The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-27
WAR NEWS In BRIEF

PARIS.--The Kaiser. In q series Of
widely separated attacks today, nor
unay fatfed to pierce the lines of the
allies, but suffered serious defeats
near Armentieres and west Of Lens
where the Franco British armies
drove home smashing counter~on-
slaughts against the Germans.
Enormous losses were inflicted on
/ the Invaders today in the hghtins.
/ which was of the most furior descrip
1 ton al all points OF contact between
the North Sea and the River Disc.
IONDON--t dispatch from Am
! elrrslnm toda, announces II is officially
stated that General Helmuih Won
MOlfkc. chief Of the German general
stan. Is dying and that he is being
taken to his home in Berlin on
Atrctcl,er.
A dispatch from Dunkirk today says
that In consequence of their defeat by
the French between Newport and Div
uallde. Belgium. the attacks of the
9ser1nans also ceased Sunday. The in
vn&ier~ are preparing so retreat frein
the Aisne and are rcaiigning their
forces fer a strong defense along the
River Sambre.
RfS.-~Althoueh the Germans
T.
In their operations along the Franco
Belgian frontier. the allies battle lines
hold fast.
ONION. England expects gem
erai naval action between British and
German fleets, probably off -tae Bel
elan ct. German submarines have
been active off the Belgian shores for
q week.
FRANCE-~According 10 the eft 'tai
cofnnunuue issued In Paris last btSht,
Sieuport has been violently bombarded
ana the entire line extending from La
RaHsee to the somme has been sub
3ected TO night attacks by the Germans.
All OF these were repulsed, The Ger
mans have also continued their attack
along the line from Newport 10 Dix
nude but have not arrived at any
decisive result.
RUSSIA-~Kaliscz is apparently the
objective of the German forces who
Ned from the vistula after their de
feat This city In TIE miles west of
warsaw, and near the German Dor
der Just across the border la the
second line of defense upon which the
Germans are expected to fall back.
Petrosrad says that the German3 at
tempted to hold position at Sokhat-
ehoff, but that the Russians dislodeed
them with heavy losses. An Austrian
report says that tie Austro- German
iina now extends Intact from Plock,
near the East Prussian lire, to the
Carpathian Mountains. Petrograd also
aays that the Germans are cFsruat~
ing Lode From Berlin came / report
that the Russtans had sent reinforce.
fnents to Leinbs.-S ,saich thAv were
believed tc have evaeustef
rTALY-The post OF r,intste- OF
foreign affairs left vacant by the death
Of the Marquis ri sar tiiuliano has
been offered to Baron sidney Sarnino,
former premier. who decidedly pro
Hritisa in his learnings. lie is ex
pected TO accept.
GERMANY--An official report from
Berlin announced that Count Won
Noitke. the chief OF the German gem
eral staff, was suffering from a bilious
ailment. and that his condition was not
SERIOUS, and that he would soon re
sumo his post. which is held during
his absence by General Won Faiken-
hAyn. the minister of war The Vor-
waerts. the Socialist paper In Berlin
has published reports that serious
riots have occurred In Brunswick be-
cause Of the shortage OF food and that
Ing the government Ak maximum
prices instead of leaving the power
70 separate districts, The Berlin re-
port also said that tire German army
Vas gaining on the Belgian French
frontier.
TURkEY--A dispatch from Rome
said that Turkeys entrance into the
war was considered tnevjtab BILE and i'm
minent. This. IT was SAID would draw
Bulgaria and Rumania into the gem
Arai conflict. Russia has notified the
Porte that she considers the cruisers
3oeben and Breslau German. IN spite Of
the fact that they were aving the
Turkish flag and that she intends 10
sink them II they venture outside
Turkish territorial w1tesa The two
cruisers have re-entere6 ne Bos-
Vhorus.
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