The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-11-18
GERMAN RETAkE
French FORTRESS
kaisers Forces Capture Dixmunde, Which
Is On The Direct Road To
SeaCOast
CRUISER EMDEN DESTROYED
Great Britain EIated Over Destruction
and Capture Of Maraudins
Vessels

Resuming their attack on the allies,
the Germans report they have recap
tured Dixmude, which, the Berlin Of
fcials declare, gives them an open road
to Dunkirk, an important French port,
which has been one Of the chief OBJ
jective points of the war. Dixmude
has been the center of some Of the
most sanguinary fighting Of the cam
paign.
Great Britain is very elated over
the news that the German cruisers
Emden and Konigsberg have been put
out of commission. These cruisers for
the past month have been a great
menace to British shipping In the In
dian waters, and it has been reported
in London that no less than % Eng
lish merchantmen have been sunk or
captured by these German warships.
For more than a week about forty
British, Australian and Japanese fight
ing ships have been securing the
southern seas in search Of these Ger
man scourges. The German cruiser
Emden was located in the eastern wa
tiers Of the Indian ocean, and after a
short fight was driven ashore and
burned. The Konigsberg al located
in nearby waters by an allied war
ship. A chase followed in which the
German ship took refuge in a harbor.
The entrance of the harbor was then
blockaded, bottling the German ship
in it's haven of refuge.
Turkeys advent into the wal also
puts a new phase into the situation.
1t is freely predicted that if Germa-
ny fails to win, the Ottoman empire
will be vanquished by the allied
forces. For nearly a half century Tur-
key has come out Of one defeat only
to be launched into another war which
ends in defeat. This has resulted in
a reduction in the Turkish territory,
especially in Europe, until it is now
one of the smallest countries on the
continent.
To hold their enemies and at the
same time iniict the greatest losses
possible, seems to be the campaign
the allies are carrying against the
Germans in the north Of France and,
in Belgium. For weeks the great
forces Of the German empire have
been pounding away at the allied ranks
trying with desperation to break
through their lines and force an open
ing to the French coast. But it has
all been in vain. Added to the ir-
resistible strength Of the allies the Ger
mans had to fight in a flooded territory.
1t was too much for them and they
were forced to retreat.
Another attempt is nov being made
by the Germans to force their way
through the region surrounding Ypres.
1t seems to be the last chance the
Germans will have, and they must eth
er succeed. or retreat back through
Belgium. When the siege on Paris
failed, the kaiser, it is said, resolved
to begin a campaign on England. For
this purpose the control of the French
and Belgian coast was necessary. Ant
werp was taken and the German forces
moved on to the Belgian coast. But all
was lost when they failed to reach
the French coast.
Much interest is being manifested in
the campaign in the east. With the
Great Russian hordes threatening the
richest region of Germany with inva-
sion, military experts are wondering
what will be the next move Of the
Germans. According to the latest re-
ports the Russians have advanced as
far as the Warthe river, in Russian
Poland, and are now or the border
Of East Prussia. The Germans are
said to have retreated into East Prus-
STA. In the east Of East Prussia the
Russians are also said to have made
much Roadway. With the Russians
closing in from two directions the Ger
man forces in Prussia are facing a
serious dilemma.