West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-11-19
ALLIES ATTACKS
CROW STRONGER
Paris Expects That Germans
viii Soon Fall Back
COLD GRIPS MEN IN TRENCHES
Fighting In Northern France and Bel.
aium Goes on Under the Worst Of
conditlons-Russisn Advance In the
Eastern Section Of Germany Causes
Panic Among People - Turks HIATT
Russian Advance In Caucasus.

Paris. Nov. l7.---The German
strength In Belgium may not yet have
begun to ebb. The resolution of the
Invaders is ctill evident Bu ;he news
seems to show that their great oppor.
tunity has Fyne by.
The growing strength Of the allies.
the coming Of winter and the Rus5.l m
menace are real factors in the situa.
tion In Belgium and France.
Fhe official reports of the past few
davs show that the allies have been
taking the offensive more and more
and that the Germans have attacked
seriously only in the restricted area
OF fighting between Dixmude AMI
Yrrcs. battle line OF about fifteen
miles.
IL is assumed here that the Germans
are~exhausted. temporarily at any rate.
and need time 10 draw breath and ill
gaps in their torn lines.
There can be no doubt that their
losses In the past week have been
staggering. II is reported from Switz-
erland that the dead arriving at Brus-
sells for cremation are almost past
count.
The grip OF winter is falling on
Flanders. Snow fall followed by cold
rains is flooding the trenches and in.
creasing the suffering on both sides.
Influenza and pneumonia are the in.
evitable result OF such exposure
Fields have become swamps and roads
are dangerous for motor cars and cav
airy.
The area OF inundation has spread
three miles south Of Dixmude. halting
the operations OF Germans and allies
Russians Retire Before Turks.
London. Nov. 17.-The Russian ad
vance guard in the region OF Kopru.
kei. east OF Erzerum. because of the
Turkish reinforcements has been
forced to retire. according to a state
ment given out by the Russian army
stan on the Caucasus situation.
In regard TO the situation at Adeu
the admiralty here makes the official
announcement that operations by In
dian troops assisted by the cruiser
Duke of Edinburgh against the Tur.
klsh garrison at Sheillh Haid at the
entrance of the gulf of Alden has been
carried out successfully and that Fort
Turba. located on the rocky heights
close to the boundary OF Turkish terri
tory. has been occupied.
About 200 OF the enemy escaped on
camels or boats. SIX were reported
killed end the majority. OF the re.
mainder were either wounded or CAP
tured. Large ou9ntities of ammuni
tIon and six field guns were captured
Germans In East In Panic.
London. Nov. 17.--Russ'a's invasioI
of East Prussia Poscn and Silesla has
sent a wave OF panic over the eastern
provinces OF the German empire. II re.
ports from Conerhagen and Stockholm
are to be credited.
These reports are chiefly significant
as indicating that the Russian advance
is progressing more rapidly than has
been asserted even by dispatches from
PetroRrad.
The Russian advance in East Prus
sia, according TO advices received
here, Is being assisted materially by
cold weather, which enables the troops
to move more rapidly. In the swampy
lake region of East Prussia move.
meats Of tho army had been retarded
by. soft roads. but now they are frozen.
a fell OF snow the last two days is
reported over the entire field of oper.
ations but not sufficient 10 hinder
seriously the movement Of troops.
Fresh troons now being sent to the
front are supplied with short coats
of tanned sheepsiSin. Relief societies
in Petrograd and other Russian cities
are bending every effort 10 collect
woolen garments.