The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29
Miracle Is Necessary
Continued from rage one.

WlIdCle Is NeCCtSSdEy
! Continued. from rage one.
notes on war geography for the chill
dren attending the public schools. The
following information is given regard
ing Russia: The Russian territory
already occupied by the Germans Is
I four times as extensive as tile King
: seyenty-fath of the entire Russian
empire. But the greater part of Rus
STA is thinly populated, and the most
pOpulOus districts are already i'm Ger
man possession. so that Russia can
show only six seventies of her former
population. At the beginning OF the
war. Russia had fifty million more in
habitantS than Germany and AustrO-
Hungary combined: namely, 40 mil
lion against 1870 millions. After a
year of warfare. this position had
been reversed: Russia now has only
las millions. whereas the central
mOnarchies rule over 155 millions
The new territory occupied in east
and west is as extensive as the entire
kingdom of Prussia
Have Formed Junction.
Associated I'rcss Dispat"h.i
Berlin, October q Via London -
Direct connection between the Aus
ro-German forces I'm Serbia and the
Bulgarian army of General Boyadjeff
has beer established on the Danube
river TO the east of Bra Palanka, ac-
cOrding to an official announcement
today by the German army headQuar-
ters. The junction was made at the
extreme northeastern corner of Ser
bia.
Berlin, October 81 Via LOndonl.-
German troops under Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg have penetrated the
Russian positions over the front of
more than mile i'm a fight in the
Dvinsk region. the war office an
nOunces.
Franco Serbian successes i'm South
ern Serbia probably have rendered
untenable>the Kumanovo- Vranya line
of the Bulgarians along the Nish-Sa-
loniki railroad. according to a Salon
Xxi dispatch. In Northwestern Ser
bia. the Austrians report substantial
progress.
6ulgarians Driven Away.
United Press DIsnatch.l
Athens. Greece, October 27.-The
Bulgarians have been driven away
from Veles by the Servians. who still
hold that town. The Bulgarians have
made a rally at Istib. The servians
hope to dislodge them from that
place also. with the help of tire allied
reinforcements.
British Transport Sunk.
London, Oct. 27.-An official an.
nouncement made public says:
The British transport Marquette
has been torpedoed In the Aegean
sea. ID is understood that only nine
ty.nine OF the personnel of the vessel
are unacCounted for. No further de.
tails have been received"
The steamer Marquette before II
ment service was owned by the Allan.
tic Transportation company and had
been sailing between Philadelphia.
Baltimore and London. II was a YES.
gel OF 1850 tons. o..
London. Oct. 27.-Replying TO
question by Earl Lorehurn. in the
rouse of lords. as to the progress OF
the campaign in the Balkans. the Mar.
quis of Lansdowne, the Unionist lead.
er, who holds a seat in the cabine.
without portfolio, said:
Il must say with regret I am afraid
we must admit that the progress OF
the campaign in Northern Serbia has
been such as to render II highly i'm.
possible that the Serbian army will be
able to Withstand for any great
length of time the attacks to which
Il is exposed from the Austro-German
forces on the north. aided by the stab
in the back which Serbia is receiving
at the hands OF Bulgaria"
While there was no criticism OF the
conduct of the near eastern campaign
there was a general demand, when
the mouse of lords met. for informa.
tion and the suggestion OF a smaller
cabinet to have charge OF the war re-
ceiyed support