Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-10
ALLIES COMPELLED
To give GROUND
FRENCH sToRMED GERMAN WEST
WING, BUT WERE MET WITH
STRONG OPPOSITION.
RUSSIAN ARMIES ADVANCING
II ls Reported That the Russians on
the East Prusssn Frontier Have
Forced Germans Back Toward River
Niemen.
Summary Of War News to Date.

Summary Of War News to Date.
Only brief reference concerning &C
tual fighting is made by the French
war office in it's latest report on the
conflict In Northern France. THE
situation is stationary" it says.
OF present conditions on the left
wing of the allies line, where pre-
vious report had said the French had
been obliged at certain points to cede
ground to the Germans, the war of
flee statement merely declares that
the action still continues. Ii adds
that in the Argonne and Meuse re-
gions day and night attacks by the
Germans have been repulsed by the
allies
In the eastern war zone the Rus
SLAMS report that having conquered
the Germans in Russian Poland, two
Russian armies are invading East
Prussia with Allenstein as their OBJ
jective.
In the south on the Adriatic French
men of war are reported again to be
bombarding the Austrian port of Boo
che di Cattaro.
AS yet the situation surrounding the
forts at Antwerp. which are under
bombardment by the Germans, has
not been cleared up definitely. The
Germans still maintain they have cap
tured several of the outer fortified
tions. while the Belgians declare the
defenses remain intact.
A report from Berlin that British
ships have arrived at Lisbon and that
Portugal's cooperation with the allies
in the war is imminent brought forth
a statement from the Portuguese min
lister at Washington that his country
was prepared to take such a step
whenever Great Britain should call
upon it to do so under the treaty of
mutual protection existing between
the two countries.
Great Britain is investigating coal
shipments from the United States un-
der the suspicion that the cargoes in
stead of reaching ports to which they
are consigned reach German warships
at sea.
The prince of Wales relief fund has
reached $15,OOO,OOO.
The returns of the German imperial
bank last week are described in a
Berlin dispatch as showing an increase
in specie of s10,250,000 over the last
previous report.
The German infantry has appeared
in the fighting in the territory of
Kiauchau, China. Toxic announces a
surprise night attack by infantry
from Using Tau, but says that the at
tack was repulsed. Fighting between
the land and naval forces at Kiau-
chau continues.
The Servians still claim to be about
to capture Sarajevo, the capital of the
Austrian province of Bosnia. War
headquarters at Nish announce that
Servian troops have approached the
Notifications of the city.
An official report from Vienna says
that the Austrians are driving the
Servian and Montenegro invaders
from East Bosnia and that two Monte
negrin brigades we're repulsed after a
severe engagement lasting two days.
A wireless dispatch direct from Ber-
lin to Sayville, L. l., brings a long
German official statement, in which,
however, there is no reference what
ever to the great engagement in which
the allies are attempting to turn the
German right wing in Northern
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communication to Belgium.
The German officials claim that
Forts Lierre, Waelhem and Konigs
hoyck at Antwerp have been reduced
opening the way for an attack on the
inner circle of Notifications and the
city proper.
President Poincare and Emperor
Nicholas have started for the front
probably only with the intention OF
cheering the men who are fighting
for their countries.
A casualty list by the British Of
fetal bureau shows the loss of 727
noncommissioned officers and men in
the battle Of the Aisne, of whom fifty
five were killed. What period this
list covers has not been made public
Similarly. the admiralty has issued a
list of those lost, exclusive of officers
In the sinking of the cruisers Aboukir
Greasy and Hogue, the number being
given as .433.
It Is believed that the British In
dian troops are on the line and pos
sibly some OF the British territorials
and 1t is known the Germans have
sent up heavy achievements from
the center to aid the hard-fighting sol
diers on the right.
The Japanese In their campaign
tagainst the German concession Of
Kiauchau have been reinforced az We
Hsien in shantung Province. Having
made answer to the protest of thu
Chinese government, they ans proceed
Ing with the business in hand with
sak further comment.