WAR IN A NUTSHELL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11215, 22 October 1914, Page 6

WAR IN A NUTSHELL.

British warships off the Belgian eoasft, near Ostend, dropped heavy shells in the roar'of the Germane.

The Allies have made excellent progress in Belgium, and many Germans have been taken prisoners.

While the British ships were bombarding the Germans, they were attacked by German, submarines.

It is reported that the Germans are fortifying Ostend on the sea and on the south sides.

The German losses at Nieuport were about five thousand.

Tt is stated tlmt the Germans are depressed by the influence of the Aisne struggle.

Tho opportunity for a Zeppelin raid on Britain has passed, owing to the approach of the muter storms.

It is stated that the health of the German troops in France is increasingly bad.

The "Times" military correspondent says that the hopelessness of the struggle is beginning to dawn on the Germa.n soldiers.

A message from Petrograd states that the battle- has rolled back from Warsaw, and the cannonading m now inaudible.

Austrians made strenuous efforts to cross the river between . Jaroslav and Przemysl, but were repulsed.

A German message savs that 'the British submarine E3 was sunk in a German bay in the North Sea.

It is officially thai the Belgian ip 'maintaining its position on the line of the Yser.

Actions are taking place in. the region of Ypres, where the allied force is engager!.

The Germans continue to hold strongly tho advances to Lille.

Lisbon papers state that Portugal has joined with the Allies, and is sending men to France.

A great Belgian success is reported "at Roulens, the Germans being driven with considerable loss to Pitthem.

The Allies huvo expelled 0000 Germans Irom Brus.cs.