The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-11-03
Advances Made
Fearful Cost.
NO ACTION TAKEN
AGAINST TURKEY
First Outbreak Of MOsIems Ex-
pected to Be in Egypt.

London, Nov. 3.-The allies, accord
ing to official information here, still
are determinedly meeting the vigor-
GUS offensive movement of the Ger
mans in Belgium and France. To
date the French and English assert
that the balance of gains in the west
ern wing is in their favor and they
look to see the failure of the German
offensive In this section of the battle
ltpe indicated soon by definite with
drawal of the invaders on the right
bank of the User
The latest Frensh Official statement
reports progress on the left wing,
particularly between Dixmude and the
River Lys, but admits the loss of po-
sitions near the village of Messines.
German movements against the sub
urbs of Arras and the towns of
Lihons and lie Quesnoy -Santerre
failed
Although four days have passed
since Turkish warships ran amuck In
the Black sea, neither Russia nor
Great Britain, SO far as known in
London, has opened the offensive or
even formally declared war against
Turkey.
The British press as a whole treats
the situation as having reached a
stage permitting no about face by the
government of the sultan.
First Ally for Teutons.
Thus, while the struggle in France
and Belgium remains undecided. Ger.
| many and Austria at last have ac.
quired their first ally, barring the re.
bellion of the Beers on South Africa
| and the area of the fighting in the
great war, after ninety days hostili-
ties, has spread over the borders OF
Asia into Egypt.
The Turkish ambassador at London
has been handed his passports.
Evidence accumulates that Turkey
| intends to proclaim holy war. Am.
pie measures, however, 1t is asserted,
have been taken by Great Britain
| and Russia against this and 1t is be.
| lieved that the first trouble is ex-
pected to arise in Egypt. where, 1t is
| said, the khedive intends to ask Great
Britain for an explanation of her at.
titude towards Turkey.
Berlin declares Turkey was forced
to throw In her lot with Germany be-
cause the porte recognized that an
entente victory would mean the dis
ruption of the Turkish empire, with
Constantinople, Armenia and Turkes-
tan going to Russia; Arabia to Eng
| land and Syria to France. On the
| other hand, in the event of the defeat
! OF the triple entente nations Turkey
was to be guaranteed aid in conquer
Ing the Caucasus and Egypt.
Russian newspapers express only
enthusiastic qualification at Turkeys
entrance into the war, declaring II
makes the Turkish question possible
| of settlement at once and for all. The
Russian papers say the Anglo-French
| fleet will watch Turkey from the rear
while the Russians attack the Turks
by land
To Fight Again in Poland.
Advices from Berlin regarding the
situation in the eastern arena of the
war indicate that events In Poland are
| shaping themselves for a renewal OF
the fighting between the main forces
of Russia and the Austro- German
forces. The Austrians and Germans
have completed their retirement to
new positions previously selected and
have succeeded In holding in check
the vanguard of Russians who follow
ed up their retirement.
The battle in progress between the
Germans and Russians in the Suwalki
and Augustowa regions, according to
an official announcement issued In Ber.
lin, continues undecided.
| The Austrians in Southern Galicia
have succeeded in crushing back the
Russian left flank, which for several
| days has been making a desperate
stand In carefully prepared positions
between Turks and Stary-Sambor.
The Russians employed the pause In
the fighting after the Austrian retire.
Aaent In Galicia to entrench them.
selves. Consequently It was difncult
for the Austrians to eject them when
Austrian. arma resumed the offensive,