The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
lSSlAN FORCES
THROWING SHELLS

From Mondays caiiy.
Seattle. November so.--News
has just leaked through the
military censors Of excitement
In Victoria caused by a patrol
firing on a rowboat containing
four men. The boat was sunk
and the men, who are foreign
ers, were armed. They were
arrested. u 10 rumored that
the men planned to dynamite
the naval station at Victoria.
erousrton channel, Just north
OF Vancouver, 10 now closed and
mined and commanded by shore
guns. Al lights are extin-
auished and the approaches to
Victoria are mined also.
New York, November 30
Al least twelve British var.
ships are patroiine the Atlantic
between New York and the Pan
ANA canal. sweeping the seas
with their wireless, erowding
the ordinary commercial radios
from the air and keeping a close
check on all forms Of shipping.
London, November 3o.-Fight-
ing IN the western area Is con-
fined TO operations in Arsonne
and intermittent artillery fire at
other points. French report the
Germans on the defensive In
Belgium and claim a slight prog
ress near Fay.
Petrosrsd, November 3o.-on
the basis OF reports received In
Petroarad from Hungary u Is
stated here that the Austro-
Hungarian casualties 10 date
amount to 100000 men and 49,
coo officers.
Paris, November 3o.-Freneh
foreign office issues a yellow
Book In which u places the re.
sponsibiiity on Austria for the
primal cause Of the war.
London. November. 3O.-Russia's
'rces. Il Is reported unofficially
ave at last reached Cracow, the
ustrian fortress in Northwestern
alicio, near the boundaries OF Rus
a and Germany. An Italian cores
ondent at the front says that era
,w is being bombarded by heavy
ussian guns. and that some of the
Iburbs are. I'm flames. The capture
this fortress has been one of the
ain detectives OF Russia's campaign
;ainst Austria, on the theory that
3 fall. together with that of Prem
i, now under siege. would mean
ussian ascendency in that part of
ustria which lies to the north of
e Carpathian mountains.
Ntacf h'tudh tAiS irpOih tucft 70
tie information concerning the
tuation i'm the east. The main
lestion, in the opinion of London
whether the German army, which
ruck at the Russian center. will be
lie 10 extricate itself and fall back
the Russian border without dis
;ter. - .-,.
Russian Army Operations.
The Russian army operating from
odz Is striking a heavy blow at the
ain German force. but II Is probably
at some time must elapse before
is phase Of the campaign in the
lst Is brought to a close. Opinions
fer sharply as to the intentions
Germany concerning operations
the west. II Is reported that Ger
any Is to embark On a new often
We movement, that the allies are
tout to assume the offensive and
at the German lines are weaken
q perceptibly and that new German
my is being rushed into Flanders.
! view OF there conflicting state
ents II is impossible TO discern the
OF the near future.
Paris. November 30.-The allied
les are now being advanced south
Ynrcs. II is declared here today
at the gradual withdrawal Of Ger
ans Is evident. British and French
oops arc pressing forward and &C.
lpying the abandoned trenches.
Statement From Berlin.
Berlin, November 3O.-The follow.
& official statement was isseud
ON military headquarters here:
there Is nothing of importance to
port from the western theatre OF
ar. On the East Prussian from
n an attempt by the strong Rus
an forces to make q surprise at
ok on the German Notifications
st of Darkhmen failed and with
.avy losses to the enemy, from
HON we captured a few officers
Id GOO men. South Of the vistula
yer the counter attacks. which we
yesterday. led to salts
lctory results. Eighteen cannon
Id more than $500 prisoners fell
to our hands. Nothing of note