The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-11-13

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many days. While the Germans keep
hammerlng away at the Allies around
Ypres. which route they chose for
their march to the coast after they
had found the road along the sea
barred to them. and the Allies are
making an effort TO move northward
TO Ostend, neither side has got very
far.
Coast Campaign Cost Dearly.
The Germans are being hard
pressed at a score OF points IN the
long battle line and the military ex.
ports at Allies headquarters say their
offensive has materially lost force. At
every point the allies are pushing
their advance. Slow progress Is be
Ing made because OF the determined
resistance OF the Germans, now made
up more than in half OF second line
troops. but il is insisted that there is
70 longer any doubt OF the final re-
suit. The German attempt 10 ad.
vance to the sea is characterized as
the most costly defeat OF the war.
Germans Win Sea Fight.
In the most important naval battle
OF the war between European powers
a German fleet engaged the British
squadron. composed OF the Good Hope
the Monmouth and the Glasgow. on
Coronel. Chile, and decislvely defeat
ed Il. This engagement practically
ends the power OF the Allies In the
South Pacific seas unless a new Anglo
Jap Zee. Is formed.
Russians Claim Big Victories.
Official communications received IN
Rome from the Russian army head
quarters state that the Austro-German
reverses In Galicia and Russian Pc
land are being augmented daily by the
fugitive troops communicating panic
to their reserves The Austro-German
cavalry forces are depicted rs being
IN an especially sad condition. A part
Of this force. Il IS said, was m%assacred
By the -ou.numbering Cossacks; the
remainder being routed and pursued
To Annihilate Russians.
A dispatch from Rome says that EN-
peror William. much affected by the
Russian victories. has held a council
Of war. which was attended by Gen
eral Won Hindenberg. the Duke OF
W~urttenOurg and the Austrian chief
Of stan. Field Marshal Baron Conrad
Won HoetEendorf, 70 decide OF a fur
Their plan OF campaign.
Il is asserted in Berlin that Ger.
many and Austria Hungary o have
concentrated about 3 million soldiers
on the line from Thorn to Cracow and
this Is considered sufficient 20 crush
the Russian forces.
Japs Take Using Tau.
The German colony OF Using Tau In
the Chinese province OF Kaio Chow
has at last surrendered TO the Jap.
anese-British forces after a land and
naval siege OF more than two months.
The capture OF this stronghold takes
from Germany her last foothold on the
Asiatic mainland and her last strate.
sic position outside the German En-.
pire In Europe.
For nearly three months the little
German garrison amounting 10 about
1000 men composed OF ~reservists who
we're living or doing business in
China, has held out against the land
and sea attacks OF the japanese and of
certain British attachments OF both
white and Indian troops that found
themselves In China al the outbreak
Of the war. What the losses OF the
garrison have been are not known, but
the official Japanese and British re
ports have indicated that Using Tau
has been taken at heavy cost OF men
on the pars OF the Allies.
The Armenians' Opportunity.
The most significant development
10 date OF the RussoTurco va is the
announcement that the Armenians are
rising against Turkey. Realizing tnat
the present Is an opportune time "a
throw OF the Turkish yoke and TO get
revenge FOR past outrages, the Armen.
fans are Offering their services 20 the
Russian Caucasian army which has In.
yaded Turkey.
The Russian admiralty announces
the occupation Of Kao. a port OF Ash
attic Turkey az The mouth Of the River
Shat-El Arab 70 the Persian Gulf
Turkey Wisadrsws ENJOYS.
Turkey has definitely broken on
diplomatic relations with Great Brit
ain France, Russia and Seryia. Hei
diplomatic representatives In the cap
itals OF these countries, acting on or
ders from the Porte have demanded
and received their passports.
Turks Fight Russians.
The first reports OF the tight
ing between the Russians and the
Turks are as conflicting as were che
FIRST Austrian and Russian accounts Of
the warfare In GaliciR. Each contend
e. claims to have invaded the others
territory and 90 have defeated his
frontier armies. These fights, how
ever, probably have been only advances
guard affairs, and Il ia believed