The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-16
MOSLEMS SIDING
WITH THE SULTAN
England Worried About the Attitude of the Moham-
medans Country West of Dxmude Transform
ed into Vast Swamp Three of Great Britain's S
WarshipS Reported Disabled

The battle in Flanders was continued /,
today with the same ferocity which has
consistently marked their crucial struggle
since it began more than a month ago
From French sources came reports Of
minor advantages in the fighting but the
great issue there as on the eastern from
tier of Germany still hung in the balance
Berlin made the statement that three
British warships, part Of the fleet which
has been assisting the allies to stem the
German onrush toward the English enar-
mel. had been disabled.
OF greater importance to Great Britain
than any Of the days passing events was
the question of the attitude ii the world
war TO be taken by the MILLIONS Of Mos
lens in her colonial possession.
Reports emanatng from Germany were
that the Mosems, in some instances at
least, were siding with the Sultan of Tur-
kew to whom they owe spiritual allie
glance. as against Great Britain
The German attack in the extreme west
is shifting slowly soutaward in Belgium
toward the French border
The country to the west of DiXmude
has been transformed by the tapping oi
cauG,s and the heavy rain into Il vast
swamp in which heavy fighting is almost
impossible
South of Dxmudc the French war of
lioe said today that the renewed German
efforts to cross the User canal were beat
en- back with the destruction of Ger
man regiment
The French claim the recapture Of posi-
tious takrn recently by the enemy Else
where along the hattle line the fighting
had once more relaxed, being limited
chiefly to artillery engagements.
The British warships mention by Bcr-
lin as being disabled by German artillery
tire from the shore are all small vessels.
I'm London il Is umorcd that a large
force of Germans around DiSmude has
been cut oil hy the flood The flooded
country now extend south Of DiXmudc to
within three miles of Bischoote, about
hall way te the French border
In other sections snow has fallen and
the hardship~ endured by men on the
hilliH llile as bcNClltleu Nv lltl9ollN lclUl u
ing from the front are frightful
At points the Germans are SAID to have
been literally swept out Of their trenches
Ivy the flood
Gums and ammunition wagons are buried
ia mud and corpSes arc floating about.
The Russians apparently are concentrat
ing their efforts on the capture of Cracov
and Pzemys in an effort to crush com
pletey the Austrian army before making
their main advance on German territory
Petrograd acknowledges that the severa
attacks of Turks in Caucasia near tho
eastern shores of the Black sea, hay,
halted the Russian movement The ad
vance guard Of Russians have been com
PEELED To fall back, the Turks having re
ceived large reinforccments
An official Turkish statement today as
serts that. the Russians have suffered
heavy losses
The Au,trians have suffered heav,
losses The Austrian operations agains
Scryia, according to official adyiccs iron
Vienna, are proceeding successfully.
The expected eucyclical OF the Pope WA
ISSUED today. 1t Is am appeal for peace