The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-10-31
PROGRESS OF THE WAR


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even of a decisive nature a nap
pened in the last week among the
warring armies and navies, there mas
been much stern fighting. II any
important gain has been made by
, either side it must be credited to the
Russians, but the world has learned
to discoun. Russian claims of victory.
Nevertheless the silence at Berlin
concerning operations in Poland
leads to the belief that the Germans
have met with a severe check along
the line running from Warsaw to
Ivangorod and have been forced to
retire for some distance. At the
same time the Austrian forces sprang
a surprise by not only driving the
Russians out of the mountain passes
into the plains of Galicia. but by
pushing forward their attacks at
Przemysl and Jaroslau. In this
region the Russians have been max
ing a stubborn resistance and it does
not appear that the Austrians have
won a substantial victory. Their
achievement, however. will gain for
them some of the respect they lost
in their first operations against the
Russians and will be a cause of graf
iication to their German Allies.
Summing up the situation in the
eastern theatre of war, it may be
| said that neither side seems able to
strike a decisive blow and the indi-
cations are that victory will not
crown the efforts of either side be-
fore the Winter sets in.
In the western theater of war the
tide of battle has been swaying to
and fro with momentary advantages
for each side. The heavy fighting
has been along a line extending from
a point on the Atlantic coast between
Ostend, Belgium and Dunkirk,
France, southeastward toward Lille
in France, and then southwestward
to Arras. The advantage Saturday
rested with the Germans, who have
retaken some ground around Dix
nude in Belgium and La Bassee in
France. On the other hand, the AL
lies, aided by the French and Eng
lish warships have prevented the
Germans from advancing along the
coast toward Dunkirk and have ever
driven them back toward Ostend.
The operations along the coast
have been among the most striking
of the war. Here all the methods OF
modern warfare have been displayed.
While the ships were bombarding
the gun positions of the Germans
they we're attacked by submarines.
At the same time aeroplanes and
Zeppelins aided by scouting and
dropping bombs. 1t is interesting
to note that although the German
submarines have been operating
against the fleets for several days
| they have done no execution, which
seems to suggest that in actual bat
tie. where their presence is known.
| their efforts can be frustrated. 1t
is said they have launched many tor
pedoes without effect. On the other
hand they have been able to escape
| destruction under the fire of the
ships.
Considerable mystery attaches to
the operations around Verdun,
which the Germans are seeking to
isolate. Reports from Berlin show
that the Germans claim to have cap
tured some of the Verdun fortifica-
tons, but this has been denied Off
cially by the French. 1t does not ap-
pear that the great siege guns which
reduced Antwerp so quickly have
yet been established either at YER
dun or at Belfort. Near the latter
city the French forces have made a
| descent from the Vosges mountains
into Alsace and have retaken Alt
kirch at the point of the bayonet.
The ~recapture of this town. which
has changed hands about five or six
times since the war began. probably
will interfere with the efforts of the
Germans to besiege Belfort, if such
is their plan.
Obscurity lovers the operations
between the Allied Servians and
Montenegrins and the Austrians. AS
nearly as can be judged from the re-
ports there have been advances and