The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-10-02
THE Absorbing TOPIC
ALL INTEREST Conferred ON
THE WAR In EUROPE-SUM-
MARY OF CONDITIONS.

New York, Oct. Special: All
interest is fixed on the territory oc-
| cupied by the French left wing and
| the German right wing, where the
most determined lighting of the bat
tie line is going on. The allied forces
are gradually moving northward, and
| according to the French official
| statement, the battle continues to de-
| velop more and more toward the
north, the object of this being to get
| beyond the extremity of the German
line for the great outflanking move
ment, which has been the object of
the allies operations.
A continuation of this advance to
the north would bring the allies to
Cambria, strongly fortified town in
Nord, and beyond that as far as the
circle could be drawn.
Meanwhile there is comparative
calm from Rheims to the Meuse,
which constitutes the center of the
front, but in the Woevre district, the
southeast. there have been engage
ments in which the French have
made advances.
Regarding the operations in north
ern France, Berlin is silent, dis
patches from the German capital de-
claring that no Information has been
given out regarding the progress of
the general engagement.
An official announcement from
P~etrograd says that the Austrian
province of Calieia is now completely
freed of Austrians, the last remnants
of their troops having sought refuge
in the Carpathians.
An official dispatch from the Rus
sian capital says hat the fighting
along the east Prussian frontier has
resulted in the repulse of all the Ger
man attempts to force a passage of
the River Niemen in the government
of Suwalki.
To offest this an official statement
issued in Berlin dealing with the sit
uation in the Carpathians says tn
the Russians in trying to cross the
mountains in small columns and
break through into Hungary have
been repulsed everywhere.
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Archduke Frederick of Austria,
commander in chief of the Austrian
army, has issued an army order in
] which he declares that the situation
| of the Germans and Austrians is fav-
orable." The Russian offensive is be-
/ ginning to break down, says the
archduke, and the German army
without hindrance has penetrated
deep into France, where a new and
great victory is imminent. He as.
serts that in the Balkans theater the
Austrians are fighting in the enemy's
territory and that the Seryian resist
ance is beginning to weaken. He
concludes with the statement that
the dual monarchy and Germany are
united and have full confidence OF
fighting out to the end this wal which
was forced upon u.s."
Malines, Belgium, has been reoc-
cupied by the Belgians, according to
a dispatch from Antwerp. The same
message states that on Wednesday
the Germans renewed the lombard
ment of Lierre, a manufacturing
town nine miles southeast of Ant
werp and Heyst-Op-Den-Berg, a place
near Lierre. In Lierre the tower OF
the famous church of st. Gommarius,
one of the finest late Gothic churches
in Belgium, has been struck by
shells. Most of this district has been
completely deserted by the civilian
population.
An Italian torpedo boat is reported
to have been sunk by a mine between
Venice and Comacchio, in the Adri-
attic, according to advices from Rome.
There is no official confirmation of
this report.
Factories in Italy manufacturing
big guns are working day and night
to finish the supply of modern cannon
which has been ordered for the Ital-
ian army. The manufacturers hope
to hasten the work to such an extent
that within a few weeks the whole
army will be provided with these IAN
non. An order has been issued to
hurry the preparation of a supply of
provisions and ammunition for the
Italian army.