Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-20
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
News Paragraphs Telling Of Happen
inos at the Front.


A Berlin dispatch of Wednesday
saws the Austrians continue to be sue
cessful in their operations against the
Servians. The dispatch says the Aus
trians have captured fOrty-two guns
and thirty one machine guns during
the three days preceding "Wednesday:
The Earl of Crewe disclosed in the
house of lords this week that IN East
Africa, Indian troops are being EN-
ployed against the Germans Ihat
there has been heavy fighting is shown
by the fact that thus 1ar BRUSH cas-
ualties total 900.
I'm the east the Germans and Aus
trians have returned after their re-
treat, to face the Russians in East
Prussia, in Poland and before Cracow
Each of these regions probably will
provide a big battle, but the most i'm
portant will be that in Poland, where
the Germans are sending their strong
est and best armies.
A Petrograd dispatch of Wednesday
says: "A terrific battle of uneXampleo
violence has been proceeding for four
days around Soldau. The cannonao,
ing has been maintained night ana
day. The Russians are endeaVorln5
AT any cost TO ayenge their check at
Soldau; and are throwing themselves
at the Germans with indescrlbao!e
fury. They have carried position al
ter position by assault in spite OF the
internal fire of the Germans.
In South Africa, Gen. Louis Botha,
commander-in-c chief Of the defense
forces, reports the breaking up OF aa-
ditional rebel commanders and the
capture of guns, ammunition ana pro-
visions. ,..o.
The 18th list of Prussian casualties
CT MnndaV l.
tained 10000 names an dthe last ac-
tion referred to was October IA. Pre-
yious lists totaled $4,000 names. max
ing the total to October IA, $4,000 Inc
list does not include any names other
than PruSSianS.
II is reported from Basel, Germany
that private peace committees are pc
ing formed in southern Germany Win
the connivance Of the authorizes 10
start unofficially peace propogaRuas;
A British casualty list pupnsheu
Sunday. contained the names Oh 90 oi
ficers killed, 1OS wounded and ~ MISS
ing. -
Three British battleships are re-
ported to be coaling fifty miles off CO.
lon, and it is expected the shlps VIII
pass through the canal to the west
coast of South America to hunt Tor the
German fleet known to be down that
way. -. o.-
sons coming from London, that the
Germans have approximately l,6OV,-
600 men in France and Belgium
while the allies have approximately
2,700,000. .,.h
Belgian engineers on Sunday, with
a strong force Of sappers. cut addl-
tional dykes, which flooded the rear
of the German position to an lmpas-
sable depth and marooning the occu-
pants of Dixmude, cutting them OH
from the main body OF German sol,
diers. Thousands Of lives are reported
lost by the flood.
A dispatch sent out from Rome un-
der date Of Monday, says that lntor-
nation has been received there that
Cracow, the capital OF Gallcla, was
burning, and it's inhabitants fleeing
Cracow is an Austrian fortress OF tne
first class, with a population OF lUO'-
O0C.
A London Daily Mail correspondent
writing from Dunkirk, France, Tues-
day. saws: There was heavy hghtlng
around Ypres, Monday. The casualties
were large, but the battle resulted IN
excellent progress for the allies. The
German casualties are estimated at
100. 900 in the last four days.
According to an official German oul-
letin. issued Monday, the Germans
have captured $4,000 Russians and ~
machine guns in victory near
Wlociawek, on the Yistula river.