds of the great battle line across northeastern France, the armies of the allies and Germany fought fercely to- day. at some points with the bayonet, and tonight's statements from both sides are worded with the optimism which has characterized all these off, cial announcements. It was agreed that the allies had continued their advance.
 The French claimed marked pro- gress." The German announcement from Berlin, though insisting that the advance had been repulsed, neverthe- less referred to it as an advance.
 No Notable Success.
 Elsewhere along the battle front neither side seems to have achieved any notable success.
 The continued forward movement of i the Russian troops in Galicia: the ap- pearance of German aircraft dropping bombs over various places in Bel gium, and again in Paris. and Warsaw the movement of vast bodies of Ger man troops inta Russia by way of East Prussia, were chiefly significant in summary of the events in both theaters of war.
 [ Of the German bombs thrown. none eeems to have done extensive dam age. One man is reported to have been killed in Belgium and one in Paris. The explosives in Paris, how ever. fell near. tffA quarters occupied by many Americans.
 There is rn 4irrred renort that an attack on Antwerp is impending.
 Crack Prussian Guard Repulsed.
 Neither army has achieved anything notable since the allies have reported progress in one direction. The allies at one point claim to have thrown back a desperate advance by the crack Prussian Guard, and the Germans in s-4rA -1r~~- frw~r their right has checked the advance of mixed French and British force brought up by rail-
 .-+ Bayonet Charges.
 Recurring references to bayonet charges seem to prove conc1usively that this picturesque and romantic phase of warfare. which it was thought had been killed by the advent of the great guns and other equipment of modern armies, is not all a. thing of the past
 The French official communication says that at some points the trenches are only few hundred metres apart; thus a small portion of the millions engaged have known the stimulation and thrill of hand to hand fighting.
 Fighting Continues in Galieia.
 Dispatches from Petrograd report that fierce fighting still goes on ir Galicia, though Cracow, towards whicE the Russian hosts have been marchine ever since Przemysl was invested and the communications cut, has not ye been attacked.
 To the north, the German invasion is assuming vaster proportions, not wfthstanding the Russian war office Insists that the Germans are being repulsed at the frontier It is esti mated here that the German front ex tends from the Baltic coast to tht southern boundary of Silesia, a dis ance of about 400 miles.
 Germans Meet Little Opposition.
 What opposition the Germans hay, met is believed to have been littl nore than cavalry screen. The fight ng centered again today along tn liver Niemen from Druskeniki in Su Nalfi Russian Poland. to Sopotzkin ?etroErad said that the German artil cry had been unable to assume tn tffcnse at Sopotzkin and that thei etree1 was more or less general
 There has been @ dearth of maya aews in the last "A hours, and al hough the fall of Austrian >seapor Sattaro has heen reported irnminen pr several days, that event has no 'e. been recorded.
 The German emperor's illness, va iously described last week as a SC 'ere cold and influenza. is now said t le inflammation of the lungs due t he emperor falling into 8 water file rench.y
 Cholera Among Austrian Troops.
 To the cholera, heretofore reporte unong the Austrian troops. has bee sdded, according to an Antwerp des latch, typhus fever. which is said t ,e raging in the German camps aroun Brussels and near Termonde. It eported that several hundred Ge1 nans already have succumbed to tn Esease.
 Quick to realize, as did German he necessity of a high birth rate ffset the deaths due to the war, movement has been started in Eng and to reduce the marriage fees ar encourage soldiers and sailors nke wives before leaving for u ront. The archbishop of Cante-bul
 as addressed an open letter on u Gbtect to a London paper. In Ge many | si1.,!lar movement was srau.
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