The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-17

::attsmpt OF the Germans to achieve this
gob3ect, and now have them we'll
spressed from the threatened railway.
Z The Germans arc said to be sending
3sturther reinforcemcnts from Germany
ito stiffen their lines and enable them
Ito resume the offensive. The French
sare reported to have offered success
sful resistance to effectual use by the
sGermans by the advance they made
tto the River Mouse at st. Mihiel
& All this is drawn from French
ssources. the Germans having been
more reticent than usual, out Of re-
sgard to the operations In the west.
There have been no reports of fight
sing south of the Bruges-Ghent line.
switch is taken to mesS that the forces
(which opposed the Germans around
sGhent have been drawn southwark to
sjoin their main body.
sALLIEs WILL HAVE
ASSISTANCE OF FLEET
: Any allied force lighting on the
scoast will have the assistance Of their
: warships. but il Is unlikely that these
svesseis will lombard German forces
occupying Ostend or other coast towns.
g for II would mean the destruction of
the towns. without gaining any mill
( tary advantage.
: Basel, Switzerland. again reports a
3defeat Of the Germans in the Vosges.
There is no mention OF this rumor in
sths official communications, although
ssuch defeat has been reported sew
2eral times from unofficial sources.
Z Fulilment Of the promise that pres
ysurc would be taken off France and
Belgium when the big battle com
menced In the east again has been de-
slayed The Germans are before War
ssaw--in fact. they are lighting only
xetsht miles from that city. While
Stheir advance to the Neimcn was a
Sfailure. the forces Of Emperor William
apparently have retrieved some defeats
-of the Austrians in Galicia. and adj
Svanced as far as Jaroslau. seventeen
smiles northwest OF Przemysl.
!: The German plan seems to be to have
\ two armies advance along the left
: bank OF the Vistula River. while two
: other armies swing around on the
SriSht bank to take the defenders of
: Warsaw OH their flank. This. accord
ling to Russian accounts, suits the Rus
. sian general staff, who are said pur-
a tula so that they would have the rail-
ways at their back, while the Austro-
2 German forces would have to advance
8 great distances on roads which at this
{. time of the year are little more than
: quagmires.
: Both sides claim to have gained ad-
tvantages in the preliminary fighting.
gbut these victories and defeats have
= little effect on the general result of
9 the battle in which 1t Is estimated near
sly otuVp,uUU men are engaged. The Rus
s-sians. 1t is said. have 100000 men, and
the Austro- Gerrnan force is declared to
total nearly 100000. The armies cover
n front Of nearly 400 miles.
ARMIES FACE EACH OTHER
ON EAST PRUSSIAN FRONTIER
the battle on the East Prussinv
frontier has ceased The two armies
are facing each other across the Dor
der. both doubtless being satisfied to
remain whore they are until the chief
sbattle in Poland Is decided. This may
mot be for months. although the Ger
mans. it is said. will attempt to gain
quick victory to release their troops for
the western campaign.
One more keel has to be added to
the British naval losses in the war,
The cruiser Hawke having been sunk
by German submarine In northern
waters yesterday.
AS in the case of the ships which
Jhe Germans have destroyed by means
!sspf submarines. only few OF her crew
ESCAPED.
q The Hawke, like the Aboukir, Cressy
H nd Hogue. three other cruisers which
Shave net the same fate. was Chatham
sship so that town again is In mourn
s1ng.
tse attacked by the same submarine that
sunk the Hawke, obeyed the Spartan
Issued by the admiralty
Sand turned away from the perlshing
screw. These instructions were issued
Hby the admiralty after SO many lives
chad been lost through the Greasy and
cHogue going to the assistance of the
apedoed.
- - or the Hawkes. crew. three petty
soshcers and forty-nine men are report
5ed to have been rescued by trawler,