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Show I Russians Break Austro-German Lines and Enemy Troops Flee in Disorder ii kl ' l - . 1 CZAR'S TROOPS MORE THAN HOLD THEIR OWN WEST OF RIGA !' . td I Russians Consolidate Positions Recently Won and Recapture j I Several Villages "From Invaders Both Wings of Bul- garian Forces in Macedonia Menaced by Anglo- J , French Advance Serbs Renew Offensive in ? Babuna Pass Region and Make Great Stand. i :' ?T I f; Berlin, Nov. 1 1 , by wireless to Sayvillc, N. Y. German f troops have systematically evacuated the forest district to the if ; west and southwest of Shlok, west of Riga, because it has been tt transformed into swamps by the rains, says the official an- I nouncement made today at German army headquarters. is S. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK. ? ' London, Nov. 11, 11:01 a. m. The ii ' British steamship Caria has been Hi , sunk. Tlie members of the crew 's were saved. ii $ ': Italian Captures Denied. n Amsterdam, Nov.. 11. Via London, 5 j '0:35 a. m. A telegram received from S Vienna denies the capture bv the Italians Ital-ians of Col Di Lana and Monte Cief as announced In an official Italian . communication. It Is admitted that Col Di Lama was temporarily in. the hands of the Italians Sunday, but the assertion is made that it was recap-1 recap-1 tured by a counter attack. r :; Lord Murray Appointed. I '. London, Nov. 11. 6:11 a. m. Lord Murray of Elibbuuk. has been ap- f pointed to an important position in J the ministry of munitions, according ; to the Express. I German Officers Killed. Amsterdam, via London, Nov. 11, 4:17 a. m- Eighteen German officers and soldiers were killed and fifty wounded, says the Liege correspondent correspond-ent of the Echo Bolge, when a portion por-tion of Fort Macboveletts was blown to pieces a fortnight ago by an accidental ac-cidental explosion" during ammunition tests. Greco-Bulgarian Agreement. London, Nov. 11, 4-32 a. m. The agreement between the Greek and Bulgarian military authorities for the establishment of a neutral zone along the Greco-Serbian frontier to prevent the possibility of Incidents, which might involve Greece, says a Mail despatch from Athens, shows the Bul-gars Bul-gars desire for the continuance of friendly relations with the Greek government. gov-ernment. With the completion of the agreement, agree-ment, bands pf irregulars which had been operating close to the frontiers, have vanished and disturbances have have ceased. Report Declared Untrue. London, Nov. 11, 10:27 a. m. News from the Serbian front is vague, says J a Reuter despatch from Athens, but it is declared to be untrue that the Germans are occupying the entire line from Kralicvo to Kraguyevatz and Pctrovac. The Serbian government has been removed to Krusevo, east of Perlep. Review of War Situation. London, Nov. 11, 11:15 a. m An acute revival of the submarine issue, chieflv in the Mediterranean, ticcom- KK pained by a general offensive activity ' bv the Russians on the eastern front I r makes the war everywhere today like 1 f a repetition of history six months old. '-' The southern extremity of the line 0C to the west of Czartorysk, where des- !perate battles have been under way for several weeks, the Russians claim 5 a considerable success, which Is said ( to have resulted in breaking the Aus- tro-German Hues and to have culini-f, culini-f, nated in a retreat during which num-( num-( bers of fleeing soldiers were drowned and 2,000 taken prisoners. t Russians Hold Their Own. X In the Riga region the Russians f maintain they arc more than holding I , their own. West of Riga the Rus- sians have consolidated the positions L they recently won and claim to bo tho occupants of several villages which had been In the hands of the v Invaders. T Less change Is reported from the 1 Balkan front than at any time since ; the now campaign begun. It Is now 3 definitely established that the French are not In possession of tho Serbian I town of Yelcs, a daring cavalry raid i which apparently reached at least the X environs of the place being responsl- ble for the erroneous report that the N town had been wrested from the T hands of the Bulgars, Bulgarian Wings Menaced. IL It is unofficially reported that both m wings of the Bulgarian forces invader invad-er ing Macedonia are menaced by the R Anglo-French advance, while the Sor- blans nre said to have resumed the offensive in the region of Babuna S ' pass, where they recently won an important success. The Serbians are making a atand there and it is also 1 reported that they have established 'V complete communication with tho i French. This report, if true, insures l the tpmporary safety of Monastlr. 1 where a condition approaching panic f has beeu prevailing. Monastlr has I a large Bulgarian population and it te was feared some of the Inhabitants I wight join the bands of Bulgarian lr- regulars, which on several occasions 9 lately have threatened the city. F Londou newspapers continue to deft de-ft vpte much space to the sinking of the Italian steamship Ancona. Many of them editorially express the opinion that the attacking boat was a Gorman submarine, and they arrive at the usual conclusion that the United States Is more concerned in exacting reparation than any other nation. German's Abandon Riga Fight. The Germans apparently have abandoned aban-doned their threat against Riga albng the railroad from Tukum to tho west of tho city. Berlin military headquarters head-quarters stated today that the German troops had evacuated the forest district dis-trict in tho vicinity of Sulok. The reason rea-son given Is that the raln6 have transformed trans-formed the district Into swamps. Ilhe Morava river In Serbia has been crossed at soveral points by Bulgarian troops pushing westward after tho retreating re-treating Serbians, Berlin reports. A prominent Italian newspaper declares de-clares mistrust exists as to the benevolence be-nevolence of Greece toward the entente en-tente powers. Action by Italy against Bulgaria Is urged. Amsterdam, Nov. 11. via London, 11 a. m. Riotious scenes marked tho opening session of the Luxemburg chamber of deputies when radical members expressed dissatisfatclon with the now cabinet headed by Dr. Leutsch with the result that the sitting sit-ting was suspended, says a telegram from Luxemburg received by way of Berlin. New British War Office. London, Nov. 11. 5:55 p. m. Great Britain's now war office in the cabinet cabi-net during the temporary absence of Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, it was officially announced today, will consist con-sist of Premier Asquith, Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of the admiralty, David Lloyd-George, minister of tho colonies, and Reginald McKenna, chancellor of the exchequer nn . |