The Arvada enterprise., 1914-11-12

stand virtually as they have stood for
many days. While the Germans keep
hammering away at the Allies around
Ypres. which route they chose for
their march to the coast after they
had found the road along the sea
barred to them, and the Allies are
making an effort to move northward
to Ostend, neither side has got very
far.
Coast CampaiS. Cost Dearly.
The Germans are being hard
pressed at score OF points in the
long battle line and the military ex.
perts at Allies headquarters say their
offensive has materially lost force At
every point the allies are pushing
their advance. Slow progress is be-
ing made because of the determined
resistance OF the Germans, now made
up more than in half of second line
troops, but 1t is insisted that there is
no longer any doubt of the final re.
suit. The German attempt to ad.
vance to the sea is characterized as
the most costly defeat OF the war.
Germans Win Sea Fight.
In the most important naval battle
Of the war between European powers
a German fleet engaged the British
squadron. composed OF the Good Hope,
the Monmouth and the Glasgow, of
Coronel. Chile, and decisively defeat
ed 1t. This engagement practically
ends the power of the Allies in the
South Pacific seas unless a new Anglo
Jap fleet is formed.
Russians Claim Big Victories.
official communications received in
Rome from the Russian army head.
quarters state that the Austro-German
reverses in Galicia and Russian Po.
land are being augmented daily by the
fugitive troops communicating panic
to their reserves. The Austro-German
cavalry forces are depicted as being
In an especially sad condition. A part
of this force, 1t is said, was massacred
by the ou.numbering Cossacks; the
remainder being routed and pursued
To AnnihiIate Russians.
A dispatch from Rome says that EN-
peror William, much affected by the
Russian victories, has held a council
OF war. which was attended by Gen
eral Won Hindenberg. the Duke Of
Wurttenburg and the Austrian chief
OF stan, Field Marshal Baron Conrad
Won Hoetzendorf. to decide on fur
ther plan Of campaign.
1t Is asserted In Berlin that Ger.
many and Austria Hungary now have
concentrated about million soldiers
on the line from Thorn to Cracow and
this is considered sufficient to crush
the Russian forces.
Japs Take Using Tau.
The German colony of Using Tau in
the Chinese province of kaio Chow
has at last surrendered to the Jap
anese-British forces after land and
naval siege of more than two months.
The capture of this stronghold takes
from Germany her last foothold on the
Asiatic mainland and her last strate'
gic position outside the German En-.
pire in Europe.
For nearly three months the little
German garrison amounting to about
1000 men composed of reservists who
were living or doing business in
China. has held out against the land
and sea attacks of the Japanese and OF
certain British detachments of both
white and Indian troops that found
themselves In China at the outbreak
of the war. What the losses of the
garrison have been are not known. but
the official Japanese and British re-
ports have indicated that Using Tau
has been taken at heavy cost OF men
on the part of the Allies.
The Armenians' Opportunity.
The most significant development
to date OF the Russo-Turco war is the
announcement that the Armenians are
rising against Turkey. Realizing that
the present is an opportune time to
throw on the Turkish yoke and to get
revenge for past outrages. the Armen
ians are Offering their services to the
Russian Caucasian army which has in
vaded Turkey.
The Russian admiralty announces
the occupation Of Kao, a port OF Asi
attic Turkey n the mouth of the River
Shat III Arab in the Persian Gulf.
Turkey Withdrsws ENJOYS.
Turkey has definitely broken on
diplomatic relations with Great Brit
ain. France, Russia and Seryia. iieI
diplomatic representatives in the cap
itals OF these countries, acting on or
ders from the Porte, have demanded
and received their passports.
Turks Fight Russians.
The first reports of the fight
ing between the Russians and the
Turks are ms conflicting as were tn,
FIRST Austrian and Russian accounts ol
the warfare In Gallcia Each contend
er claims to have invaded the Others
territory and to have defeated his
frontier armies. These fights, how
ever. probably have been only advance
guard affairs. and 1t is believed
that some time may clapsc before
pitched battle takes place.