The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-11-13
BOTH SIDES ASSERT
THEY HAVE GAINED
LITTLE OF REAL CERTAINTY IN
NEWS OF GREAT WAR
German and French Reports An
nounce PrOgreSs-RusSldns We
tOriuS or Beaten.

nOunce PrOgreSS-RISSldnS We
torius or Beaten.
London, Nov l0.-Widely different
claims of contending armies IN the
Eastern and Western t-eatres of war,
especially concerning the West Fland-
ers situation, tonight left but one big
undisputed fact on land or sea. That
was the destruction Of the German
raider Emden and the trapping OF the
German cruiser Koenlgsber;g, the lat
ter in a palm lined East African river
under circumstances which read as
though they were taken from Steven
son.
The British marine insurance rate
almost instantly was cut in nalf, for
never since the days of the Confed-
crate State cruiser Alabama has
there been so successful commerce
destroyer as the Emden. Cheers
broke forth at Llyods on the an
nouncement and for the moment the
struggles o. the armies in France,
Belgium, Russia and elsewhere were
forgotten.
Cavalry in Clash.
Yet all these armies were at each
others throats-tne German and
Russians clasling in cavalry engage
ments along the German frontier; tie
Russians still harassing the Austrians
in Galicia, and the French, British and
Belgians uniting to hold back what
appears to be a tremendous German
attempt to break through the allied
line in the vicinity of Ypres.
Many dispatches speak of the
movement of German troops eastward
from Belgium as indicating the need
of reinforcements along the eastern
frontier, but neither tie French nor
German Official statements indicated
any slackening in the violence of
German attacks in West Flanders in
fact, the French statement says that
between the sea and Armentieres the
opposing forces were both acting on
the offensive.
Each Claims Advantage.
AS to the outcome of this double o.
fensive the rival contentious are con-
Trajectory, the Germans claiming slow
progress near Ypres and the French
asserting that tie German attack was
beaten back. In view of wat seems
to be a sustained and( concerted Ger
man effort in this region, the reports
of tie German retirement are hardly
borne out, although it is said they
have moved taeir headquarters still
further east, this time from Ghent to
Alost.
The situation along tne battle line
in France proper from the standpoint
Of the allies, was summed up in dis
patch from AN observer with the In
dian corps" who says there has beer
nN marked change anywhere, though
he processes to see a gradual weaken
ing o* German attacks
Threats for Belgium.
Aside from the military aspects OF
the war, what stood out Doldest today
was Germany's reported threat to cut
eff food the United States is sending to
Belgium, if the Belgians did not re-
turn to t-eir cities and make an ef-
fort to resume their normal occupa-
tons. TIE Belgian answer is that it
2as been impossible to resume a sem
blance of normal activity, because the
German soldiers have commanere I'd
all implements and materials neces-
sayr to an industrial revival.
The British government tonight is
sued another socalled white paper, re-
viewing the incidents which preceded
the declaration Of war against Tur-
key 1t deals in the main with the
Gasben and Breslau affair and sets
fort2 that the grand vizier all along
was at least ostensibly against bring
ing Turkey into tie conflict, but either
was powerless to resist Enver Bey and
his associates, or, While outwardly op-
posing them. was winking at the fast
approaching crisis, while the Turkish
and German preparations went for
ward.
Farmers SlCuId Know This.
Spartanburg Herald
TIE recent extra session o. the leg
islature made it unlawful for anv