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Show f Italians Join Entente Allies in Is . Bombarding Bulgarian Coast I RUSSIANS CHECK GERMAN ADVANCE BEIWEEW Mfflll AND GOLF OF RIGA Situation Along Entire Eastern Front, Approximately 675 Miles, Considered Favorable to Czar Nicholas Forces Muscovites Are Successfully Pressing Back Germans Ger-mans in Many Places Fierce Battle at Duka Three Divisions Cut to Pieces by Russians Rus-sians in Galicia French Repulse v Enemy at Tahure. Brindisi, Italy, Oct. 23, via Paris, 2:40 p. m. The Italian Ital-ian Squadron is taking part in the blockade and bombardment by the entente allied warships of the Bulgarian coast in the Aegean sea, according to a wireless message received here today. Pctrograd, Oct. 23, via London, 2:14 if p. ra. Russian military authorities j) rogard the situation along: the entire M a front of approximately, 675 miles, as J I favorable from their point of view. ; Three days ago the German efforts i between Mitau and the Gulf of Riga j presented a serious problem. At the j present time tho status in that sea- i tor iB considered by the Russians as satisfactory The Germans have been j checked and their sphere of action v- is being narrowed constantly. Russians Pressing Back Germans. Eastward the Russians aro success- I fully pressing the Germans, gaining 'jj ground in many places. Their most l considerable success recently has i been at Postavy. This town was I taken and the Germans were driven ! westward through Duka, In a fierce t battle. From that vicinity south to the I Baranovichi region there is little ac- 'f tivlty at present In the immediate f vicinity of Baranovichi the Russians are still on the offensive. jjTjfe Three Divisions Cut to Pieces. jflg In Galicia the Russians are follow- jll Jng up thoir successes at Novo Alex- 'Wj llietz. It is stated that three Ger- 7wt man divisions wero cut to pieces J there. jj Tho Russian authorities attribute i their successes to the vigor of th i Russian attack, the exhaustion of I German troops and the increasing dif- II flculties of transportation with which f the Austrlans and Germans have u r contend. It Is stated, however, that I the Germans have detached two ar- niies for service in Serbia. These J , are the armies of Generals von Gall- m -i witz and Koevess. 0 I III Paris, Oct. 23, 2-35 p. m Yester- ft day evening detachments of German f i troops endeavored to advance from 3 their trenches near Bois-en-Hache and Glvenchy. but they were quickly dis- pcrsed, according to the official state- ment given out by tho war office this t afternoon. The text of the communication fol- i I lows: (i L "Yesterday evening troops of tho iti jf enemy endeavored to come out from Ii their trenches near the fort of Gi- venchy. They were easily dispersed. " $ Germans Repulsed at Tahure. "In tho Champagno strong recon- ' noitering parties of the enemy endeav- , ored to take possession of our posi- tlons in the vicinity of Butte do Ta- i hure, but were everywhere repulsed I and virtually destroyed by our fire, t "In Lorraine French forces, after a stubborn hand to baud conflict, oc- cupled a trench held by the enemy at ? a point near the junction of the roads running between Lointroy and Go-V Go-V drexon and Amenoncourt and Reillo "The night passed in relative calm j on the remainder of the fronL" J II Allies Bombard Dedeaghatch. k Paris, Oct. 23. 3:20 p. m An otfi- 3 clal communication was given out by the French ministry of marine this f afternoon announcing that the war- ships of the entente allies bombarded I on Thursday the Bulgarian port of j, Dedeaghatch in the Aegean sea. I The statement said: i "The allies' squadrons bombarded i the warehouses nnd wharves at Dc- i deaghatch on the afternoon of the 21st but did not fire upon the resi- i dential quarters of the city. Be- I sides this, thex fleet destroyed a num- ber of military posts along the Bul- f Earian coast." S German Frontier Closed. T Geueva, Oct. 23, 11a. mt. via Paris, ' :25 pm. Germany again is closed again from Geneva to Constance to travelers. No steamers are allowed ; to approach the Gprman side of Lake Constance. It is assumed that the closing of the frontier is to keep in-; in-; telllgouce of the movements of Ger-r Ger-r inan troops from escaping. Si Iron Cross for Ferdinand. London Oct. 23, 9:5S a. m. Emper-i Emper-i or "William has conferred the decora-1 decora-1 tiou of the iron cross of the first and ; "ccond classes on Ivlng Ferdinand of Bulgaria, according to a dispatch : Printed by the Amsterdam Telcgraaf and forwarded by tho correspondent of Router's Telegram company. Bombard Bulgarian Coat-London, Coat-London, Oct. 23, 2:24 . m. The ; British admiralty today Issued the fol-i fol-i lowing statement concerning the bom-Ill bom-Ill Dar(lment of the Bulgarian coast: III "The bombardment of the Bulgarl-1, Bulgarl-1, oooat was carried out by an allied U ouaOron composed o British, French and Russian ships on the afternoon, of the 21st. "A number of military positions were shelled and serious damage was inflicted on" the harbor works, the railway station and on shipping at Dedeaghatch. De-deaghatch. Great care was exercises by the allied squadron to avoid firing upon any points other than those known to be of military importance." Sale of Meat Forbidden. London, Oct. 23, 9 68 a. m. The Amsterdam correspondent of Router's Telegram company says that according accord-ing to advices from Berlin the federal fed-eral council has forbidden the sale on two days of each week of dishes consisting of meat, Serbian Seal Removed, Bucharest, Oct. 23. via Berlin and London, 10:30 a m. It is reported here that the seal of the Serbian government gov-ernment has been transferred from Nish to Kraljevo, about 65 miles northwest of Nish. Russians to Land Troops. London. Oct. 23, 12-43 p. m. Rumanian Ru-manian newspapers, as quoted in a dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Zurich, says the Russian Rus-sian General Visnoliko asserted: "In a fortnight at the latest. Russian Rus-sian troops will land on the Bulgarian Bulga-rian coast " General Visnoliko, who is Emperor Nicholas' adjutant, is now on his way to Serbian headquarters. Ministry Has Resigned. Amsterdam, Oct. 23, via London, 11 55 a. in. A dispatch from Luxemburg Luxem-burg in the Cologne Gazette says that the ministry of the Grand Duchy has resigned owing to a difference of opinion with Grand Duchess Marie. Ma-rie. Allies Repulse Turks. Paris, Oct. 23, 5 a. m. The troops of the entente allies on Wednesday repulsed strong Turkish attacks In the Suvla and Krlthia regions on the Gallipoll peninsula, according to a dispatch from Mytilene. The Turks are said to have lost heavily. An artillery ar-tillery action continues. Two destroyers destroy-ers entered the straits and bombarded bombard-ed Thaca Tepc. Italian Steamship Sunk. Paris, Oct, 23, 5:46 p. m. The Temps publishes a dispatch from Geneva Ge-neva giving an Athens report that an Austrian submarine has sunk an Italian steamship. The name of the vessel is not given. Germany Denies Agreement. Berlin, Oct. 23. By Wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. The Overseas News Agency Issued today a denial of the report that Bulgaria and Germany had concluded con-cluded an agreement for Bulgaria's participation in the war by means of negotiations carried on last spring between be-tween Prince von Buelow, then German Ger-man ambassador at Rome, nnd the Bulgarian legation there. Review of War Situation. London. Oct 23, 12.37 p. m. The latest official news from Petrograd gives some indications that Field Marshal Mar-shal Von Hindenburg's drive toward tho Baltic port of Riga has again been checked and that- nearer the ceuter of the German line. German counter attacks have been repulsed. Fighting on the left bank of the Styr continues and the Russians assert they have made further captures of large numbers num-bers of men. In tho Caucasus lively live-ly actions in which cavalry Is taking an important part, are reported. Vienna Vi-enna acknowledges Austrian troops have retired in Galicia under tho pressure of superior Russian forces. Tho status of pollticnl affairs in the Balkans is nlmost equal in interest to the military situation. The bfclief is growins here that neither Greero i.or Rumania Is likely to enter the war; at least unless the entente allies al-lies gain some decisive successes. Grceco apparently regards this as more Important than the offer of the island of Cyprus and it is feared Iu Athens that tho allied troops have come too lato into the Balkan field. Fleet Bombards Bulgarian CoaBt. Bombardment of the Bulgarian const by au allied fleet raises hopes In England that the entente powers will not bo content with landing troops in Salouiki. but may cause enough of a diversion elsewhere to eugago a considerable body of Bulgarian Bul-garian troops. It is exjiccted hero that the arrival nt the -Dardanelles of General Sir Charles Monroe, tho new commander of tho expeditionary force, will be accompanied with new military activity on the Galllpoli peninsula. pen-insula. In the meantime it is expected that tho entente powers will continue to exercise pressure on Greece, raising objections to her present attitude. These objections are based on both military and political groundB. Greccejs treaty obligations to Serbia, It is held, wero relied upon by the entente powers as one of tho essential essen-tial eyements of maintaining- in the Balkans rthe equilibrium to tho building build-ing up of which they contributed. They take tho. position that Greece Is bound to support her treaty with Serbia and that a definite decision on her part to do otherwise would not bo considered compatible with her friendly relations with them. No operations of importance aro under un-der way along the western front. According Ac-cording to reports from Rome and Vienna, however, severe fighting is in progress along the Italian frontier where, after lifty hours of artillery preparation, the Italians made a general gen-eral advance. Great Battle In Progress. A great battle is in progress on tho Italian front Advices from. Rome and Vienna indicate that tho offensive offen-sive movement of the Italians, undertaken under-taken presumably to relieve pressure on tho Serbian front, is under full headway. An official communication from Rome states that this movo is In progress on tho Tyrol and Trcn-tino Trcn-tino frontiers, along the whole front to the sea. German troops are following up their recent offensive movements on the French front, but apparently no fighting of great importance has developed. de-veloped. The official report from Paris today says that in Lorraine French forces occupied a German trench. An announcement made by tho Serbian Ser-bian minister to Greece indicates that tho invaders of Serbia are meeting with great difficulties. The minister asserts that tho Austro-German offensive offen-sive south of the Danube and Savo has been nuspended for the time being, be-ing, and that in some sections the Serbians have resumed the offensive-The offensive-The minister also asserts that after leaching Vranya, on the main Serbian railroad,. Bulgarian troops vacated tho town. Greek, newspapers publish a note setting forth the position of the Greok government. Greece makes known her purpose to maintain a friendly attitude toward the entente powers, but considers it is not in her province to interpret the Graeco-Ser-blan treaty under the terms of which, It is contended by the allies, Greece is obligated to assist Serbia. The German federal government has decided to assume control of food throughout Germany, to equalize distribution dis-tribution and prices. Hitherto tho state provincial authorities have per formed this function It is stated in Berlin that the food supply is abundant, abun-dant, tr |