Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-11-12
. GENERAL SURVEY OF
- THE WAR


The Russians are well on their way
In the execution of their deferred plan
to march against Cracow and thence
| upon Breslau and Posen. This opera
ton was In process of accomplishment
when the Germans began their counter
offensive and were allowed to approach
almost to the gates of Warsaw before
the Russian strategists decided the
| moment had come to crush them. Now
that the Germans have been soundly
beaten, In retreat all along the line
and unable to reinforce threatened
points sufficiently to check the great
Russian forces, the decision has ap-
parently been reached to push an In
vading army into Silesia and an Of
fensive entire front
In East Prussia the Russians are
attacking fiercely and are driving the
Germans from lines Of defense well
within German territory. Lyck has
been taken and Mlawa, used by the
Germans for many weeks as base for
operations in north Poland, is now In
the hands of the Russians The Ger
man retreat from Poland has resulted
In the transfer OF General Won linden
burg's headquarters to Czernstachowa,
on the Silesian frontier. The Russians
are using captured cannon against the
Germans. Many Mussnlmans are fight
ing with the Russian armies in Po-
land
Some Sensational Rumors.
Unofficial reports are conflicting.
There are rumors that the Germans
are about to give up the fight in Bel
GUM and northern France and arr
sending trained troops to defend East
Prussia and Silesia; that Brussels is
practically evacuated, and that they
have withdrawn farther into Belgium
than Is mentioned In the official com
muniques. On the other hand, there
is report that the kaiser is rushing
100000 troops to reinforce his armies
in Belgium and France and that traffic
on German railways has been halted
to put through troop trains
The Bulgarian prime minister has
officially announced that Bulgaria will
maintain a strict and loyal neutrality
toward all the countries at war The
new Bulgarian minister to Russia
gave an interview upon his arrival in
Petrograd which apparently foreshad-
ows pro-Russian policy for Bulgaria
He also said that he believed the pres
ent war would completely change ex-
listing relations, and he expressed him
selef as convinced that the relations
between Bulgaria, Servia and Greece
would become excellent
May Draw Persia Into It,
The news from Persia indicates that
German and Turkish influences are
strongly at work Salared Dowleh,
pretender to the throne, has announc-
ed himself openly as Germany's can
didate for the rulership of Persia Re
ports from Tabriz say that the Turkish
minister there has been arrested and
that the German and Austrian consuls
have taken refuge in the consulate of
the United States. All classes of Per
sian society are aroused by the action
of Turkey. according to a dispatch to
Petrograd, which says that the Ger
man and Turkish ministers have been
doing everything In their power to
bring Persia into active participation
In the war against Russia and Eng
land 1t seems, though that the Per
sian people are divided, as, indeed is
the case even in Turkey.
General Mehmed Cherif Pasha, lead
or Of the opposition in Turkey, whose
sympathies with France are well
known, has telegraphed to President
Poincare and the council OF ministers
that he is indignant over the step
taken by Turkey and feels that Turkey
has pronounced her own death sen
tence.