The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-11-27
European War News


correspondent intimates that the Ger
man crown princes army during the
last five days threatened Warsaw, but
was severely repulsed. The CORE
spondent says. however, that his
forces arrived alarmingly close to War
saw before they were finally checked.
1t was announced officially in Lon
don that the British aviators who
raided Friedrichshafen on Lake Con-
stance, report positively that all the
bombs thrown by them reached their
objective and that serious damage
was done to the Zeppelin airship fac
tory.
All movements of the prince of
Wales, now at the front, are being
kept q profound secret because of re-
ports reaching London that German
aviators have been endeavoring to
locate him and drop bombs upon him.
The British admiralty announced in
U-1S was rammed and sunk and spe-
cial cables said the German torpedo
boat destroyer S-124 foundered as the
result of a collision on the Swedish
coast. All but one man on submarine
saved. Two burned to death on de-
stroyer; So saved.
The liner Correntina, with cargo
of meat valued at 81, 100000, was over
taken 270 miles northeast of Lobos
island by the German converted
cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, which,
after taking off the passengers and
crew, sent the British liner to the bot
TOM
German guns have destroyed the ia
nous halles (market house, and city
hall al Ypres
General Won Hindenberg's army has
advanced as far as the Lowicz Skier
niewice line, which means that the
Germans have covered two-thirds the
the ground to Warsaw, from which
they are now only 40 miles distant.
Farther south in Poland, however, the
Teuton allies are said to have been re-
Iulsed between Radon and Kielce.
Two aeroplanes, thought to be
French, made an attack on the Zeppe-
lin dock and sheds on Lake Constance,
to V.;f <J,.; oI,c lof
The aeroplanes dropped six bombs,
none of which did any damage. One
aeroplane was shot down; the other
escaped.
The number of refugees from the
ten departments composing the thea
tiers of war in France is estimated by
an official commission of investigation
a. 100000.
Turkey has voluntarily explained to
the United States government at Wash
ington, through Ambassador Morgen-
.hau, that the shots fired toward the
launch of the American cruiser Ten
ressee were intended merely as the
customary warning that the port of
Smyrna was mined and closed to navi-
gatirn
Canada will increase Immediately to
$1,000 the number of men under arms,
Premier Borden announced at Ottawa,
Ont
The British embassy in CONSTANT
Eople has been ransacked and the
Russian hospital pillaged and foreign
ers seriously abused. Many arrests
among all classes of the population
widespread conspiracy against the
Young Turks has been discovered
The British admiralty has taken fur
ther steps for the protection of the
east coast ports by the extension of
the mine field. This seems to give
some support to the rumors prevalent
for several days that German raid
on the east coast is expected.
Przemysl has offered to capitulate
on condition that the garrison march
out with arms and baggage. The Rus
SLAMS refused to accept the offer be-
cause they believe the fortress cannot
hold ont much longer. Surrender is
imminent.
The British say they won a dis
tinct success at BiXschoote. Their
ranks pretended to be broken and the
Germans rushed through, only to find
themselves infiladed and almost sur
rounded. The Germans retired pre-
cipitately with great loss.
Reports received in Berlin from
Holland, according to information CIV
en- out in official circles there, are to
the effec. that in the fighting near
Dixschoote and Dixmude the French
lost 10000 men. and that $500 British
were drowned in the User canal.