Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-12
ASSERTED GERMANS HAVE FAIL.
Ed TO BREAK DEFENsE LINE
I'm FRANCE AND BELGIUM
UP 70 PRESENT TIME.
GERMAN LINE EXPECTED TO
RETIRE FOIL OWING CHARGE
Asserted Second Lire 81 Dofenss, Con.
sistIna Of old Men and Boys Has
Been Substituted in Line oppos.
ms French and British and
Thsss VIII Fail Back.
~ Hntsrnasiennt News Service.

ny international NewM Service.
London. Nov, IIAt last the great
movement 81 German troops into and
out of Belgium may be explained.
Report Activities for Days.
For several daya-eYer since the
Russian forces began the violent Of.
/ fenrivo which has finelly forced tho
Germans in the east to fall back
across the east rrussian fronfier-re.
ports have poured into London from
Holland, liorthern France. and Bel.
Kium 81 the transportation of great
bodies OF troops from the Flanders
positions to the eastward.
simultaneously equally creditahls
reports told OF corresponding Influx
Of fresh reserves Id support the Ger.
mans along tho Yprea. These later
troops came from Germany. That
Germany should be sending troops into
Flanders and Yefnoving others iii
aquai numbers puzzled me- only the
var correspondents, scattered about
me field 81 activity d. the west. but
military experts here as we'll.
&AWfMUM&SNH III EMFHt@HSHs
The explanation Il furnished III the
apparently reliable statement that the
crisis tn east pfuaasa NO struck the
German general stan With IT'S impor.
lance that Il was decided Ii trans.
port tha flrat Tine troops the flower
81 the army from the Flanders line
tn the eastern frontier. III their places
were Rent the second line force, men
Of advanced years and youths Of ten.
der years, who had not aR SET received
their baptism of IRE.
This probably explains the persist.
enue uf reports that prisoners and
wounded captured by the allies have
generally been 81 this class ns re-
serves
Withdrawal is Covered.
The movement OF troops from F1an-
ders explains also the reason Tor the
renewed attack or the Germans ON tho
line of the User and at yprss. Tha
attack HI force IL these points appar
emily was for the purpose of covering
the withdrawal Of tho first line
troops.
This device has been employed hy
the German general star In almost
every similar nituation and there il
little doubt felt here that whom the
vigorous counter offensive shall have
served its purpose the long anticipated
retirement OF the German limo To al
more favorable position TO the roar
will be begun also under cover al i
serocious cRnnonading.
More Than Military Check.
Warsaw, Poland, Nov. 10. The fail-
nre OF the Anstrotaerman campaign
ia Poland WAS moro than military
cheek: II WINS d great political defeat.
The Germans believed that the III.
vasion of Poland would BIO easy. Be.
cause the people of Poland we're iii
favor of Germany.
The crystaliialnks OF Polanda Ger
man sympathy waa reported ind an
army was brought into this field under
q Saxon royal prince FOR The purpose
Of Incorporating, after the captura az
Warsaw. Russian Poland Into the Ger.
man empire under d Saxon monarch.
This kingdom was not 70 include the
austrian or German tselana of today.
Russla's Master ssross.
Grand Duke Nicholas made the Ger.
man plans impossible Of realization by
bis famous declaratlan that all parts
pf the old dlsmsmberea Pollard would
ne united and granted autonomy II
Russia won.
Grand 0nke Nicholas nov towers M
~ the gseateGt Russian flgupa N the
war. lie Is beloved hs the army and
II looked upon by the Poles M their
savior. Since hn allowed the Poles to
organize their forces under Polish OF
fieers. who sss only the Polish Ian.
Euake. . privilege forbidden FOR the
last seventy years, q strong feeling
has been growing among the Poles
that the Grand Duke Iii the man IN
head the new poiiah autonomy.
Allies Exert Pressure.
KtS GEORGE Al. DORSEY.
w international News service.
Fekin, Nov. Io.--E nticing effers have
been made to Japan hy agents OF the
allies In China to induce the Mikado
70 throw 100000 Of hts soascnsd troops