The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23

Along the coast the Yser river still divides the contending forces. Neither, apparently, has advanced but in the interior, according to a German re- port issued tonight, tn eallies are re- tiring from several important posi- tions.
 This statement of Germans is con- tradicted, however, by the French communication, issued in Paris late today, which says the allies have not moved, despite violent attacks.
 All along the front from the North sea to the Swiss border. in fact, each side claims to have repulsed the other or to have made slight progress h The contending armies seemingly is @so nearly equal in strength that neither can force the other back, pierce the front or get around the wings
 Battle Moves Swiftly
 In Poland the preliminary battle, at least, has moved little more swiftly. J(The Russians say they have checked the first German offensive movement against Warsaw the Polish capital. and the force of Ivangorod. All the Russian accounts refer to this as a great victory. They declare the Ger mans, besides losing many prisoners and guns. have left large quantities of ammunition and provisions in the trenches they had prepared fer their . defense
 German hearquarters heretofore had not referred to this st.uggIe, but to- day it says that after several days of !'battle no lighting was reported yes. sterday
 Apparently there has been more fight ing on the East Prussian frontier; where the situation has been quiet for sometime, as the German report says: Our troops are pursuing the retreat ing enemy in the direction of Osso- wetz."
 Ossowetz is the fortress which was in range of the Garman guns several stweeks ago when their advance on the Niemen failed
 The battle around Przemysl and south of that city is going on, but father south the Austrians claim they have cleared the Russians out of Hun gary and are advancing toward Buko- vina, crownland in Eastern Galicia, , with the same object in view As though the Belgians had not al : ready suffered sufficiently from the war, villages along the coast north of Ostend are suffering severely from shell fire. Lying, as they do, between the German lines and the British war ships off the beach, some are reported wiped out and others badly damaged. 1t is believed, however. that virtually all the inhabitants fled when the Bel gian army retired behind the Yser river.
 Indians Ready
 Lord Grove, secretary of state for India, officially disclosed in speech delivered Tuesday, but made public only today. that the Indian troops in France have not yet taken part in any ' battles The men and their horses re- &uired considerable time to become ac- climated, but the belief here is that they will soon be ready to take their places at the front The hospitals have been advised to get ready next week for their wounded.
 Again today it was reported that }Italy had landed marines at Avlona, -eAlbania. Such a step 1t is believed here. would not be resented by any power serious because of the warning tribes and the strife between contenders for the crown of the new nation, surren- dered recently by Prince William of s iWeid.
 Berlin. via London, October 22-Q:25 p. m.)--An announcement received today from Headquarters says:
 "On the Yser canal heavy fighting is atill in progress. The enemy was rein- forced by artillery fire from the sea at point northwest of Nieuport. but in
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