The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Late WAR news SUMMARY

The German war machine has batter
cd its way into the Belgium town of
Dixmude. To-day's official French
statement contains the admission that
the allies were obliged to fall back from
this point of vantage in the great bat
tie for possession of the eastern shore
of the British channel. AS an offset the
French war Office states that the allies
forces have advanced along the North
sea coast, pushing back the Germans
and taking Lombaertzyde, small Bel
gian town a few miles northeast of
Nieuport.
The warning nations awaited with
keen suspense the outcome of the strug-
gle in Belgium, which for the moment
overshadows the conflicts on the many
other fields of battle From neither
point came reports of important
changes in the situation.
The capture of Dixmude was the first
indication that the new attack of the
Germans, described as their supreme ef-
fort and as probably marking turning
point in the war, had brought definite
results. Between Dixmude and Ypres,
which lies to the south close to the
French border, the fighting has been
most intense, since the Germans elected
at the opening of the week to begin the
new onslaught with the help of their
reinforcements of fresh troops and new
artillery.
On October 15, during the advance
on ostend, the Germans occupied Dix
nude, but later were compelled to fall
back. The allies gained possession of
the town temporarily, but their presence
there was challenged repeatedly by the
Germans, resulting in some of the most
important and sanguinary fighting of
the war. Whether the Germany victory
will exert an important influence on the
outcome is not as yet disclosed.
Along the remainder of the battle
lire, says the French war Office there
is no change, except for slight progress
by the allies at a few points. The Ber-
lin view of the situation, however, is
optimistic. Comment is made there of
the use of expression "good advances
in the latest official German reports con-
corning the fighting in the West, being
the first occasion on which such terms
have been employed in this connection.
Paris also is hopeful as to the out
come in Belgium. Military critics there
take the view that the Germans are
faced with the imperative necessity of
defeating the allies, in order that they
may turn their attention to the menac-
ing armies of Russia.
The German Crown Prince is report
ed to have been placed in supreme COM
mand of the German and Austrian
forces in the East.
Petrograd contradicts the German
claim to an important victory along
the northern border. asserting that a
brilliant success has been won there and
that the Russians have begun an in
vasion of East Prussia.
On the southern end of the line Cos
sacks are approaching Cracow, while
the investment of Przemysl, from which
the Russians were swept back several
weeks ago, is said to have been COM
pleted for second time.
There were further indications to-
day that the Turks were Offering de-
termined resistance to the Russian ad-
vance. An official Turkish statement
laid claim to much success in opera
itons in the Caucasus as well as on
the Egyptian frontier. The Turks an
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