Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-14
THE WAR SITUATION .
IS YET UNCHANGED
IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE THE
ALLIES AND GERMANS TAKE
TURNS IN ASSUMING oFFeN-
SiVE.
RUSSIAN ARMY VICTORIOUS
EneIand's Attitude Is to Continue War
Until Bitter End-Premier Asquith
Says Turkey Has Dug Her Own
Grave.
Summary Of News TO Date.

So far as is disclosed by the official
statements, the situation in the war
theaters. both east and west, remain
virtually unchanged.
In Belgium and Northern France the
allies and the Germans apparently
take turns In assuming the offensive,
while both sides are bringing up rein
forcements and preparing themselves
for the decisive struggle which is pre-
dicted for an early date.
In the east the Russian hosts, &C
cording to the Petrograd announce
ment, are still driving the Germans
and Austrians in front of them.
England's attitude and determine
ton to continue the bitter struggle
until all the demands of the allies are
satisfied, were strongly set forth by
Premier Asquith at the lord mayor S
banquet at London. The premier made
the declaration that Great Britain
would not sheath the sword until
Prussian military domination was de-
stroyed. and he further announced that
Turkey, by her entrance into the strug-
| gle. had dug her own grave and COM
mitted suicide.
Before the same assemblage Field
Marshal Earl Kitchener revealed the
fact that there are a million and
quarter men now undergoing military
training in England and he asked for
more.
Advices from South Africa say that
the force under Christian Beyers, one
OF the leaders in the revolt, has been
dispersed in the Transvaal by govern
ment forces, losing nine men killed
more than fifty wounded and 364 pris
oners. They also report that the rebe
General De Wet defeated a govern
ment commando under General Cronje
and that De Vets son was killed.
Further disasters have occurred
from mines in the North sea, the
Swedish steamer Athle having beer
blown up and six of her crew drown
ed, and the Dutch fishing boat Pool
ster having met like fate.
In Belgium all the railway employe:
have stopped work under orders from
the Belgian government, thus bringing
the railway traffic to complete stand
still and interfering with the move
ment of German troops. The German
authorities, it is reported. will replac,
the Belgians by Germans.
San Diego, Cal, reports that tn
British cruiser Glasgow and the trans
port Otranto, neither of which hal
been reported since November 1, tn
date of the engagement between tn
British and German warships off tn
Chilean coast, are on their wa
through the Straits of Magellan boun
for the Falkland islands.
A newspaper dispatch estimate
that about 5000, 900 Austrian and Gel
man troops are on the line FROM Ora
COW, in Galicia, to Thorn, in Eas
Prussia.
The Panama canal may be put t
the usage of war for the first time
should reports which have reache
New York prove true. Seven BIRTHS
, warships are said to be on their wa
: to the canal, presumably proceeding
the Pacific coast of South Americ;
J to avenge the defeat of the BIRTHS
cruiser sunk by German warshipi
American military observers who thu
far have been unable to view tn
fighting may now have a glimpse {
, the war. The French war office ha
, relaxed it's strict orders and will pc
). NIT observers from neutral countrie
to go to the front.
Earl Kitchener, the British seer
tary Of war, has telegraphed congrat,
lations to Grand Duke Nicholas o
I the action of the Russian arms againi
, the Germans and Austrians. Ea
J Kitchener predicted that the joint e
!. forts of the allies would result in tn
= final crushing defeat of the enemy.
: A cruiser of the Breslau class, forr
erly owned by Germany and now q
tached to the Turkish navy, has Dor
barded the seaport of Poti, on IL
a Black sea. Little damage was dol
and the fire of the Russians drove o
the cruiser.