The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-11-14
FIERCE FIGHTING
ABOUT DIXMUDE
Kaiser Moves Best Troops TO
Face Russians.
CRACOW UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Russ Stay Six German Princes
Allies Capture Turkish Warship.
An omoiSSstatsment Issued In Con.
stantinopIe declares that in the
Caucasus the Russians have retired
to their second line Of positions
after suffering great losses.
Six battallons Of Austrian infantry,
with quiek-frins guns, which crossed
the Danube near Szderevo under
cover Of artillery fire on Nov.
have been annIhilated by a Ser
Wan counter attack. Two quiek-firina
guns and 1000 prisoners were taken.
Martial Law has been declared at
craeow and the civil population has
evacuated the city.
According to Petrograd correspond.
ent, General Dankl, with the re-
malnder Of the Austrian army, is
now moving due south across Ca
licla. General Dankl, the correspond.
ent says, has refused further CO.
operation with General Won linden.
burg Of the German staff.
Reports Of recent fighting on the East
Prussan frontier say six German
princes were killed in this battle,
three Of the LIppe family and one
each of the houses OF Hesse, Wal
deck and Reuss
A Turkish torpedoboat, which escaped
from the DardanelIes, has been cap.
tured off Tenedos, an island five
miles off the northwest coast OF
Asia Minor by the Anao-French
fleet, according TO an Athens dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company.
a steamer just arrived reports the
German cruiser Karlsruhe is sur
rounded by hostile vessels between
Cape Verde and Poernambuco.
LONDON Terrible fighting
along the coast and through Dixmude
to the Lys continued with the Ger
mans endeavoring to drive the allied
forces from Lombaertzyde, north of
Newport.
The allies still held the district
about Dixmude, with the Germans en-
seavoring to continue their movement
from the town about the left bank OF
the User.
Aviators report the movement OF
troops and heavy guns on large scale
in the interior OF Belgium, some going
toward Germany, others toward Ant
werp. and yet others toward Courtrai.
Trained Troops TO Prussia.
The explanation OF this movement
appears 10 be that solid troops. capa-
Bile OF operating in the open, are be.
ing sent TO eastern Prussia, their
places in IN etrcnches being taken by
less trained men The guns going 10
Antwerp. Il Is believed here. are due
TO a desire to have ST. ny flank
position again ,l case
they advance cn RS.
The object OF tbe upous Ger
man attacks In Polp um ard IN the
Armentieres region. according to
some fthe French military critics
"a 10 achieve a real victory which
will oblige the allies left to fan back
IN OTueI 10 IeOTEdnlLe ana repair ITS I
losse The Germans would then
leace as small force as they deemed
safe TO hold the allies and send the
rest against Russia.
Germans Holding Dixmude.
The Germans have given an EN-.
phatic denial of the reports thar they
were in retreat by CARRYING Dixmude
on the Ypres. twelves miles north OF
Ypres and on the road TO Dunkirk
which the Germans are striving 10 M. I,
tain. French bluejackets at Dixmude /.
had held the town against them in
the ZACH Of fierce attacks for the last
week. but we're finally compelled 10
give way. The allies attempts 10
drive the Germans out again have
thus far failed