The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-20

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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
PARIS, Oct. 2o.-"German attacks
have been repulsed everywhere" said
an official summary Of the past weeks
developments on the Franco-German
front issued here today.
"They cost the Germans" continued
the statement, $1,000 losses in the
Loos and Souchez districts.
German Attempts in Champagne
have resulted only In consolidating
the French positions on the hill and
in the village of Tahure. Their evil
den purpose was to diminish the I'm.
preston of German weakness In
Champagne and to draw attention
from the kaiser's Serbian offensive"
French artillery has sllenced the
German machine guns and trench en-.
gines about Lihons, said the official
statement issued here today. Light ar
tillery duels are progressing at Tahure
Hill and north Of Flirey, it was added.
ToDAYs SITUATION.
PARIS, Oct. 2o.-There was mad
scramble of fighting today all along
Serbia's northern and eastern from
tiers.
The Serbs claimed the advantage
at few points, but their situation
evidently was desperate. The Ger
mans and Austriars continued to
broaden their margin Of occupied ter
ritory along the Danube and Save riv-
ers. They were making fairly rapid
progress with their drive southward
through the Morava valley. The Bull
sarfans had eight separate expedi
tione on Serbian soil.
1t was over the RuIgars the Serbs
claimed their most important victory.
They have hurled the invaders from
Vraria, they report and have re-
opened the saIonikaINish railroad.
This, however, did not offset the
Observation-Disclosures progress
elsewhere.
Franco-Hritish troops, In strong
force, it was said, Were hurrytng
northWard from SaIonika to help the
Serbs. On their way to Nish it was
deemed certain they must fight the
-BuIsars. n they win, il is expected,
they and the Serbs will soon be at
grips with the Austro-Gern,ans still
farther north. II they lose, the out
look will be dark for Serbia.
It seemed certain the invaders
would sweep the country in such an
event, even though they might meet
and perhaps be beaten by the allies
later In Turkey.
Russia has declared war against
Bulgaria "with bleeding heart" the
car said. ~. ..--
He had not yet secured Roumania's
permission, however, to send his
troops across the atter's soil to the
PnsA s~L @ey
aid. Bulgaria, however, evidently
eB-Eu!uar soldiers were concentrat-
inu on the Roumanian frontier.
The allies were increasing their
the Greek frontier, too, Bulgaria was
rushing troops.
Turkey was massine men about
Dedehagatch, formerly Turkish, but
row a Bulgarian Aegean sea port,
either to attack the French nd Brit
ish at the nelshboring Turkish port
of Enos or to resist as BuIgara's ally,
an allied move against Dedehagatch.
Serbia tried to move part of its
government to Monastir, but failed be-
cause the railroad from Nish was cut.
German reports said the teutoric
allies are soon to Invade Montenegro.
The Russians today claimed impor-
tant gains against the Austrians in
GaIlicia and Bukovina. Berlin denied
their Importance. and claimed German
advances about Mitau, Russia.
French reports told of savage
German drive east Of Rheims, in
which the Germans gained some po-
sitions, from which, however. they
were Immediately disIodged, leaving
the situation unchanged, except that
the Germans had lost enormously.
The Italians reported gradual gains
against the Austrians on their from