The Detroit times., 1914-10-17

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London today, declared th4t M
bic cruisers invIncibie and Yor<=
rible have been torpodoed 'ooG
sunk by German submarnoo O. u
the North sea. 30 poro(otoU1
were the reports that the ofIycloD y
press bureau, at the Instanco ~
the admiralty, isaued an ofl5clu1 K
statement dIscreditip0 the@. n 4
was positively stated THAT 10 ~
port Of any further operations ~
German submarines had been - s
ceived here since yesterdsy'o -
noupcstnsnt that the crulroP
Hawke had been sunk. The ~
z rriralty lnslstsd that the rupRo5 :
was utterly without fouRda1lo( &
The Invinclbte 10 4 battle cr>nios
X ers formerly of the Medi1oernv1 4
can Hest. She has : dloe)8co (;
nsent 81 1880 tens, y 6eo f&o&
lena epeInes % ~ 900 ohoeo61
1ors Upoe6 e. - kno1n, 6n711
eight t2-Inch and many omo1(n T.
!, guns. and crew of 731. TNo3
/, Terrible 10 q cruiser o. 14y41o}
tons dispIacsment $40 feet lonc I
engines Of 5y000-horsepower and
carries two 90 guns, 70 sIx-lnch
and many smaller gums. She car
ries q crew Of eo4 men.
PARIS. Oct. 17.--Desperate neh|
ing In heavy rain continues IN q
according to the report
reaching military headquarters N
day. The Germans are reported n
to break through the aIIlo
lines at point vaguely referred
as some 10 miles from the seacoaat:
but IL is stated that at no point haV
they succeeded In gaining territotz
that the French have q
pulsed an attack In force In th
OF Lille are widely cl1
Ostend, IL Is admitted.
now held by the Germans In forc<
Another port reported occupied u
the Germans with heavy force = u
northeriy seaport Of Zeebrugge. Ho1|
ever, reports reaching here say IL
Germans have found ID Impossible q
push their advance south along a.
coast because OF the presence q
British-French army.
The general situation Is reportet
as constantly improving. The Frencl
right wing. which has been drfvin1
back the army OF the German cr0w1
prince Ia combining with the right q
the French center and both have sue
ceeded In advancing toward verdu11
There Is growing belief here tn
the French forces. who are carryinl
on this campaign unaided. will n
able TO relieve yerdun. and to re
occupy st. Mihiel. Meanwhile. tn
German lines OF communication iron
Metz are reported In grave dangor
have been sent init
the line at this point. II is ceftatr
FIRST line" troops have been with
drawn from other points where the5
were not needed, TO assist In this ma
neuver. which, II IL proves successful
will transfer the fighting on the ea1
of the line to German territory.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 17--That th>
Germans are still being hard presses
and In full retreat In Russian POLAND
west Of Warsaw, was the claim mad
by the war ONCE today. IL was state<
that the Germans were vainly o.
deavoring to rally their forces, whicl
have been badly cut up In the ngbc
ing that has now been In progre11
without cessation for IL days.
The war Office insists that the Ger
mans were led into a trap, the Ruo
SLAMS retreating for strategic pur
poses until they had reached poln1
previously selected and wnere tn
heavy Russian artillery was mounts
IN great strength. The Germau9
flushed with their apparent succeso
were compelled to retreat and abon
don camp equipage, transport. eQ1
guns. One entire ammunition tro<
Is reported TO have been captured.
The fighting at every point -
been characterized by serie9
night attacks In which the Rusef1
are declared to have inflicted e1I
nous losses on the enemy. The 90
once. IN dealing with the 0eIio
situation. reports the sitnation
Przemysl unchanged. The gofr>
has attempted sorties. only 20 20
pulsed with great loss and ~
OF the fortress n constdered m@I-
q question OF time.
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