The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-20
GERMANS, ENCOURAGED sv BEL
eIAN SUCCESSES, HuRL THEM
SELVES AGAINST ALLIES
RUSSIANS At PRzEMSYL
FIGHT WITH BRAVERY.
German Correspondent Tells Thrilling
Story Of How Russians Climbed
Walls Of Fort in Face Of witherins
Fire From German Machine Guns
and Rifles.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
London, Oct 2O.-Plunging German
attacks on the allied line near the Bel
gian coast between Nieuhort and Dix
nude; similar tactics by the allies In
France between Arras and Roye.
where the French have claimed pro-
gress; continued allied assaults on Lii
lie and stubborn fighting in the vicin-
ity of st. Michel, where for days the
allies have been trying to drive the
Germans from their southermost lodg-
ment-these were the acute points to-
day in the drawing battle area of
France and Belgium.
A report reached London last night
that Ostend had been captured by the
allies SO far lacks confirmation and is
at variance with the Germans report
that they are nearing Dunkirk.
The French official statement issued
this afternoon said the Belgian army
is still holding its position on the river
User, despite the desperate assaults
of the Germans. The report also stat
ed that the Germans continued to
"hold strongly" their advance position
around Lille. 1t contends that the al
lies have made slight advances in the
Meuse theatre. This report says con-
ditions in Russia are unchanged and
that attempts of the Austrians to cross
the river San have been repulsed.
Allies Appear Successful.
AS the day wore on nothing came
from Berlin to contradict the allies
, statement that the Allies have been
successful in both the Western and
Eastern theatres. The reports avail
= abel seem to indicate that the Allies
have temporarily, at least, frustrated
/, the German attempt to get down the
French coast.
!, In the Pacific, Japan has occupied
. "for military purposes "a German is
. land in the Archipelago of Marshall,
Marianne and Caroline. These groups
= lie from 1000 to 1,700 miles east Of
o the Philippines, and include the Amer
:. ican island of Guam.
% Advices from Bucharest via Berlir
a rsiterate the earlier rumors that big
- Russia-Turkish naval battle is beint
:; fought in the Black Sea.
w 1t is officially announced in Berlil
- that the new British submarine e
N Three" has been sunk by German wal
ships in the North Sea.
contemptuous Of Death.
Berlin, Oct. 2O.-A correspondent G
the Zietung am Mittage, who entere
Przemsyl, tells an interesting story {
the siege of that place In today's issu
n of this German newspaper.
III He says the first shots were fred Q
September 19, the city was surrounde
on September 22 and was almost co
az tinually bombarded until October
when the Russians demanded a ST.
render which was refused.
This writer says the Russians seem
utterly contemptous of death and tn
hills of corpses about the forts atte
ed to their bravery.
Once the Russians forced char
and gained the walls of one of I
81 forts. The garrison then retired
iiS the easements and there defend
themselves with machine guns q
' rifles. pouring withering fire into
'ne Russians as they clamored over
wall After much hand to hand fe
hiee ing within the fort, the Russians W
'wo driven out. but they continued to b.
- bard the city.
SIN Torpedo Boat Destroyed.
Toxic, Oct. 20.-It is officially rep
ih ed here that the German torpedo
; on which escaped from Using Tau
oeen found aground and destroyed BY
Japanese. Peking has report ths
CON was this boat which sank the Japal
coun cruiser Takachino.D II had beep pl
coaf ously reported that the Takscl
struck = mine.