The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-10-02

Paris, Sept. 30.-It is reported here
that French and British on the left
wing have repulsed for days the at
lacks of the Germans who have been
e~ndeavOring to take the allied posi-
tons by assault. Word from the trout
describes the encounters. On one &C
casion the French and British held
positions within a quarter OF a mile
from the German front where they
were not in DANCES from the heavy
German artillery and were sheltered
from the machine guns unless they
came into the open.
British Reported Calm.
One of the most furious German as
saints turned upon the trenches occu
pied by British, regiments, which calm
ly awaited the onslaught of line after
line Of Germans. meeting them with
sustained rifle and machine gun fire
and sometimes at the point of the
bayonet, which did great execution.
French troops, INCLUDING a division Of
the famous Colonial Infantry and the
Turcos also faced successfully pro
lonRed attacks, which were delivered
with great Eerceness.
The vigor and spirit Of the soldiers
were considered remarkable after
such an e~Xhausting campaign, during
which they have had scarcely a full
days rest. When not actually engaged
In fighting, many OF the regiments
have marched 80 miles daily for sev-
eral days when changing positions in
order to carry out new movements.
French Explain Attacks.
The reason for the recent determin-
ed attacks by the Germans along the
Somme is credited in French military
circles to the desire of the newly APP
pointed German generals, who have
taken the places Of those removed by
the emperor, to carry out some daring
exploit.
No Change, Berlin Says.
London, Sept. ga wireless dis
patch to the Marconi company from
Berlin gives the following official
statement issued in the German CAPT.
tai:
There is no change in the situation
in any of the theaters of war and re-
ports concerning a victorious advance
Of the enemy are untrue.
Reports of the fall of two of the
Przemysl forts are inventions.
THE Austrian government alleges
Russian troops have been using
dumdum cartridges and in the curse
of their protest they remarked that it
Of the Austro-
hungarian army to adopt reprisals.'
German Night Attacks Terrorize.
Washington. Sept. 29.-The night
attack employed by the German army
will prove a greater terror than aero
planes or Zeppelins, in the opinion of
the officers of the general staff. 1t
learned that they are T%narveling
at the audacity of the German com
manders in using this movement with
large bodies of troops.
The night attack is the latest mill.
tary movement. Only a few years ago
night attack problems were taken up
by the general staff of the army. 1t
has not been undertaken by a large
organization.
Russian Official Report.
Ry International News Service.
P%etrograd, Sept. 30.-The following
official communication has been re,
ceived from the staff of Grand Duke
Nicholas, commandments of the
Russian forces in the field:
AN engagement near Sopotakin, on
the Niemen river in Russian Poland,
and Drusenki came to an end with the
retreat of the Germans.
THE enemy has approached Osso-
wetz from the north and has begun
the bombardment of the fortress.
In Galicia we have occupied De-
bioa. on the railroad. 65 miles east of
Cracow and between Rzeszow and
Tarnow.
Claim Austrians Retreat.
"A numerous column Of the enemy
is r~etreating from PrZemysl in the di-
rection of Sanck, SO miles southwest
of Jarosian. In their flight they aban-
doned artillery and automobile trans
ports.
AT Coloujok we defeated a detach-
ment OF the enemy and captured his
artillery and many prisoners. Con
tinuing the pursuit, we entered Hun
gary"
Entire Army On Move.
Petrograd, Sept. 29.-While neces-