The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-13
AUSTRALIAN SHIP SYDNEY RID.
DIES GERMAN DESTROYER
AND DRIVES IT ON THE
BEACH IN FLAMES.
HALT RUSH At YPUES
rEuToNs CLAIM SLOW PROGRESS
) NEAR YPREs AND FRENCH
ASSERT ATTACK WAS
BEATEN BACK.
western Newspaper Union News service

"'AA'ih N"MNFAP'i Nhl"h N'MN eefhlcts
London. Nov. IA Rome dispatch
TO the Post says:
Germany, alarmed at the Russian
.uccess, has made preliminary offers
Of peace to the Russian government,
which have been rejected
London.-Claims OF the s~ontending
armies In the eastern aud western
theatres Of war. especially as concern
the situation in West Flanders, dove
tailed in so few respects Tuesday night
as to leave but one big fact on land or
sea ~undisputed. That was tho de-
struciion OF the German raider Emden
and the trapping OF the German
cruiser KonigRherg.
All the armies OF the %contending ma
tons are at each others throats-the
Germans and Russians clashing In
cavalry engagements along the Ger.
man frontiers, the Russians still har.
assing the Austrians ia Galicia, and
the French, British and Belgians unit
ing to hold back what still appears 20
be a tremendous German attempt to
break through the allied line in the
vicinity OF Ypres.
Many dispatches speak OF the
movement OF German troops east.
ward from Belgium as ~torecasting
the necessity OF endorsements along
the eastern frontier, but neither the
French nor German official state
ments indicated any slackening Of the
violence OF the German attacks In
West Flanders. In fact. the French
statement says that between the sea
and Armentieres the opposing forces
were both acting on the offensive.
As 20 the outcome OF this double
offensive the rival contentious are
absolutely contradictory, the Ger.
mans claiming slow progress near
Ypres and the French asserting that
the German attack was beaten back
In view of what seems TO BE- a
sustained and concerted German 81.
fort In this region. the reports OF the
German retirement are hardly borne
out although Il IL said they have
moved their headquarters still fur
thor east, this time from Client TO
Alost.
The situation along the battle line
In France proper, from the standpoint
OF the allies was summed up In a
dispatch from "an observer with the
Indian corps who says there has
been no marked change anywhere,
though he processes Il see "a gradual
weakening OF the German attacks.
Dispatches from ~Czernowitz. capital
OF the crownland OF Bukowina de.
clare that with the exception Of a
garrison OF reservists Of the oldest
levy. no Austrian troops are left
there.
Beach and Burn Cruiser Emdsn.
London. - II was officially an.
nounced in London Tuesday that the
German cruiser Emden has been
driven ashore and burned.
The Emden was destroyed in the
Indian ocean by the Australian crui.
ser sydney. She was driven ashore
on Cocos island, southwest OF Java.
The sydney sighted the Emden
Monday morning. with superior
speed she at once closed IN and gave
battle.
The German boat could not escape.
There was a running fight. az the end
OF which the EmdeA, tarning from
tho shells Of the Australian boat. was
beached, She could not contend with
the six.inch guns OF the Australian
with her iia-inch battery.
The casualties on the Sydney were
three killed and fifteen wounded.
An Immediate effect Of the destruo
ton Of the Emden. which. during her
CAREER as a e0mmerce destroyer, has
destroyed British shipping estimated
here 10 be worth so. 900. was a
drop OF 50 per cent In the insurance
premiums on vessels bound TO points
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