Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-05

The fghtins on the Northwestern
nank Is now Of q particularly savas
character. A considerable number O
the wounded suffer from bayone
thrusas which often pass completed.
through parts Of the bodies Of men,
Buried $4,000 Germans.
AS showing the huge German losss
10 the Ypres region 1t is stated tina
the British soldiers have buried NOR
than twenty-five thousand Germans
There are many great piles OF Germal
dead around Dixmude. which 1t hal
been impossible to bury on account O
the continuous fighting. Dixmude 1,
heap Of ruins. German aeroplane:
have been very active.
German Weeks Loss $4,000.
The German casualty lists for lasI
week amount to C2.00O. The total Il
date is about 100000. Reports from
stations for convalescents chow thai
thousands Of wounded have already re
urned to the front and others ar.
1eing used as instructors for new foi
nations.
How Turkey Entered War.
Turkish battle cruisers bombaTdec
wo Russian Black SEA por,a. damss
ng property considerably, aud san.
wo or three small Russian war yes
'els, q few days ago. The Turkish
ships, recently bought from Germany
we're commanded by German officers
This attack on Russia and this un
declared entry into the great Europeal
'onfiict caused Russia, France. Eng
and. Italy and Greece to prepare
nee to clean Turkey of the Europes
nap, Seeing the handwriting on ths
sail, Turkey then offered to apologize
or the attack.
Russia and her allies replied thai
IN apology might be arranged If TuI
tey would pay for damage done, taxi
he German officers from the warshiDf
hat made the attacks and dismantl'
hese vessels until after the war. Tt
his proposition Turkey did not reply
sheiied Turkish Fort.
After twenty-four hours OF uncei
fainty. during which hope was e1
pressed that the porte might make
amends for the incidents in the Black
Sea, the British admiralty announced
that the British cruiser Minerva hao
destroyed the Turkish barracks al
Akabah on the Turko-Esyptian from
tier. Akabah is at the head OF. the
Gulf of Akabah. an arm of the Red
Sea, $50 miles east Of Suez.
Comes a. No Surprise.
Turkeys entry into the war is not a
surprise. Ever since hostilities start.
ed reports have come OF the mobiliza-
don of the aultan's army. Always they
have been denied.
German officers have been drilling
the Ottoman soldiers for several
mouthss For ssvsF1i yesss q has bssu
known that the kaiser was aiding the
sultan In his military preparations.
The German military system was drill
ed into the Turkish soldiers and tn the
later Balkan war the German hand
could be recognized in the movemeats
OF the Turkish army.
II has been said that Germany sup
piled the Ottoman government with
large sums Of money. Great Britain
warned Turkey to keep on, and recent
advices from Constantinople indicated
that Turkey intended to maintain her
neutrality.
Means New Balkan War.
Meanwhile Turkey has been under
surveillance by the Allies. Its action
in the present attack on Russian sea-
ports has not been explained. but 1t is
possible that her injection into the
war may bring to arms some Of the
Balkan states which have up to the
present remained quiescent.
Austro- German Retreat Ends.
Events In Poland would appear to
be shaping themselves for renewal
of the fighting between the main
forces of Russia and the Austro-G Ger
man allies, according to German Off
cial dispatches. The Austrians and
Germans have completed their retire
ment to new positions previously Sc
lected by them. When the vanguards
OF the Russians who were following
them came into touch with this new
line, there were several encounters in
In which the Russians were driven on
Russian Advance In suwaiki.
The Russian forces advancing
through Russian Poland continue to
press back the Germans in the gov.
ernment OF Suwalki while beyond the
Vistula they have occupied Piotrko.
Opoczno and ozarow. The Germans
have now been pushed within twenty
miles of their positions along the
Warta river.
"charity Fesdsth a Multitude"
King Albert OF Belgium has asked
the American people, through the
American Committee for relief In Bel
gium. to help feed his starving people
during the coming winter.
It has been announced from New
York that the Rockefeller Foundation
has determined to employ It's immense
resources for the relief Of non-com-
batants in the countries afflicted by
the war. and stands ready to give mil.
lions of dollars, II necessary" accord.
ing to the statement OF John D. Rookie
feller. jr. As cost Of $275.00O the
Foundation has already chartered q
ship, loaded II with 1000 tons Of pro-
visions for the relief Of the starving
Belgians. and started It for Europe.
The National Red Cross has an.
nounced that Kansas City raised