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November 7. l 9 l 4
In addition to the above, the enemy
captured the crew of the Austro-
Hungarian man-of-war “Kaiserin
Elisabet .”-The siege of Tsing-tao
lasted more than two months, and
cost the Japanese about 10,000 men,
one cruiser, two destroyers, and
some other ships. The promise the
garrison made, through its Gover-
nor, on August 20, was fulfilled.
On November 8
several enemy ships trained their guns on the
German positions along the Belgian coast,
but were quickly driven off by the German
artillery fire.
In the evening and during the night the
enemy attempted to gain a foothold on the
right bank of the Yser by repeated sallies.
They reached the vicinity of Mannekensvere.
but were there met and hurled back by a
German force consisting mostly of marines.
The German offensive in the region of Ypres
gained ground continually. in the face of
stubborn resistance. German artillery shelled
the city, which was partly in flames. South-
west of Ypres enemy counter-attcks were re-
pulsed, and several hundred men were cap-
tured.
Dunkirk was again shelled by German
aviators.
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The surgeons and nurses of the German hos-
pital ship Ophelia. captured by English
battleships. were landed at Gravesend as
prisoners of war. in violation of all inter-
national treaties. On their march through
the city they were exposed to the insults and
gibes of an excitedpopulace, with but scant
protection from their escort.
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A second advance of the Russian
Tenth ‘Army, concentrated between
Schirwindt and Bialla on the East
Prussian frontier, was repulsed in a
battle IlOl'th.0f Lake Wysztyt. Four
thousand prisoners and ten machine
guns ‘were captured by the Ger-
mans in a bloody night battle.
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No. 26
Russian detachments on the frontier of Bulw-
vina. at Boyan and Novosielitza. shelled
Czernovitz. Vanguard fighting ended with
the retreat of the enemy.
or-
The advance of the Austro-l-lun-
garian northern army along the
Liesnitza-Shabats line met with con-
siderable resistance from the Rus-
sians, who were strongly en-
trenched in the foothills. In the
Boranya and Sokolska mountains,
however, along the Losnitza-Kru-
panj line, the western army ad-
vanced step by step, driving back
the First and Third Serb Armies
(six divisions, 120,000 men) in des-
perate battles lasting three days.
The Serb center, which attempted
to concentrate on the heights facing
Kostajnik (between Losnitza and
Krupanj), was attacked, and the
strongly fortified city was stormed
at 5 o'clock in the morning. The
way to Krupanj was thus opened.
The Serbs began to retreat in the
direction of Valjevo, all the time
violently attacking their pursuers.
In the evening the north wing of
the Austro-Hungarian western
army reached Losnitza, and the
south wing was near Krupanj on the
main ridge of the Sokolska Moun-
tains.
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The autonomous Government of Epirus pro-
claimed a union with Greece. The Albanian
frontier was garrisoned by Greek outposts.
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During the afternoon of the second day of
the battle of Kiipriikoj the Turks succeeded
in driving the Russians out of their trenches.
which they then occupied. The Russians
withdrew to their second line of defence.
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Revolutionary movements were reported
from Abyssinia. The French railway be-
tween Jibuti and Assab was destroyed.
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A German detachment from Cameroon made
a successful raid on an English outpost in
Nigeria.