Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-04
Allies Get the Best
Of desperate Fight

cial statement was issued by the war
! office this afternoon:
"On our left wing, in the north,
! the situation has not changed since
Yesterday. The enemy has withdrawn
TO the right bank of the User and
we have retaken LombaertzZno. The
Germans no longer hold any points
on the left bank of the User, except
the end of the bridge half way be-
tween Dixmude and Nieuport. They
have abandoned, besides, some prison.
ers and wounded, quantity of ma
terial and some artillery that was
sunk in the mud. Between Dixmude
and Lys the conflict continued with
alternate advance and recoil, but in
general the allied forces have appre-
ciably advanced.
Between Lys and the region of Ar
ras there have been artillery engage
ments and skirmishes. Between the
region of Arras and the Disc we have
advanced to the east of Quesnoy en-
Santerre as far as the heights of
Parvillies.
"At the center the attack which the
/ Germans developed on the right bank
of the Aisne and in which we made
them lose the first slopes to the north
of Valley and of Craonne did not con
tinue yesterday. Counter attacks by
our forces have regained for us the
position that had been lost. Heavy
cannonade and sharp attacks by the
Germans were repulsed on the heights
along the Highway Des Danes and
the hills.
"There were no important develop
ments between Rheims and the Meuse
or in the Woevre region"
japan to Turkey.
London, Nov A Berlin telegram
says Japan has sent an intimation to
\ Turkey that she will become an ally
of Russia if Turkey goes to war 1
against the triple entente.
/ Bulgaria With Germany.
Berlin, Nov. 4.-Bulgaria's entrance
into the war as an ally of Germany
and Austria is foreshadowed by ad-
tvices today that railroad communica-
tion between the Bulgar kingdom and
Servia has been broken off. Bull
garian troops are reported already
upon the Servian frontier.
Russians Vessels Sunk.
London, Nov. A Sofia dispatch
states that the Turkish fleet has sunk
the Russian battlesh:p Sinop.
Berlin, via Sayville, N. Y, wire
less, Nov. At is officially an
nounced that nineteen Russian trans
ports have been sunk by the Turks
and that the Russian vessels carried
1,700 mines, intended to be used in
} blockadng Turkish waters, this prov
ing the Russian intentions to be hos
tile. 1t also is announced that Rus
sian troops were unsuccessful in the
first fights against the Turks in
rans-Caucasia.
Russia in Turkey.
Patrograd, Nov. Am official an
nouncement states that Russian troops
have crossed the Turkish frontier and
captured eight villages. Turkish
troops attempted to oppose them, but
retreated after suffering severe
losses.
On Suez Canal.
/, London, Nov. A Central News
dispatch from Berlin says large Tur-
kish forces have assembled on the
Asiatic shore of the Suez canal with
! intenc to blow up the canal and form
darn with bags of sand as soon as
4 the Turkish army advances to Egypt.
: To Protect Christians.
Athens, Nov. Am American war;
: ship has arrived at Beirut, Syria, to
protect the Christian poulation there
in case of attack by Mohammedans.
d This probably is the cruiser Tennes-
= see.
Are At War.
London, Nov. A Reuter- dispatch
from Sofia says Servia and Turkey
: have declared war.
G Cruiser Sunk.
4 Toxic, Nov. 4.-The Japanese adj
y mitalty has announced that the Aus
|, trian cruiser Kaiserin Elizabeth has
been sunk in the bay of Kiao Chau
e and that Fort Tits, the principal point
n of defense of Using Tao. has been ST.
# lence1, and that Governor Meyer Wal
e dreck, German commander there, il
reported to have been wounded A
/ general attack on Using Tao is pro-
e ceeding night and day. Many build
ings are burning.