Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-11-21

ment that the Germans have been
driven back to the right bank and
that the left bank, a small section of
which the Germans had held for sew
eral days. had been completely evac-
uated. Also to the south of the Ypres
the allies have been successful in re
Dulsing a further offensive movement.
All this has been accomplished, says
the French general staff with heavy
/ losses to the Germans.
On The other hand, Berlin general
/ headquarters notes a slight progress
on the right wing and claims the cap
ture of several hundred French and
/ British in a preliminary encounter and
the taking of a strong French point of
support in the forest of Argonne.
/ Another proof of the severity of the
fighting which has been going on in
that section where the British forces
are entrenched is given out in the
casualty lists of Nov 4, and 7. which
have just been published in London.
showing the loss of fifty-six British
officers killed, 1OS wounded and forty
seven missing.
While the Turkish troops are re
ported from Constantinople to have
occupied Kotur in the Persian prov
ince of Azerbaijan, defeating the Rus
slams, an official statement from the
British admiralty announces success
full operations against the Turk gar
rison at Sheikh-Said on the strait Of
Bab-El-Mandeb, at the entrance OF the
Gulf OF Alden, and of the occupation
Of the Turkish forts Of Turba by In
dian troops, assisted by the cruiser
Duke of Edinburgh.
PetrOgrad continues to report sue
cesses in Eastern Prussia along the
Stalluponen Johannesburg line and
also in the region of Soldau ard Nei-
denburg, where the Russians. how
ever, are meeting with desperate re-
sistance.
The Italian council of ministers has
appropriated SSO,OO0,0OO for new mill
tary expenses.
In the Caucasus the Turkish gen
efal staff reports the second lire Of
the Russian defenses have been taken
by the Turkish troops, while the de-
feat of an entire Russian army corps
on the Caucasian border on Nov. II
is also announced
The Austrian campaign against the
Servians is reported to be proceeding
rapidly VII the Servians in retreat
Russia, however, claims victory over
a number Of detachments of Kurdish
cavalry south of karakilise.
Austrian aeroplanes have dropped
bombs on Antivar. the Montenegrin
seaport near the Adriatic, and the
Austrians have come in contact with
the Montenegro army operating in
herzegovina, but have been repulsed
Military observers say the Germans
have apparently checked their retreat
in Poland and by counter-attacks are
endeavoring to create a diversion.
They say, however, that the Russians
are not to be turned from their plan,
which is believed to be an attack on
Danzig. They argue that the &c mans
either must allow East Prussia to be
overrun a second time or bring I'D re-
Inducements, and that they can hard
ly weaken their army along the Polish
frontier. for that would leave Posen
and Eilesia open to invasion.
Vienna admits the Austrians have
evacuated Eastern Galicia, but. as AZ
offset to this, says the Serv.an resist
ance has been broken and the Aus
trians have crossed the Danube. driv-
ing the Servians back into their own
country. Vienna also reports that the
Austrians now have turned their at
tention to the Montenegrins and are
endeavoring to force them back Ac-
cording to Montenegro report they
have failed. Accounts from this part
of the world are so contradictory,
however, that the only thing clear is
that the AustIians, by sending up re-
Inducements, have virtually cleared
their country of the enemy.
England is beginning to learn the
cost of the European war A white
paper issued Friday shows that the
government intends to ask parliament
for SLIPS. 100000 which. with the
$500, OOO, 900 voted at the last session
is expected to be Great Britain's bill
for the financial year ending March
31st.
In the British house of commons
Arthur Henderson, the labor party
leader, announced that organized labor
felt that the only course now open
was to go straight through with the
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