The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-10-30

General Christian De Wet and Gen.
! eral Frederick Beyers have taken the
lead of the rebels in the Orange Free
State and Western Transvaal.
Having put down the rebellion in
the northern province of Cape Colony,
led by Lieutenant Colonel Maritz, the
government of the Union of South
Africa is now faced by the more seri-
Gus rising under General De Wet and
Beyers, the latter of whom resigned
the command of the Union forces
when Premier Botha decided to take
up arms against Germany.
German Advance Checked.
London, Oct 2S.-The battle for the
straits of Dover, one of the most san
culinary of the war, is continuing with
undated fury, but thus far without
either side gaining any decided ad-
vantage.
The Germans, who at terrible cost
in life succeeded in crossing the User
canal between Newport and DiXmude,
have not been able to make any fur
Their progress, as the allies, accord
ing to report of general hea dquar-
tiers, obstinately are defending their
positions.
The whole countryside fairly is
reeking with the blood of thousands
of killed or wounded. In the towns
and villages with which the country
is dotted and most of which have been
laid in ruins by the artillery, most
desperate fighting has occurred where
the cavalry and infantry came into
contact.
British Fleet Withdraws.
The British fleet, which bombarded
the German flank as they advanced
llong the coast, seems to have with
'1rawn. The Germans say this was
because their artillery was beginning
to reach the ships. The belief is ex-
pressed here, however, that the fleet
will be able to render untenable Ger
man occupation of any part of Bel
gian or French coasts.
The opinion is also expressed here
that the operations of the allied YES
sells in the North Sea off the Belgian
coast and in the vicinity of the straits
of Dover may cause the German fleet
to come out and give battle
Eastern Battle Undecided.
The German official report again
speaks of the German offensive on
Augustowo, Russian Poland, whicl it
declares is progressing. 1t reiterates
that the battle near Ivangorod, al
though favorable to the Germans, re-
mains undecided.
North of this section, the Russians
claim to be pursuing still the Ger.
mans who attempted an advance on
Warsaw and southwark to have cross
ed the Vistula and driven the Aus
trians backward.
In Galicia and the Carpathians, the
Russians also claim to have broken
down the Austrian offensive.
No Air Attack on England.
AS the days come and go and the
I promised visits of the Zeppelin air.
ships to England do not materialize,
the public seemingly is to believe that
these monster aircraft are being held
in reserve for the day that the Ger
I man navy comes out and that they
will then be used in force to assist the
warships lin an endeavor to cripple
the British fleet
Germans Hold Ypres.
London, Oct. 26.-It appears from
official reports issued from German
AMI French headquarters that the Ger
mans, finding it impossible to advance
along the coast toward Dunkirk, owing
to the fire from the British and French
warships, took route little more in
land and have succeeded in crossing
the User canal, which the Belgians
have been defending stubbornly for
week past, to the west of Dixmude.
Monteneorins Withdraw.
The Montenegrins admit that they
! have had to withdraw to their previ
/ Gus positions along the Bosnian from
| tier after an attack by superior
/ force of Austrians. The latter, in fact
seem to be fighting in manner Of
which their first performance in the
war hardly gave promise.
Turkey, which it was believed al
one time had decided to throw in hel