Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-10-29
CERMANsOvERYsER
Fierce Struggle Continues Be-
tween Nieuport and River Lys
ALLIES HOLD, PARIS SAYS
kaiser's Forces Appear to Be Gaining
Slowly the Coveted Positions In
North of France Along the
Channel Coast Line.

London, Oct. 26.-Hurled back from
the coast by the fire Of the French
and British warships, the German
troops after week of the most VIC
lent fighting have turned inland and
forced their way across the User canal
west of Dixmude.
Pressing their advantage, the Ger
mans, in mighty effort to gain vic
tory, continue rushing forward all the
reinforcements that can be spared, and
in their official reports claim to be
slowly but definitely pushing the al
| lies back.
| OF the gains claimed by the Ger
mans, the French reports confirm the
| crossing Of User canal, but declare
very violent battle still is raging be-
tween Newport and the river Lys.
At this point the Germans claim to
have taken 500 British prisoners.
Of the battles on the center and
| left wing, the German report does
not speak, but the French declare they
are maintaining their positions in the
Argonne and on the heights OF the
Mouse and have destroyed three more
| German batteries. From unofficial
sources it is learned that the French
have made some advance in the noun
tains along the Alsace border.
To add to the trials of the troops
engaged in the northwest short spell
Of fine weather has given place to an
| other downpour OF rain which will
| convert the lowlands Of Flanders into
| great lakes.
Many of the German soldiers at Dix
nude have come from Berlin within
| the last few days. Arriving at the
scene OF battle they have been sent
at once into the trenches which were
waist deep with water.
The strategic consequences of this
battle of the north 1t is felt in some
| quarters, will be greater to the Ger
mans than to the allies. If 1t should
be necessary for the latter to with
draw, it would be upon the normal
lines Of the allies without risk, 1t is
declared, and the bending of the left
wing would not compromise the stu
alton in general.
In an effort to destroy the German
and Austrian forces which were de-
feated in their first attempt to cross
the Vistula between the fortresses OF
Ivangorod and Radon, the Russians
are now waging heavy battle in
| Poland.
The official Russian report says
their advance is being met with stub
| born resistance, strong reinforce
ments having been brought up BY the
| Germans.
War News Condensed.
After days of incessant fighting,
dents have at last been made In that
part of the battle line which had run
virtually straight north and south of
Ypres, in Belgium. to the bend in the
elbow in the vicinity OF the forest OF
Aigue in France.
Just short distance above its GEN.
| ter this line now curves like an in
verted letter 49," the allies having
pushed back the Germans at the east
| Of Armentieres In an endeavor to
press ON to Lille and the Germans
having forced the allies to give ground
around La Bassee, probably hoping
TO obtain control OF. Bethune, an i'm
| portant railroad center about seven
miles due west from La Bassee.
That ground has been won and
lost in this district is admitted In the
latest French official report. 1t
seems improbable, however, that eth
er engagement was decisive, as the
report declares the actions near La
Bassee and Armentieres, near Arras,
on the same line, q I short distance
south of La Bassee, continue with
great violence. In fact, the report
says that generally speaking, the stu
alton on this part of the war front
remains the same.
Altkirch, in upper Alsace, short
distance from the Swiss frontier, has
been taken by the French at the
point of the bayonet. Since the out
break OF the war this town has been
the scene OF much fighting, and sew
eral times has changed hands.
Petrograd claims the Germans con-
tinue to retreat, and that the forces
of Emperor Nicholas have crossed
the Vistula without resistance. The
Austrians are given credit in the Rus
sian report for continuing to fight
stubbornly on the vistula, on the San
and south of Przemysl. No reports
were received from Germany or Aus
tria and Servia likewise was silent
regarding the operations in the south.
A news dispatch from Copenhagen
says that German torpedo boats have
bean engaged with an enemy in the
Baltic on the Prussian coast No de-
tails are given.
There has been particularly hard
fighting in the Lille region, where the
British are In action. The important
French town of Lille still is held by
the Germans, and the encounters in
this neighborhood have been OF a
hand to hand character, evidently with
little advantage to either side.
Picking dispatches report on the
authority Of refugees from Using Tau
that the Japanese have lost several
thousand men In their campaign
against the German concessions in
China.
Rome reports unofficially that the
Anglo-French feet is still bombarding
Cattaro, Dalmatia.
British warships are reported to
have bombarded villages along the
coast held by the Germans, who were
caught between two fires and forced
to retreat after fierce fighting. II is