Arizona republican., 1914-10-26
After Week of Most Violent Fighting Kaiser's Troops Move Away from Sea and Force Way Across the Yser Canal
RUSH FORWARD
 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Of Gains Claimed by Ger mans the French Reports Confirm Crossing of Yser, But Declare Violent Bat tie Still Continues
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 LONDON. Oct. 25.-Hurled back from the coast by the fire of the French and British warshirs, German troops after a week of the most vio lent fighting. turned inland and forced their way across the Yser canal near West Dixmudc. Pressing their ad vantage, the Germans in mighty effort to gain the victory, continue rushing forward all endorsements available and their official reports claim to be slowly and definitely pushing back the allies
 Of the gains claimed by the Germans, the French reports confirm the cross ing of the Yser canal, but declare a violent battle raging near .Nieuport and River Lys. Here the Germans claim to have taken 800 British prisoners. On inc battles of the center and left wing, the German report is silent, but the French say they are maintaining their positions in the Argonne region and on the heights of the Mouse, they de- stroyed three German batteries. In the northwest a spell of fine weather was followed by a downpour of rain which is transforming the Flanders lowlands into great lakes.
 The strategic consequences of this battle are greater to the Germans than to the allies, experts say. If it is nee essary for the allies to withdraw, it will be to their normal lines without the risk of bending the left wing and will not compromise the general situa- tion
 Many of the German soldiers at Dix nude came from Berlin within the last few days. Arriving at the scene of battle they have been sent at once into trenches which are waist deep with water. The Belgians. under cover of a dense fog, approached the trenches and at the point of the bayonet made prisoners of a large number of the in- vaders.
 At the same time the contest was resumed at numerous other points, but the result was different and the casu- alty lists quite as large. The fact that the allies advanced appreciably east of Nieuport. as officially announced. has helped to reassure them, since in this vicinity the British naval guns hardly continue to exercise an influence in gaining ground. A slight retrogression at other points, which, it is considered is counter balanced by progress some where else, is considered inevitable ir a great conflict of this kind and ap- parently it will not cause the slightest Encouragement.
 In an effort to destroy the German and Austrian forces which were de- feated in the first attempt to cross the Nistula between the fortresses of Ivan- gorod and Dadom, the Russians arc now waging a heavy battle in Poland The official Russian report says they are meeting the stubborn resistance oi the Germans who are bringing strong endorsements. Both sides, according to their reports, have made prisoners and captured guns but the battle ex- tending along g. front of twenty-s si> miles has not yet been decided. The Russians claim to have taken Loving Rawa and Skierniewice was taken b, bavonet attacks. The Austrians ar' still making a bold effort to cross tho river San. making a splendid figh south Of Przemysl, hoping to recaptur' Lemberg The Montenegrins today ad init they were forced to withdraw tt their previous positions along the Bos nian frontier after an attack by su. perior force of Austrians.