The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-29
Reverses for the KaIser'a Troops Reported In Battle Near Flanders, As Well As In Eastern Theatre of the War = Emden Continues Deadly Work.
Superior Numbers of Allied Forces Are Beginning to Tell In Awful Conflict Russia Now Has 5000, ,OO0 Men Tn the Field.

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 From the west and from taas east German reverses are Pe-33 ported. Germany acknewlk edges check in Russian Po-., land, but concerning the gre0a battle in Flanders she pre4, serves her silence. J The only official word Pez ceived up to midday today was from the French, who again made. indefinite claims to fur-l ther progress. Not since ths struggle to reach the sea be-l gan a. fortnight ago has Ger-l many made statement upons which may be based definite indication as to the course ofa events. The best infornnation4 available today indicates that, notwithstanding their daunt- less attacks and heavy sacri- fees of life, the Germans are further from the coast than when the battle began. The one great factor upon which the allies build their hopes of an eventual triumph apparently is according to their claims, beginning to tell. It is the almost inexhauEtible supp 1 hlv of men Thai. may he Fravyp from tie vast reaches of fhe British and Russian empires which are relied upon in time to crush. the Germans as Grant did the south, by overwheln1 ing numerical superiority
 In the east this influence seemingly is already being felt and to it is ascriBed the Ger man reverse in Russian Pc land.
 The secret of lthe Russian i victory, writes a British cor respondent at Petrograd, lies in the vastness of the Russian army which he estimates st 8, 100000 men. Meanwhile, the4 British. who describe their 1 forces now on the continent as merely an advance guard, are training at home an army of 100000 men.
 French Are Optimistic
 Todays French statement while as Nsa specific information. On the ex- trenle western end of the battle nre' where the fighting has been dercests ] I there is nothing new London describes the Iull of the past few days I to the fact that the opposing armies have been utterly exhausted by in-5 fcessant fighting by day and by ufgnu'i | and perforce relaxed their edborts- There is no indication. however, thste I Germany intends to abandon the ngns for possession Of the North Sea coast Unofficial reports have it that rein forcements are being poured in from everp part along the battle line where they can be spared.
 To the south and east, along the Dat tie line across France successes ara reported by the French to the South of Arras between the Aisne and the Argonne and in the forest of Apre- Imont. None of the German asttacl1ss it is said, has been successfuA
 1 The German cruiser Emdens Who5s remarkable exploits have fairly earn ed a place in history, is reported to have performed the most daring feat of all Disguised with "a. 4th smoke I stack, presumably taken from some Icaptured vessel, and flying the Jap 1 anese flag. the Ernden is said to laavO sailed boldly into the waters of Pe- | manga a British possession in the tStraits Settlements, and to have sunk a. Russian cruiser and a. French de stroyer The Enden was reported yesterday to have sent to the bottom Ia small Japanese passenger steara- CT.
 The long list of losses on the sea T continues to grow. Another steszaer is reported to have been sunk off the north coast of Ireland off Haven, a, Swedish steamer was destroyed by a mine with the loss of five men
 No further word was received from South Africa, although Englaud's 's anxiety was relieved by the official statement last night that General Louis Botfa m1nander-in- chief Of the IJnion of South Africa forces met prornetly and effectively the emer- gency presented by the new rebellion He was said to have put to roI1t the forces under General Christian Beyers- No word has yet been received how , ever. concerning the activities of Gen. christian De Wet, the noted Roer gena. eral who also has taken the delll against the forces of the Union saalal !