The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-10-28
War News Today Is
Not Confined to the
European Battle Zone

Geneva, Oct 2S-Telegrams received here from Basel
Switzerland also from Cologne and Cobenz Tuesday night
declare the the German right flank from Lille to the
North has become Long trains containing
wounded continue pour Cologne Dusseldorf and Cob
le and the Red Gross and in the hospitals
in those places overwhelmed, it is stated.
In reply to reported attacks in the American press be-
Switzerland officially has protested against the
violation of Belgian territory Swiss papers make that
America should lead the way Switzerland they declare
herself in critical position
London, Oct 2s-It reported here that the German
losses the Neupo Dxmude line estimated at 10000
killed and $4,000 wounded During Sunday 400 vehicles
loaded with wounded soldiers passed through ostend
is BATTLE NEARING osTEND?
London, Oct 28.-Travelers reaching Amsterdam from
ostend declare that the fighting between Neupot and
Dmude increased in violence Ostend became and
crowded with German wounded according to Amsterdam
correspondents of Reuters Nearly all the inhabitants Of
ostend are fleeing the city The streets are coed
German troops and moving to the front Mount
ed the dykes German heavy artillery has driven off
British warships
London Oct 2S.-The battle which all the world is
watching still says back forth the district of
West Flanders where the allied forces struggling to
check the German advance to Calais but rppes of
noted in widely separated points.
First new rebellion in South Africa where the
Bor leaders, Christian Dewet and General Beyers former
commandant of the military of South Africa have
the field against the Union government the heels
OF the checking of the rebeous under Colonel
Maritz.
General Dewet the famous antagonist of Lord Ktch
during the Boer and the uprising he is leading
treated by the British far serious than the
Maritz outbreak. -...
The perhaps second in potential Importance is
ported in the German invasion of Angola Portuguese col
ony West Africa Whether this report is not the
dispatch almost concdenal with the announcement
that Manuel former king of Portugal has offered his
ices to King George and is willing to take the field against
the German army with army of the Portuguese republic
According to the report Manuel recently in Portugal
Thirdly unrest in Albania be growing Not only
have both Italy and Greece announced their intention of
tecng their interests in this territory by force of but
Turks said to be active in campaign to send troops and
proclaim Albania part of the Ottoman empire.
Aside from these political outcroppngs of the great
England received shock in the that the steamer Man
chester Commerce had been sunk off the coast of Ireland by
German mine Up to the present all such disasters have
been confined to the eastern coast The region where this
vessel the first route of the great Atlantic liners
from Liverpool and also the Clyde line steamers from New
York and Canadian ports.
The inference is that the Germans by penetrating this
area hoped reach the transports bearing Canadian troops
to the British Isles.