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also that they have repulsed the British
and French attacks.
Claims Of French.
The French. who d. not record the
character of the prisoners or their own
losses, likewise claim TO have repulsed
the German attacks and to have made
progress Their advance on Dix
schoote, which reached the almost I'M
precedented distance Of one kllometer
q go feet) for in this battle an advance
is measured In yards and not in miles,
seems to have been an important one for
II II continues, military observers say, 1t
should relieve the pressure on both Dix
nude and Ypres which are on either side
of that town.
From the france Belgian border as far
az the French fortress Of VerGun the
Germans have resumed their activity
and as usual both German and French
official accounts claim successes.
While the eyes OF the world have been
on the north coast there has been some
fierce fighting inland and the Aisne
valley, the Argonne forest and the vicin-
ity OF Verdun have again been scenes OF
some most sanguinary affairs. Neither
side, however, has been able to make any
impression on the other since the Ger
mans won their victory. Vailly, the fruits
OF which. however, they have since lost.
winter Sets In.
Further east, winter has set in ana
the mountains where the troops are facing
each other are now covered with snow
The Russians continuing their envelon-
ing movement. around cest Prussia. have
now entered Rypin. whlch is west Of SOL
dau and on the road 20 Thorn; so that
they have now almost surrounded En-
peror Williams northwestern and favor
lite province.
Just southwest OF Rypin, however, the
Germans have taken tho offensive from
Thorn and claim to have inflicted defeat
on the Russians near Wloclawek on the
Vistuia river.
The Germans, after all, seem TO have
decided TO make stand Behind the
! Warta river In Russian Poland, for the
Russians announced there has been fight.
ing with the Russian advance guards be-
tween that river and Vistula. It may be
| however, that the mass of the German
army, having retired to the borders OF
Silesia, these engagements were intended
only TO delay the Russian advance.
Further south the Russians continue
20 push on TO the Austrian fortress Of
Cracow. which is defended by Austrian
troops under German officers.
i Fighting I'm Caucasus.
4 Fighting continues in tho Caucasus be
tween the Russians and the Turks, bu
with what result is not known, as both
governments announce victories.
! Turkey haS issued a statement through
Rome placing the blame for the war be
tween the British and Ottoman empire
on England who, she says. complains o
Turkeys acqui sition OF the German cruis
ers Goeben and Breslau, and does no
mention anything OF her seizure OF tw,
Turkish battleships which were building
in England at the outbreak OF the wal
Turkey also charges that England di
all she could to wreck Turkey and tina
the British guarantee OF integrity coul
not be regarded seriously, because of he
occupation OF Egypt.
Turkeys threat TO preach a holy wa
is cause OF uneaslness in Germany a
well as In England, and In France. clos
observers of the political situation poip
out. because of its possible effect q
Italy So far as Egypt is concerned tn
danger mark seems to have passed a
the chiefs OF the Ulema, composed Of tn
leading Moslem religious societies. hav
issued proclamation urging the Mot
Ions to remain calm. while the shieks 1
the Sudan have refra'ned from taking az
ton regarding Turkeys proclamation c
war on the allies.