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3,000,000 IN CLASH
AS TITANIC BATTLE
RAGES AT WARSAW
Russians Face Austro-Ger-
man Invaders With Furious '
Resistance Along Exten- (
ALLIES TAKE YPRES
AS LEFT IS PUSHED
- INTO BELGIAN SOIL
SCENES IN NEUTRAL COUNTRIES OF EUROPE
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.Town 33 Miles From Os
tend Has Been Taken by
French and British, "Paris
Officially Announces.
PAIUS. Oct 14.
That the flunking movement of tho
Allies' left wing la making marked (tains I
la Indicated by an olllolat statement Is !
sued here this afternoon. It states that
tho Belgian town of Yproe, which Is
' S7 miles northwest of Lltlo and 33 miles I
southeast of Ostend, has been occupied by
British and French troops.
This announcement, which Is tho first i
official statement that has mentioned I
English troops as operating In this sec
tion, shows that the Allies' left wing
has extended Its range of work from
1'rance Into Belgium.
The official statement follows:
"On our left wing as far as tho Olse
pratlons are pursuing their normal
eourao.
"At tho centre, tho progress of our
fcrmlos In tho region of Barry-Au-Bao Is
confirmed.
"On our right wing, therts Is nothing
new. '
"In the Belgium theatre of war. In tho j
region of Ghent, some engagements took I
place on the night of October Vi and Oe- !
tober 13, and during tho clay of Ootobpr
13 some Anglo-French troops occupied
Ypres."
GERMANS DROP BOMBS
IN STREETS OF NANCY
(Three Injured by Air Enid in French
Town.
PARIS. Oct. U A dispatch from N'anry
states that a German aviator dropped
three bombs over that city yesterday.
All of the bombs exploded near tho rail
road station, Injuring three persons and
causing heavy damage.
A second dispatch says the German
aeroplane dropped proclamations saying
"Nancy will soon bo German," They wcr.'
signed by Lieutenants Olmmer and
Schneider, of the 3d Bavarian Squadron.
GERMANS DRIVEN NORTH
OF THE LYS, OSTEND SAFE
Continued from I'aitc One
they wcro thus mobllo for quick shifts
nnd attacks upon the enemy.
Tho extension of the German lines to
tho coast was asserted today to have
no slnglficanco on the general aspects
of the campaign. It was stated that If
QSTEND NOT CAPTURED,
BRITISH ADMIRALTY SAYS
LONDON', Oct. 14.
It was stated at tho Admiralty this
afternoon that Ostend had not been
occupied by the Germans. No infor
mation could be obtained as to whether
tho Kaiser's troops were approaching
the town.
Bicycle and cavalry skirmishers have
been encountered less than a score of
miles from the Channel soaports, un
official reports say. Hurried massing
of the Allies Indicates the near ap
proach of a, titanic conflict. The lines
between the Allies and tho Germans
have already tentatively felt out each
other.
The country is monotonously fllat
and almost without cover, Tho cen
sorship prohibits of transmission of
even the approximate location of the
battleground chosen by the Allies at
which they will attempt to force back
the Invaders. Intrenchmcnts already
have been made ready for this conflict.
Realizing the immense Importance of
cavalry In n battle of this character,
special reinforcements ot a largo de
tachment of this branch have been
received.
Earlier reports today announced that
Ostend had been occupied by the Ger
mans after a battle a short distance
cast of the port.
While the march on Ostend figured
most prominently in the dispatches, re
ports were received that the Germans
repeatedly hft4 been repulsed in their
efforts to break through the Allies' left
between Albert and Arras, and between
Roye and Lafslgny.
A Copenhagen dispatch says the Ger
mans are preparing to besiege Belfort,
the strongest fortress in France, with
the largest force that can be coneen
trated against It.
Belfort Is the capital of the French
Department of the same name, with the
German territory of the Upper Alsace
on Its east and Switzerland to the
south, Altkirch and Muelhaueen, which
were attacked and occupied by the
French In the early days of the war,
are IS and SO mi lea east of it, re
spectively, across the border. Belfort
withstood a siege for mora than three
months In the war of 1S70, holding out
more than two woeka after Paris sur
rendered. The dispatch which conveys this in
formation says that almost the entire
civil population has left the shops and
factories and that all Industrial estab
lishments have been closed.
The garrison of Belfort consists of
the very beat of the French military.
The French troops are cutting down
tft forests around the city to ltif.o
mill illlrttiMMtehiniltoii imm i
tho Germans tried to hold tho const
towns, their positions could bo ren
dered untenablo by bombardment from
tho North Sea and Kngllsh Channel,
while an attempt to move down the
coast would lengthen their lines to such
a point that they might be easily
broken.
Germans no possibility
of approach
under cover.
For two days every avjillnblo steam
ship has been used to convey refugees
from Ostend to England. The Belgian
Government had left there for France
when it became apparent that tho Ger
mans wero aiming at tho port. Tho
British Consul also departed, turning
his duties over to the American Consul.
Before reports of the capturo of Os
tend reached here, Kngllsh correspond
ents sent dispatches of a battle In the
district between tho coast and tho Bel
gian towns of Thourout, Dixmude and
Ypres nnd the French port of Dunkirk.
Tho Times' correspondent at Ostend
designated this fighting In the trinnglo
formed by Dunkirk. Ypres and Dix
mude, but the Central News corre
spondent said that the heaviest fight
ing centred about Thourout. Ills dis
patch follows:
"A heavy engagement is reported
near Thourout. A German column was
ambushed south of Ghent. Tho Ger
man troops were mowed down by ma
chine guns and then a bayonet charge
completed the rout. The Germans left
600 dead.
"The Germans have propared forti
fied positions, equipped with heavy
guns from tho cast of Ixiuvaln and
north of Vllverda to the southeast of
Brussels; also from Liege through
Namur and Mons to Valenciennes.'
This indicates that the Germans have
a double line of fortifications guarding
their lines of communication.
PALLADA'S FATE AVENGED
BY BLOW AT SUBMARINES
Two of German Raiders Sunk in
Baltic Engagement.
P&TROQRAU, Oct H.
Iess of the cruiser Pallada was offset
by the sinking of two of the Meet of
German submarines whoso torpedoes sunk
tho vessel, according to an official Btatu
ment Issued by tho Minister of Marine
today-
The statement still withholds the loca
tion of the Incident, but from semiofficial
sources It Is deduced that it occurred
more than 100 miles from the 'nearest
known German base In the Baltic, Indi
cating a far greater range of usefulness
for the submersible craft than had here
tofore been suppose.
The Naval Ortlce discounts the value of
the Pallada. declaring that it was of an
almot obsolete type, having been built
In 1903.
Th itusslsn Admiralty announced that
28 ottteers and 460 men were lot when
tie crusler Pallada was blown up by Ger
man submarines In the Baltic.
Thu submarines attackd the Russian
ships two days in succession, and It was
not urtll near midnight of the second day
that they auccedd In approaching close
enough to launch their torpeds. Two
struck the Paijada and she sank within
15 minutes.
TBENCH OENEBAI, KILLED
PARIS. Oct It-General Marrot. com
mander of the Hit French Dlvf J a
killed near Axrw on October i
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P0RTD6ALDECLARES
WAR UPON GERMANY,
IS REPORT IN MADRID
German Minister About to
Leave Lisbon Congress
to Meet Friday to Pass
Mobilization Order.
MADRID, Oct. It.
Portugal has declared war against Ger
many, according to a dispatch from Lis
bon which cannot be confirmed from of
ficial sources.
fiuch action by Portugal has been fore
cast for a long time. Recently Germany
stated that It expected such action to be
takon at the demand by Great Britain.
Portugal, under the terms of the treaty
with Great Britain, Is obliged to furnish
10.000 troops whenever its ally calls for
them.
LISBON, Oct. It
Ab a result of Cabinet meetings and
conferences of party leaders with Presi
dent Manuel D'Arrlaga, It has been re
solved to convoke Congress on Friday to
pass a voto for the mobilization of
troops.
It Is reported that the German Minister
to Portcual and other German residents
of Portugal are about to leave for
Madrid.
LONDON, Oct. it
Th British Press Bureau today re
fused to confirm the report that Portugal
hfed declared war on Germany, but per
mitted the transmission of a dispatch
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from Madrid to that effect and also of
a dispatch from Lisbon stating that the
German Minister to Portugal would leave
Lisbon Immediately.
Portugal's entry Into tho war as an ally
of Great Britain would greutly aid In
the suppression of the South African re
volt. It Is believed here. Portugueso co
lonial possessions hound tho South Af
rican Union on the northeast and north
west, and with Portugal's forces oper
ating against the rebels there England
could feel secure.
Portugal owes her Independence to Eng
land and Is bound to her by ties of n
foster child among nations. Germany
has recognized the possibility of Portu
gal casting her lot with thb Allies and
has been tempting her to remain neutral
with offers of extension of Portuguese
colonial possessions.
Portugal's peace army numbers 30000
men at home and 10,000 In the colonies.
Conscription prevails In tho republic,
however, and Portugal might bo able to
offer England 2S0.000 trained men for over
seas operations.
GERMAN HELD IN BOMBAY
Former Consul Incurs Suspicion of
BrltlBh Censor.
BOMBAY, Oct. 14.
Joseph Blum, formerly German Consul
here, was arrested yesterday at the in
stance of the Censor,
Ills offices were sealed preparatory to
an official search.
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LONDON, Oct It
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news that organized revolt now menaced
British authority In South Africa. T n-i-don
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cording to a news agency dispatch from
Constantinople.
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Russians lost two guns and that SO men
and three officers were killed.
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pying only Warsaw.
Tho censorship curtain was closely
drawn today over the great battlo rag
ing along Uio Vistula River, where mora
than 8,000,000 Austro-German and Rus
sian troops are engagod In one of tho
most sanguinary conflicts of history, Th
War Offlco merely stated that fighting
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.
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along tho Rivers Vistula and San to
Przsemysl and further to tho south to
the River Dnclster.
"In East Prussia, tho situation remains
unchanged."
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An official bulletin, signed by General
Hoefer, Deputy Chief of tho Genoral Staff,
given out in Vienna today, reada as
follows: t
"Our offenslvo has reached the San
River after numerous encounters, most
of which resulted victoriously.
"Tho relief of tho stronghold of
PrzomyBl has been completed. To tin
north and south of this fortress what re
mains of the hostile army has been at
tacked. Jaroslau and Lezapk are In our
possession.
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tired from Slonlawa. To tho eastward of
Chryscu our offenslvo movement Is pro
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