Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
French Statement Indicates
How Closely Fighting Is
Being Pressed.
FORCES OF THE ALLIES
REPORT SOME PROGRESS
Little Activity Except in the
Argonne and Near
Verdun.
GERMAN ATTACKS REFUSED
corning Progress. of Struggle
In East.

Important advantages. though not
OF decisive nature, are claimed to-
day by the French War Office Gar-
many's new attack toward the cast
crn end of the battle line across
France, with the supposed purpose Of
iSolating the important fortress of Yer
dun. !s said in the French Official
statement to have been thwarted. at
least temporarily. In the Argonne re-
Sion where the main attack has been
in progress for several days. German
intrenchments arc reported to have
been blown up. while near verdun it
is said that the forces of the allies
have made progress"
y brief reference in the French
statement; to tho relative position or
the opposing forces indicates how
closely the lighting is beng pressed
In certain positions the trenches OF
tho Germans and allies are less than
thirty yards apart.
Except for the lighting in the Ar
gonnc and near Verdun. there is com
paratively little activity in Belgium,
and France. At one point i'll Belgium
German attack by infantry was
made. which. the French War Office
says, was Immediately repulsed" At
other points the French assert that
theH have won the advantage in the
artillery duel which has been tho
main feature of the lighting since the
cold wet weather there compelled ces
sation OF activity by cavalry and in
fartry. German official statement
says that the allies are showing great
, activity with artillery along almost
the entire front v
sRRECONCIIABLE CONFLICT
IN PETROGRAD itEpORTa
There was irrecon0llsbTG Conflict IN
the reports from Petrograd and Fer.
I'm concerning the lighting in the east
All Germany is awaiting with extreme
tension the outcome there which. il
is felt may decide the entire cam
paiGn. In Berlin II is said officially
, thut great expectations are entertain.
cd OF decisive defeat OF the Russians,
The conflict spreads over many battle.
nelds, from the farther end OF tinlcia
almost to the Rattle but the most i'm
portant lighting is now al LODI The
German military authorities state
progress, and that in the region OF
flock the enemy is still in flight.
Semioficial reports from Pctrogrnd
however. state that the Germans are
beng opposed successfully. The new
attempt to close in on Warsaw n IL
SAID, has Jailed. with heavy losses for
the Teutonic allies
fermany's effort to crush tho crea.
armies OF Russia has met with :, checl,
according to statements emanu ting from,
russian sources. Earlier In the week
boih Berlin and Petrograd reportcd
that the Russian centre was falling
hack before the German advance over.
the snow-covercd fields of Poland. bu,
II Is now asserted ut the Russian CAPT
tai that this movement has been halted
1t is intmatcd in the same quarters
that the latest turn in the campaign
a Si
for tho enemy"
RUSSIANS TItRsW IN
LARGE REINFORCk;AI
The official Russian report of tho
capture of II battery at LoGz is inter
preted as significant, suggesting "a
Russian thanking movement. Large re-
Endorsements, II is said, have been
thrown in by the Russians. From Rer-
lin. however, came no suggestion or a
reverse. The Germans. ii is said there
were making steady progress, not only
In the centre. but In the north. driving
back the Russians from Nthc frontier of
East Prussia. UnOffcial adviceS from
the west are To the effect that German
reinforcemonts arc still being rushed
to eastern batt!etields.
Servia has broken the silence size
maintained for several days to deny
the Austrian claims to q great victory.
The ScrNian legation at Athens. while
admitting that the .AiStrlauS com
peeled. :, retreat from NaljcNo, states
that the Scrvi;,ns Withdrew In good
order without any serious lighting. aud
that they are now occupying advlnt-
;tgeous positions. ready TO engage the
advancing Austriaus.
The khcdivc OF Egypt, .>bbas Hiimi.
who was reported several days ago t.
have east his lot with the Sultan OF
Turkey, his spiritual leader. Is said in
raris 10 have Joined the Turkish forces
In Palestine, preparatory 10 leading an
Invasion OF Egypt.