Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-16
TWO GREAT BATTLES
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in the Ban de Sept, north of ST. Die,
but this movement has been evidently
checked.
On the whole, the British military
critics consider the communication "a
most cheerful one" They believe that
the German advance to the French
coast has been definitely checked and
to have made advance elsewhere show
that the Germans have been compelled
TO weaken their center and left in
order to strengthen their right again.
The allies can attempt TO break the
German line and this is believed what
they are trying to do on the Belgian
frontier.
OF the fighting in northern Belgium,
the French communication simply
says that German troops coming from
Antwerp are marching toward the
west and on the evening of Oct. IA,
reached the Bruges-Thielt district.
The opposition offered to this advance
was not very serious and apparently
was only intended to delay them.
The Germans have occupied Bruges
and probably are at the present time
near Ostend. The main German force
however, is believed to have proceed
ed southwark to assist in the attempt
of the Germans to establish them
selves on the French coast With the
forces of the Allies occupying Ypres
and doubtless other troops between
that city and Nieuwpoort, 10 miles
southwest of Ostend, they probably
will be compelled to fight their next
serious battle along the roads and
railways running eastward from the
coast. Again, they may join with
Gen. Won Kluck's army, which occu-
pies Lille and the country north of
that city,
The population of the country af-
fected is rapidly making its way to
the coast ports and to England and
hearing reports of the prevalence of
panic conditions.
Plans are underway for the repatria-
ton of many of those who fed from
Berlin on the approach of the Ger
mans. A committee representing the
refugees has gone to Antwerp to make
arrangements with the German au-
thorities for their return. The Ger
mans, however, are unable to guaran-
tee the safety of the innocent should
any of the population fire upon or
otherwise interfere with the German
troops.
The report comes from Basel,
through Rome, today that the French
have reoccupied the towns of Alt
kirsch and Meulhausen in Alsace but
If this were so. it would have prob
ably been announced in the French
official statement.
Battle in Poland
OF the big battle in Poland the Russian
official report says there is no change to
record Rome is again responsible for
the report that the Russians have defeat
ed the Germans south of Warsaw, but
THIS is believed to refer to the fighting
in which the Russians yesterday claimed
to have pressed the Germans back.
There has been more fighting south of
Przemysl. in Galicia on the Stry-Sambor-
Medyka line, which disposes of the report
that Lemberg has been evacuated by the
Russians, and also throws doubt on an
other report that Przemysl has been re-
lieved.
The Austrians say they are attacking
the Russians in this position, while the
Russian report claims victory over the
Austrians, from whom, it says, the Rus
slams captured seven officers, 500 men and
several machine guns.
In East Prussia the Russians also say
there is 40 change in the situation. The
Germana sS1ave. according to Berlin news
papers. reoccupied Lyck. and for militia
~ reasons have moved the civilians out
of Goldap which is the center of the re-
gion where the Russians are advancing
from Suwalki.
Austria, which next to Belgium is said
to have received the hardest knocks of
the war, has suffered another blow in the
and several destroyers which were about
completed at Monfalcone. This fro was
of an ineendiary origin.
The British cruiser Yarmouth has made
an important capture in the steamers
Markomannia and Pontoporos. which had
been acting as supply ships for the Ger
man cruiser Emden. The Emden has not
been heard from since she sank dozen
British steamers in East Indian waters
The Markomannia, which was one of
HE Hamburg American Line, was taken
and sunk in the neighborhood OF Suma-
IRA. The Pontoporos, which is a Greek
steamer, was taken to port.
{ Tho Australians also have helped to
cripple tho German cruisers in the Pacific
BY tho seizure of the German ship Cont.
with a wireless station aboard, which