The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-10-06
FRENCH ADMIT REVERSES
ON WEST END OF LINE
The Struggle Continues With
Great Violence.
REPORTS ARE MEAGRE.
German War Office Says Three OF
Antwerp Forts Have Been
Captured.

Associated Press dispatches last
night say that the allies have been
obliged to give ground at certain
points on the western side of the
battle line. That was announced in
statement issued by the French
war office at 3 o'clock this (MondayI
afternoon.
The announcement is brief, con
tanning only the additional informa-
tion that the battle continues with
great violence on the north of the
Disc without decisive result and that
there is no change on the remain
der of the front.
A wireless dispatch direct from
Berlin to Sayville, l.. l., today
brings a long German official state
ment, in which there rs no reference
Whatever TO the great engagement
in which the allies are attempting
to turn the German right wing in
north France and reach the German
'inc of communication to Belgium.
The German war office declares
that in the siege of Antwerp forts
Lierre, Waelhem ard Konigshoyckt
nave been taken, opening the way
for an attack on the inner circle of
Notifications and the city proper.
AS indicating the activity of the
London censorship it may be Motel
that today's wireless message is the
n hri n IN l,ss
German official claim that three OF
the forts at Antwerp nave been re-
duced. The fact that such a claim
had been made war betrayed by
reference made to il in a general
summary of the war situation from
London last night, showing that the
German official announcement had
been received in London, though it
Nas not permitted to reach the
United States textually.
Belgian denials tnat any of their
! forts had fallen came from Antwerp
by way of London yesterday and
again today an official Belgian an
nouncement which passed through
/ tn" hands Of the British censor de-
/ clared that the situation of the for
| titled positions around Antwerp re-
mains UNCHANGED today.
The German war Office says that
the Russian left wing was defeated
aftc" furious battle of two days on
the Niemen river.
There has been nothing official
from Petrograd, but the most recent
reports. official and unofficial, from
the Russian capital set forth that
the German and Austrian forces all
along the lighting area from the
Baltic to Hungary were being
checked, driven back or routed.
Returns Of the German imperial
bank last week are described in a
Berlin dispatch as showing an in
crease in species of $1O,25O, ,OO0
over the last report.
German infantry have appeared
in the fighting in the territory of
Kia Chow, China. Toxic announces
d surprise night attack by infantry
rom Tsing-Tau, but says that the
attack was repulsed. Fighting be-
tween land and naval forces at Kiao
Chow continues.
The Servians still claim TO be
about to capture Sarajevo. capital
OF the Austrian province of Bosnia
War headquarters at Nish announce
Servian troops have approached the
fortihcations of the city.
7 An official report from Vienna
says the Austrians are driving the
Servian and Montenegrin invaders
from east Bosnia and that two None
negrin brigades were repulsed after
a severe engagement lasting two
days.