The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-17
Today?S s War
Summary

inccssant lighting have taxed To-
the limit of human endurance the
opposing foiccs which arr facing
each other Ia the death struggle
in BclgiuES and northern France.
AuOIbrr nIl has yonic la the great
battle, which presumably j. hat
the prelude 90 one more drsperntc
c1ort. Todays reports from the
front indi, ate that assaults u, in-
fantrN and cavalry have been
abandoned for the momcnt ~.
ccpt Ton minor cngagcmcnts. and
,bat only the artiilcry l. contin.
uing operations with yigor undi.
minished.
Meanwhile the hghting con-
tinues on HIanN other acld-. The
Russian invasion ot Turkish ter
ritorS from the Caucasus has bccn
halted. The great campaign of
the Ilussians against the Nustro-
German armies pro-, ced> with
varying fortunes in different Io-
calitics. with chief Interest nov
ccntcring ON the new German Of
HussiaH center
la Scr,ia the Austrian advance
il hsing carried on. according to
Vienna reports, with further sue
cess.
AcCounts OF the lighting in Rel
gium. Official aud otherwise. dwell
upon the frightful hardship.
which the men ia iic Watcr-
soaked trenches are called upon
a. endure. and the great las of
NE Regarding this latter phase.
Official reports have hitlc to ~aN
aud although prisatc accounts of
the extent of the slaughter must
be- accepted With reserve. it T. evil
dent that both the Gcrman- aud
their foes have suffered greatly.
one such report comes from a
British corr C~poudent. Who esti-
mates the German casualties In
the last ruur dnN~ az St0o, ,0oO.
~ similar rcpuit- nom the east
are TO be credited. lhc Slaughter
la that territory j. no Ices terri
cian priest dc-cribcs "a grave
more than forr miles long In it.
SAYS the lottCt. 10000 Nu~trian>.
the dead nom one day hghtiHa.
were buried.
The most ,hat b. being accom-
pli~hcd la the west d, this -nrt ct
warfare a. the Ia - British com.
niunications Indicate, y tliai the
aIiice have hecn able 90 hold their
line In the main. With here and
thctc small rctircmcut- before
the German a-~"uit~. The Friti~h
in~~c-. Il - Acknowledged. ate
very heavy. Va official narrative
ui rhc lighting given "ut in ltw-
dem today pays nn Wnrc~cTVrd
uibutr ga the bravery of the Gcf-
man.
The grcnoh ofHcial communira-
tion today. after impfc~-iug the
,iolcnt character OF the cannon
aiding nov in progFc-~. mrnii"n~
fs-W lO,uiitic~ la Belgium and
along thp ti~ne where German In
fantrN attacks were made. Ihrsc
attask-. IL - aid. wcrc rcpui-rtl.
Tise lighting along the eastern
boundary of Gcrmnnl = of dii-
fcr"ni 'hEraUtcr. There - moth
Ing thcrt, 90 cot respond with the
endies- lines - trcnchc~ which
stretch across Frame Troops
are motr mobile and the mnin
hnttlc Hnc j. shifting constantly.
In France an ad,anrr of a few
wards l. worthy of mention.
la Call, Ia. l,u--ian Poland and
Fast Prussia. thcN urasnrc move
mcut- ~ ~rurc- at mii,--.
Iitilc news oT an unicial char
astcr wa received from tle iius-
~ian ncl,iS of hattlc.
Private advice nom pcirugrad,
isowcScr. dispute the German
tlaim~ to -nttr-- in Russian fo-
land. asserting that the German
offensive moNcmcnt has failed.
The Russian squadron l. aid to
have left Iici-ingfnr~. iinlhnd.
with ti,e supposed intention of
cugaging the Tea man Baltic hsst.
lau~-ta NufttiA~ titf' ihtl ~ ~
cent Turkish statements that the
inyrder- nom the uotth had been
driven hnck. The Russian adj
vance guard u j. announced ofli-
,inll, ha- been forced tu halt it~
march og trczrum, thc Turkish
to,,n near the caSttin cnd oi the
i.latk sra.
british claims to victory in
aghting with Turk at sao, a town
on the Persian gull. are di~lsitc' =
az Cnn-taniinoplc where u j. ofli-
cinIl, announced THAI the English
wcrr rcpul-'d with io-s 90 600
mcT
The --latest Austrian announUe-
mcnt ronccfning tlic nriiting in
Scryia I. that the adsnnce on
Sersinn territory l. being coniin-
ne,i with Sucrc-~ and that 5000
vri.ancf- were taken la one hat
tle.
General Christian DE Wet, one
of tire rciei kaicrs Ia british
south Africa. T. reported 90 have
bs-en uouuded la the head. lsi-
follower. 10 T. -aid. mck arni-
and ate dispirited.
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