The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-29

rests with the allied troops. The Ger
man assent to this is of course only
negative in character and takes the
shape of confession Of failure to
achieve their object to break through
the defense of their opponents.
That the reparted lull in the fight
iris IN This region Is only mon1entasy
is taken for granted but up to the
present no news of a renewal of the
German offensive has come to hand.
Both sides seem to be endeavOring to
line up afresh and accounts from all
sources agree that the Germans are
only awaiting additional troops to re-
sumo the bold thrust which insufH-
cheney Of forces thus far has prevent
ed them from carrying through.
Meanwhile the allied commanders.
both individually and collectively, are
informing their worldwide audience
that their forces are always taking
little more the offensive, and they In
innate that it will not be long before
they substitute an attack on the Ger
man positions in Belgium for the Ger
man attack on the allies positions In
the north Of France. If this occurs
there will recommence a series OF
siege battles for the German en-
trenchments which gridirOn Belgium
from it's southern boundary to the
Gutenberg frontier.
Big Gun Blows Up.
From Madrid comes an unconfirmed
story of the explosion of one OF the
German 16-inch hcwitzers which pos
sibly explains hc extremely vlolent
convu1sion which was supposed at the
time to indicate the blowing up OF the
pier at Zebrugge. According to the
Madrid account, this gun. which was
being used on the German right wing.
was overcharged and exploded. Ine
conclusion killed all the gunners IN
-so;~& beside
! killing and wounding a number of
men at a consid erable distance.
The German retirement from Po-
| land, and the resump ptiOn of the often
sive by Russia all along the eastern
battle front is generally ascribed in
brought up by the Russian comman-
ders Instead of two completely ex-
/ hausted armies facing each other
along the Vistula, as has happened
the Russians make daily changes.
bringing regiments from the rear and
thus allowing the fighters in the
! trenches to retire and rest This oper-
alton is said to have been repeated so
often that virtually every Russian SOL
dier within striking distance of the in
vaders is now a veteran.
Warsaw Is Safe.
| While this German retirement may
not be the rout pictured in Petrograd.
! it is nevertheless held here to be true
| that the retreat has progressed so far
that Warsaw is today free of the
menace of investment and with the
pressure on their center relieved the
! Russians are now devoting more at
| tention to the campaign in Galicia
! Petrograd reports that the garrison
of Przemysl is defending this fortress
with extraordinary obstinacy. The forts
are we'll armed and tens Of thousands
! of workmen are employed in strength
ening the Notifications. In anticipation
of an investment. the supplies of am
munition are large. The weakness of
| the fortress is reported to be found in
the scarcity of provisions. Enormous
quantities had been collected by the
/ Austrians in outlying villages, but the
unexpected speedy advance of the Rus
| slams resulted in their seizure