Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-06


great assistance to the Allies. it is
believed.
There also is probability of Italy
being drawn into the war as the result
of Turkeys latest move.
Luli lin Big Battle.
series of fights which has taken place
along the whole front In Belgium and
France appear, with the troops now
exhausted, to have degenerated into
numerous isolated attacks and counter
attacks, in which the gains and losses
are ,ybout equally divided between the
combatants.
On that part of the battle front
nearest the sea where the Germans
have delivered repeated attacks with
daily increasing forces, In their effort
to make their way to Dunkirk and
eventually to Calais, and where the
Allies have offered stubborn resist
ance, there has been another day of
comparative calm.
Allies on Their Toes.
The situation around La Basse is
being carefully watched. The Ger
mans have adopted the tactics which
proved so successful at Antwerp. They
are apparently endeavoring to drive
a wedge into the Allies by sheer
weight of gunfire. North of Lille all
continues well though the Germans
have brought up powergul reserves
The Belgians once more are in the
thick of the fray.
Germans to Renew Attacks.
There is every evidence. however,
that the Germans intend to renew
their attempt to force their way
through to Dunkirk. They are bring
ing up fresh men and more ammuni-
tion and guns. but at the same time
are taking the precaution to prepare
a second line of defense, should their
forward movement again meet with
defeat
The new attempt, it is believed, will
be made further inland, for the failure
of the first one was largely due to the
that the troops and ar
tillery had to undergo from the Brit
ish ana French warships off the coast
of Belgium.
This cessation of heavy fighting
seems to have extended along the line
as far as Arras, and the result OF 1t
all is that the Germans, while they
have suffered heavy losses and have
inflicted similar punishment on the
are farther away from the
French coast than they were at the
beginning of the battle.
Five Nations in the Battle.
The fighting along the Belgian coast
probably is the most picturesque bat
tie ever fought. On shore the troops
Of Ave nations are fighting-the Aus
trians and Germans on one side. the
French. Belgian and English on the
other side. At sea British monitors,
gunboats. destroyers and submarines
are fighting side by side with French
while at the same time they
are being subjected to attacks by Ger
man submarines and airships.
Prepare for Winter Campaign.
There is not the slightest doubt
now that the Germans are contem-
plating active operations all winter.
Their troops have all been supplied
with heavy sheepskin overcoats, leg
gings and gloves, and reports received
nous quantities of winter supplies
have been stored at the base in the
of AK lie Chappelle.
Russians Advancing Again.
The entire Russian army Is
again advancing against the Aus
forces. Advices from
the front indicate that the Austrian
troops in Galicia are being enveloped
by the Russian left, while the Rus
sian center and right are driving the
Germans back upon their advanced
lines of defense inside of the East
Prussia frontier. After more than
week OF fighting along the San river
the Austrians have now begun to re-
treat from the southern section.
Admit Russian Victory.
The German and Austrian troops in
according to an official an
issued in Berlin, have
been forced to withdraw before fresh
forces. advancing from Ivan
gorod, Warsaw and Novogeorgievsk.
after having repulsed all former Rus
sian attacks.
viii This Country Help?
Reports to the Belgian legation at
of the miserable condI-
tions among the inhabitants of the
country, whose fields and
have been ravaged and
laid waste by four armies, have
prompted the Belgian minister, Mr..
to redouble his efforts to
obtain funds in the United States for
the relief of his destitute people.
Open Way for Belgian Relief.
AS a result of the urgent represen-
tations made to the foreign office by