The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-11-20
Germany Making New Effort to Pierce Allies Line
Again Turn Attention to Argonne Forest Region
WarNotes

Berlin, via The Hague to London,
Nov. 2O.--A war bulletin issued yes
terday says:
THE German feet has succeeded in
partially closing the 4harbor Of Libau,
Russia, through the sinking of ships
and also has bonbarded important
military positions There is no other
news of Importance
London. Nov. 20. - England's new
war loan, the largest in her history.
already has been covered, according
to reports which Were current yester-
day in banking circles. The bank of
ENGLAND, however, reports that ap-
pIcations have not yet been actually
computed, so that their total is not
officially known. 1t is not intended to
close the subscription lists before
Tuesday unless there should be an
enormous over-subscription.
Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 2o.-A
preparation which, it is said, will stop
almost instantly the flow of blood
from wound, has been invented by
Prof. Theodor Kocher, Of Berne, who
was awarded the Nobel prize for sur
gerry in 1912, and his assistant, DR.. A.
Fonce. The new preparation is called
coagulen. ...-,~-
1t is in the form of powder and
Is dissolved in water before being ap-
piled to a wound The discoverers of
coagulen have made gift of their
invention to the armies in, the field,
and have sent large quantities of the
powder to the surgical headquarters
of both the German and French ar
mics. The discovery is regarded by.
medical men here as likely to save the
lives Of thousands of soldiers, since it.
hNyJ ina Ic crN
that the wounded man himself or his
comrade might use the solution.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 20.--A strange
steamship believed to be a British
warship, was seen cruising off the end
of Cape Cod. She refused to answer
signals from the marine observatory.
at Highland light.
The craft appeared similar to the,
Cunard liner Caronia, which is an
lauXtliary cruiser and has lately been
doing duty off the coast.
London, Nov. 20.-The official press
port from the general commanding the
force operating on the Shat-el-Arab
river in the Persian gulf:
"On Nov. II our troops drove out of
an entrenched position about $500 of
the enemy, capturing two guns and
many prisoners, camp equipment and
ammunition.
"Our casualties were three officers
killed and fifteen wounded, and in the
rank and file thirty-five men were
killed and about 800 wounded"
Washington, Nov. 20 Foreign Of
flee dispatches to the French embassy
here referred to great loss of life in
f1icted on the enemy by the allied
troops, and spoke of the success, Of the
French scouting parties in securing
information of German troop move
ments. The dispatches duplicated war
office communications, with the fol-
lowing additions:
Supplementary information receiv-
ed here reveals that the last three
days fighting has resulted particularly
'disastrously for~the adversaries, as
regards the execution rendered by the
allies in repulsing- attacks. To the
east Of Ypres the Germans left more
of not more than five or six hundred
meters.
In the vicinity of ST. Mihiel, after
having made successful advances, our
troops withstood the shock of rein
forcements of the enemy, holding all
points previously taken. The. Ger
mans blew UP the garrison of Chau- |
vencourt with a mine. We had par
TALLY captured this town and resum-
ing, we were able to force the enc
my's lines back upon the other troops
operating in that region.
'The German press has announced
that a strong French attack in the |
region of Grey had been repulsed. AS |
a matter of fact we have not engaged
at that point except in reconnoiter- !
ing. These accommodating, parties |
fortunately have been successfully |
conducted and despite resistance, have
discovered the position and strength |
Of the enemy"