Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-23

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done before any material advan.
tage can be claimed by either side.
The British in the trenches say:
I'VE are slowly beating them
back"
The French official statement
declares that though furiously
counter attacked by superior
forces and Obliged to yield to
some ground this was regained
almost Immediately. Berlin off.
clally announces that the Franco.
British forces have been Obliged
to take the defensive in entrenoh.
ed positions and that therefore
the result of the German attacks
are slow. Interesting informa-
tlon has been given out by the
British Admiralty regarding Brit
lsh successes and misfortunes IN
various waters. The British
merchant cruiser Carmanla has
sunk German merchat cruiser,
supposed to be either the Cap
Trafalgar, or the Berlin, off the
coast of South America, but the
German cruiser Koenigsburg has
disabled the British cruiser Pc
gssus, while the latter was over.
hauling her machinery in Fam.
bar harbor, killing 25 man and
"oundlng more than three times
hat humber and the German
cruiser Eaden has sunk SIX Brit.
tsh merchant steamers IN the Bay
f Bengal.
Iu fighting around Rheims the
matter OF GREATEST interest has
been the destruction Of the fam.
Gus cathedral, one of the most
noted structures in the world,
dating back to the Thirteenth
Century, which is reported to
have first been pierced by many
q ,rman shells and then to have
burst into flames.
Against this destruction of tho
cathedral the French Governments
has decided ito send through di-
plomatic channels protest TO
all the powers.
There has been review off the
Island of Halker, by the Sultan,
of the Turkish fleet, including
the former German crnisers.
Breslau and Goeben, after which
the warships proceeded to Con-
stantinople for coal.
Italy, according to reports from
Rome has more than a half million
men under arms.
Learned a Method.
The Brish apparently have
learned something from the Jap
aness attacks on Port Arthur.
They make rush forward and
when the fire becomes too heavy
for them to make a further ad.
vance they again dig trenches for
themselves and remain there unit
another opportunity offers for
them to gain few more yards.
The Germans have had most of
their artillery at work, but the
French are bringing up more and
bigger guns. This kind of fight
ing with both sides in strong posi-.
tions may 60 on for days yet, but
sooDer or later one side must find
the continual fall of shells and
the dlsconcerting infantry attacks
too much for them, and, leaving q
strong rear guard, will draw back
for breathing spell.
The battle resembles in MANY
particulars that of the Sha-Ho in
1904, where the Japanese and Rus
SLAMS with much moro time to do
it, establish positions with each
thought to be lmpregnable.
Shells and infantry attacks,
however, finally compelled the
Russians to withdraw with losses
that at that time were withoue
precedent. With all the hard.
long fighting behind them the
Germans again are making attacks
toward Verdun, while the Allies
are making frontal attacks On the
German right aud once more are
attempting to outfank it.
jules Vedrines, the noted French
aviator, WAS credited with a cour-
ageous fight in mldair with a Ger.
man aviator whom he brought to
earth, Germany Was daringly re.
connoltering the position of the
Allies when Vedrines assembled,
Moving swiftly upward until he
was above the German, Vedrines
gave chase and as he SKINNED
along fusilladed the air scout with
his automatic gun.
The German machine was rid.
died and the aviator killed, both
collapsing to the ground Is min
utes after Vedrlnes took the air,
Vsdrines has accomplished simi.
lar feat once before,
These incidents. however. are
important only for their influence
in encouraging the Allied troops,
and do not affect the result
of the great battle which
already has lasted week and
promises to continue for many
davs longer.
Military experts here believe the
longer the battle endures