The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-06
UNABLE TO MAKE ADVANCES
RY COAST ROUTE, IT Is ADJ
MlITED IN TEUTON
CAPITAL.
BERLIN BLAMES FAILURE
TO INUNDATED COUNTRY
Brunt Of Desperate Attack Has
swerved Inland to Ypres Region
Now-British Smash Base of
Operations Against Egypt
Russ Welcome Conflict.

4.
army has abandoned its attempt to
push it's way along the Belgian coast
tn Calais Is agreed by all the official
reports. A combination of inundated
country. the remnant of the Belgian
umy under King Albert and the &C.
yity of the British warships SEEM
ely all contributed toward ending
>de costly struggle.
~, Berlin Biames Floods.
$ X Berlin official report states that
failure of the German movement is
due entirely to the flooded state of
the country where the water In places
Is over a mans head, but 1t declares
that the army of Emperor William
Withdrew in good order and without
losses. After nearly three weeks Of
desperate fighting the brunt of the
attack now has shifted to the Ypres
region. t
In the Ypres district the British
army of Field Marshal Sir John
French reinforced by Indians and ter
ritorials apparently must meet an
other onslaught. To the scene Of this
contemplated battle, according to re-
ports, Emperor William has gone tc
give encouragement to his men by Ills
presence.
Three War on Turkey.
IA state Of war exists between Tur-
key ON the one side and Russia, Great
Britain and Servia on the other, yet
the Ottoman government appears as
a house divided against itself, one
section seemingly being DESTROYS of
war while the conservatives are try
ing to smooth over the situation aris-
ing from the attacks upon Russian
ports and ships by Turkish war ves-
sells directed by German officers.
Russia apparently has welcomed the
war, and will not give the Turks q
chance to draw back.
British Smash Turk Base.
The British cruisst Minerva has
smashed the Turkish base of opera.
lions against Egypt at the head of
the Gulf OF Akabah. The Turkish am.
haSsador in London has as yet made
mo- arrangements to leave and the EN-.
baSsy still maintains conciliatory at.
titlde. -
The closing of the North Sea to all
shipping except that which places IT.
self under the protection of the Brit
tsh fleet, Is recognized as the first
stroke of Admiral Baron Fisher, the
new first sea lord of the admiralty.
and as one Of the most important
events OF the war.
Trade Route Closed.
All cargoes destined for German or
Austrian, consumption must now run
the gauntlet Of British inspection in
the English channel. the Straits of CT.
braltar or the Suez Canal.
The making of the North Sea a
military ;-ea already has brought ad-
verse comments from Germany. The
Cologne Gazette claims that Great
Britain virtually has proclaimed a
bfocRade of the North Sea which it's
fleets will be unable to enforce. The
newspapers of Holland also raise OBJ
1ections to the restrictions placed on
navigation in the sea.
Refuses Part Of Demands.
. london. Nov. 4.-The grand vizer
OF Marley has apologixed en- behalf of
N1a. government for the warlike ober-
attons OF the Turkish fleet under Ger
.emaa commanders in the Black Sea.
.sAIE It Is stated authoritatively that
1.-The Poyte will have to go very much
further than this before the powers Of
the triple entente will agree to re-
sume friendly relhtions with the Otto
man, government.
II was+aisclosed in a statement Is.
Vaed by the French government that
Nnrkey. in reply to note presented
by, Russia, France and England Fri
: day last. agreed to recall her fleet
from the Black Sea, but refused to
dismiss thu German officers from rer
ships and that, as it was believed she
could not maintain a passive attitude