The Sentinel=record., 1914-10-16

however, to have proceeded south.
ward to assist in the attempt of tba
iIlahs TO establish themselves on
the french coast. With the froces OF
the allies occupying Ypres and doubt
iess other troops between that CITY
ana Nleuwpoort, ten miles southwest
ol Ostend, the Germans probably will
De compelled to fight their next series
battle along the roads and RAILWAYS
running eastward from the coast
Again they may join General Won
Muck army, which occupies lille.
ana the country north of that citv
lhe residents of the country affected
are rapidly making their way to the
coast ports of England. They bring
reports of the prevalence of condi.
tons approaching panic
Belgians now are coming to Eng
land in large numbers. About 3.OOJ
wounded Belgian soldiers have an
ready reached this country, while
england also is getting more refu.
gees from Holland, the towns ami
cities OF which are overcrowded.
Plans are under way for the repa
trlation OF many of those who fled
from Belgium on the approach of the
Germans. The committee represen;,
ing the refugees has gone to Antwerp
10 make arrangements with the Ger,
man authorities for their return. The
Germans however, are unable to
guarantee the safety of the innocent
should any of the population fire upon
or otherwise interfere with the Ger
man troops.
The report comes today from Basel
through Rome that the French have
reoccupied the towns of Althirch and
Muelhausen in Alsace, but if this were
so it probably would nave been men,
toned in the French official state,
ment.
OF the big battles in Poland, the
Russian official report says there is
no important change to record. Rome
Is again responsible for the report
that the Russians have defeated the
Germans south of Warsaw, but this
is believed to refer to the fighting in
which the Russians yesterday claimed
to nave pressed the Germans hack
There has been more fighting south
of Przemysl, in Galioia, on the Stry-
Sambor4Medyka line, which disposes
OF the report that Lemberg has been
evacuated by the Russians and also
throws doubt on another report that
Przemysl has been relieved
The Austrians say they are attack
ing the Russians in this position
while the Russian report claims vic
tory over the Austrians, from whom
it says the Russians captured seven
officers, 500 men and several ma
chine guns.
In East Prussia the Russians say
there is no change in tae situations
The German, according to the Berlin
newspapers. have reoccupied Lyck
and have moved the citizens out or
Goldap, which is tAe center of the
region where the Russians are ad-
vancing from Suwalk.
Austria, which next to Belgium IS
said to have received the hardest
knocks of the war, has suffered an
other blow in the damage done by
fire to new battleship and severai
destroyers which were about com
pleted at Monfalcone. The fire was
incendiary and shows to what lengths
Austria's internal enemies will go to
cripple her. The battleship was to
have been launched Saturday with
imposing ceremonies.
The British cruiser Yarmouth has
made an important capture in seizing
the steamers Markomannia and Pon,
toporos, which had been acting as
supply ships for the German cruiser
Emden. The Emden has not been
heard from since she sank a dozen
British steamers in East indian
waters
The Markomannia, which was of
the Hamburg-American line, was
taken and sunk in the neighborhood
of Sumatra. The POntoporos, which
in a Greek steamer, was taken into
port.
The Australians also nave helped
cripple the Germans cruisers in the
Pacific by the seizure of the German
ship Comet, with a wireless station
aboard which was to be utilized to
keep in touch with them
The movements of the Turkish
fleet which has been strengthened by
the former German cruisers GoebeE
and Bresau, and which has been
cruising in the Black sea- has led to
the suspicion that it is about to at
tack the Russian fleet. Already
firing has been heard off Kustendje.
Il was reported today, however that
Turkey has limited that unless more
money is forthcoming. she win be
compelled to demo0ilize her army
Turkey usually raised funds in Eng
| land and France.
Germany Needs S2,5oo,ooo,ooo.
Amsterdam, Oct. Is, via London
$50 D. m.-The Telegram today pub
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