The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-10-31
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Saturday, oct. "a. The Germans
have advanced TO the north Of Dix
nude and and In the neighborhood Of
La Bassee, but as a counter stroke. IL
IS said, the French have pushed for
ward OF Newport, in the region OF
LarE6marck. and between Armen-
there's and Lille. These, in the
language of the French war office, are
"inestimable fluctuations OF contest
waged so fiercely." The war office
contents itself with the German state
ment that the line OF combat as a
whole has been maintained.
over the remainder OF the long bat
tie front the deadlock continued.
Regarding the situation in the east
there is as heretofore, conflict OF
claims. The French war Office asserts
that the Germans are falling back
south OF Warsaw, as we'll as west of
Ivancorod. Reports from Russian and
Austrian sources agree in saying that
one OF the bitterest battles OF the war
is in progress along the River San.
An official Austrian statement reports
the repulse OF Russians, who had been
permitted TO cross the river and were
then attacked. Dispatches from Pc
trograd, however, report that the Aus.
trian assault was repulsed by vlgor-
is counter attacks OF the Russians.
Sunday. Oct. 25.-The battle be-
tween Newport and the River Lys
continues violently. German forces
have crossed the User river between
Nieuport and Dixmunde West and
south OF Lille lively attacks by the
Germans have been repulsed by the
allies. Between the Disc and the Ar
gcrne forest there is nothing new TO
report beyond some slight advances
by the allies northwest OF Scissors
and in the CaYonne district. On the
heights OF the Meuse an artillery duel
IL in progress. Paris reports an entire
German infantry regiment annihilated
durng an engagement in the forest
north OF Iaehalade.
In the eastern theater OF war the
I Germans have been driven back fifty
miles from the Vistula. according 10
a Pdyosrad dispatch. The Russians
took Lovipz, Sldrniewice and Rawa.
Along the River San and south OF
I PrNCmysl desperate fighting continues.
An attaopt by the Austrians to turn
the Russians left wing south Of Prem.
\ ysl tailed the Austrians suffering
CREST losses
Monday, oct. 26.--Supreme efforts
/ OF the nghting men Of Eve nations
have failed to turn the tide OF hattie
along the Franco.Belgian border A
] struggle of unparalleled fury still pro
Erssses along the North sea. where
the Germans, with reckless bravery,
are Ringing their troops against the
/ allies forces
The French official statement indi.
s1.es that an attempt 10 cut OF the
German right wing had made some
progress
I The German movement across the
User. which presented a menacihg
aspect 10 the allies has been checked.
( Reports from the eastern front indi-
/ cate that the greatest battle OF the
war In that area is impending, Aus.
ria thrust strong forces across the
Csrpathians in the face OF determined
\ resistance
Tuesday, Oct. 27.-The kaiser. in a
series OF widely separated attacks, SUI.
fered defeats near Arnentieres and
west OF Lens. where the Franco.Brit.
ish armies drove home counter on
slaughters against the Germans.
Heavy losses were inflicted on the
invaders In the fighting which was OF
the most furious description at all
points OF contact between the North
sea and the River Disc.
In the eastern theater 20 the west
OF the Nistula and to the north OF
the Pilioa river, the Germans have
been forced back on Lowicz, Skiernis.
vice and Rawa. which have been cap.
tured at the bayonet point by the Rus
SLAMS.
70 the south OF the Pilica. in the d.
rection OF Radon. there has been a
lively engagement between the Rus
SLAMS and the Austro-Germans. who
lost prisoners and cannon.
To the south OF Soec the Russian
troops crossed the vistula by main
force. driving the Austrians back.
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