Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-08
Summary of War
Nelcs of Yesterday

while the world awaits news of the
preat battle In which the British and
French allied forces and the Germans
in northern France have engaged Ter
twenty-six days, the meaeer piticih
reports from the front youchsafe ittlv
information OF the actual operations
To-day IL a "A small piece OF ground lost
and tomorrow the same ground mas
been rcgaincd Meanwhile the French
forces are moving northWard, hut are
gaining little To the east Which Wou"
he essential to the Outflanking of the
German right wing
As matter of fact. General Won
kluck. I'm command of that section "l
the German army with heavy rem
forcements which have reached him
in the last week has taken "a decided
offensive and day by day the an
nouncemcnt Is made by the freneh
war office that the violent battle CON
tinucs"
The British official bureau reports
thai the French army Is fighting WIN
the greatest dash and bravery but Is
silent on what the British are dong
The French officials report an advance
on certain points on the center and
the rctaking of the ground previously
AlHltltU III lHR fAtAN NAFANlN
Masses of German cavalry have been
recently near Lille, and behind them
German forces are moving 0n line
between Tuurcoing ana Armentieres'
This important unit of the German
army. which it was thought might
serve to break the French line. the
French report says, has been held ~
check, and to the north Of Lille. has
been driven back con two wings IL
is added. the German attacks have
been repulsed
The northward movement Of the
French line brings II close 10 the Bel
ginn frontier ana coineidcntallN there
have been engagements between the +
Relgians and the Germans In the en-
virons OF Nprcs twenty miles east OF
Ostend. and at Audenarde, flfteen i
miles southwest of Ghent
While the East indian troops have T
reached France and may already have Z
reinforced Field Marshal t'rench's f
army. operating IN the neighburhood F
OF scissors the whereabouts Of the T
numbering about 33,OuO {
has been a matter OF conjecture II {
Is now announced that they are about f
to be landed in England and VIII be {
sent TO an inland training camp
Nv 0lluNllhil aus itAWi'H fht 'fF"
SLAMS and Germans ana Austfians IN
somewhat problematical, but "a very
frank statement from Berlin admits F
that the German forces on the frontier
of east Prussia have assumed de-
fensive movement ana that they aban- f
doued the bombardment of ossewelH' I,
d fortress ia Russian Poland
This statement adds that the fight 4
ing at Augustowo and in suwnlN was
pi q most saneulnafY nature ana llla' T,
while the German machine guns r. +
nally turned tho scale Of battle IN fa- A
VOr Of the Germans. the slaughter ~ il
the German artillerYmen WAS terrific Il
The movements of The GernluD troops b
were greatly hampcred by the phSsl- i
cal condition Of the country a
The forty-third German casualty list
issued at Berlin contains 10000 NAMES j
IN dead, wounded and missing
Berlin also reports that the fifhling
On the German right wing In France
has been successful aud that In the (.
assault on Antwerp two more forts
have fallen into German hands.
The Gelgian government has been
from Antwerp to Ostend sev- /,
eral ul The ministers and mnny thou- +,
sands of refugees having reached a
Ihero The bombardment Of Antwerp,
II Is reported. already has begun fol- i
lowing q notification from thc COM j
mander ot the German troops That I,
non-combatants and others desiring 10
10 SO should Withdraw from the city 4
President POincare, accompanied by
Premier NiViani and the minister Of
war NJ Millerapd, has returned to
Paris after Visit 10 the battle front
Il has been reported that the French ,
government would return 10 Paris
from Borloaux al an early date II
A British submarine has made an
other raid close to The German base I
n the North sen ana has torpedoel
jerman tOrpedoe boat destroyer. There
IS report that German cruiser also =
WAS torpedoed but this is not cons
'lrmed
The japanese have occupied the is- /
and Of Yap. Of the Caroline group in
he Pacific and at the same time have
notified the state department at Wash
ngton that the occupation In only
and solely for military
purposes.
The scconl son Of the German em- !
)eror Prince Eitel Frederick, is re- ,
ported to have been injured by a fall
rom his horse In recent battle. AL
'eady two other sons Of the emperor
nave suffered physical ailments as /
'esult Of their afduous campaign
Prince Joachim received bullet F,
wound and Prince oscar was stricken
With a heart affection after an ex- )
iaHstiye engagement. -