The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-16
Germans Have Been Forced 70
Recross the Yser.
Are Preparing to Spend Winter
in the Trenches.
|DOIN6 THE SAME m THE EAST
Petrograd Warns Allies Not to
Expect Teo Mech.
British Capture Turkish Fort
ON the Red Sea.

London. Nov. 1e-The armies Of the
allies and of Germany remain dead-
locked in West Flanders today along
the battle line where the snow = now
ankle deep. There IL prospect Of fur
ther intermittent artillery duels and
infantry clashes which for more than
9 month have been swinging back ana
forth without definite result. The
snow and the generally adverse wealth
er conditions in Flanders win make
necessary more frequent shifts OF men
In the trenches and there will be more
sickness, especially lung and throat
affections.
Tho Germans have not abandoned
their attempt 70 reach the French
coast towns, ana yet they have not ad-
vanced. Today, according to the
claims OF the allies. the Germans are
back on the right bank Of the User,
having been forced to release their
grip on points on the left bank held
SO stubbornly by them last week. This
retirement IL described In the official
ommunication given out In Paris last
night as "the most noteworthy incl
dent Of the day." and It shows how
little change there has been elsewhere
either In Belgium or in France.
In the meantime the Germans are
putting the finishing touch to the de-
lenses stretching in row after row from
Ostend to tho Dutch border, and
should their present lines be broken.
they probably will .endeavor to winter
positions.
In tho Eastern Arena.
In the eastern arena of the war
the Germans are making and exc
cutting similar plans in the face of the
Russian advance. 1t In said that great
German forces are being concentrated
at Thorn, Posen and Breslau with the
idea OF keeping the Russians out OF
important districts in the provinces Of
Posen and SilesiA- A word Of cau-
ton to the allies comes from Petro-
grad. This il that they must not
expect the Ruaaians TO sweep on to
Berlin over night ~ this advances may
take months and even longer. The
GermAns, occupy tlis defsnses they
addition to this they may be able
to spare even more men for tho oper-
alton on their eastern front.
Russian armies seem to be grad
ually converging on Cracow and the
siege or investment OF this place ap-
gested that the Austrian garrison OF
Cracow might surrender to avoid .
bombardment but this can be called
nothing more than q suggestion. In
| East Prussia the Russian forward
movement seems to continue ana te
posing on captured towns fines In
proportion to those levied by the
Germans on the cities OF Belgium.
These fines correspond with the pop
ulation Of the town taken.
The British operations against the
Turks have spread the conf1agratton
to the southern entrance Of the Req
sea, where Indian troops assisted BY
British warships have taken q turkish
fort. In the Caucasus the Russians
and the Turks are still at grips. both
sides claiming victories.
The spy agitation in England again
has flared up. Today all persons leav-
ing London for the continent must de-
part from q designated railroad station
where the person and tho baggage Of
every traveller 10 subjected to a search
for maps and drawings and anything
else that might be intended for the use
of the enemy.