The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1914-12-04
NAVAL DISASTER STAGGfRS ENGLAND
MuscovIrE WAR OFFICIALS GIVE
OUT LITTLE NEWS OF
ma VICTORY IN
POLAND.
MANY OF kAISER'S TROOPS
REPORTED TAKEN PRISONERS
Little Fighting In Progress Between
Allies and Germans in France and
Belgium-Lord Kitchener
Makes Report.

Makes Report.
London, Nov. 2S.- The Russian
general staff still is Withholding the
details of the victory which all othel
dispatches from Petrograd say the
Russians have won over the German
forces which penetrated Poland. The
official report simply says the BATHS
continues to develop to the advantage
of the Russians and that the Germans
are trying to extricate themselves
from a position very unfavorable to
them. The Germans, on the other hand
claim they have inflicted heavy losses
on the Russians between LODI and
Lowicz.
Many Claimed Captured.
1t is said in Petrograd that one, IL
not two, German corps were almost
completely enveloped and that they
are making a desperate effort to fight
their way out to the north. Already a
large number Of prisoners are reported
to have passed through Warsaw.
The Russians are said to be continu-
ing their advance through the Car
pathiars, in western Galicia and
against Cracow, and Prof. Bernard
Pares, the British governments rep
resentative with the Russian headquar-
tiers staff, says the Muscovite forces
are forming half circle around east
Prussia to avoid the well fortified and
difficult Maxurian lake region. They
also are declared to be operating with
&c y,cff "a T.1rly in he Cot
casus.
West Battle at StandstiI.
Except for artillery fighting the bat
tie in the West remains practically at
a standstill, although in isolated at
tacks, both sides claim to have made
some progress. There is no indication !
where the next German blow is to be |
struck in the attempt to reach the |
French coast.
Tribute to BeIgians.
London, Nov. 27.-"The Russians
have defeated the Germans with the
heaviest losses yet suffered; the Ger
mans have made no advance since 1
last addressed the house." and "The
British are in touch with Turkish
forces thirty miles east of the Suez
Canal" were salient points of speech
uade by Field Marshal Earl Kitchener
me House of Lords, summarizing
Ttary operations.
kitchener paid tribute to the
of the Belgian army and to
of the lBelgians who, he de-
lad no intention of quitting
n territory. He said the Losses
he allies were great, but at the
time were slight compared with
of the enemy, and that the allied
Ups were in excellent spirits and
confident of success.
Regarding recruiting, Earl Kitchener
said he still had room for men and he
was confident that the men would
answer the country's call and see that
the war was brought to a successful
conclusion. He said that about 10000
recruits were enlisting weekly.
VIII Need Many Men.
'The time will come when we shall
require many more and l will then
make it thoroughly well known" the
field marshal said, and added that in
the meantime all the gaps in the Brit
sh forces on the Continent had been
filed I
Admits Russian Reinforcements.
Berlin, Nov. 24.-All the Berlin c
newspapers comment favorably and 8
very hopefully on the possible out [
come of the fighting in Poland. They
express the opinion that these engage
nents may decide the entire Russian
if not the outcome of the b
YER. The official statement said the =
trivial of Russian achievements had 3
postponed decision of the battle" b
Eyewitness Makes Report. C.
London, Nov. 24-The battle in Il
last Prussia seems to have died Il
own, but the Russians continue to IL
dvance In Galicia and are still fight Ell
ng on the Cneztochowa-Cracow froat. IL
An eyewitness with the British head in
uarters in a long statement gives Ell
mcial confirmation Of the reported |.
eayy losses the Germans have suf-
cred In their attacks on Ypres and
avs reports to the effect that this G.
ity has fallen are incorrect. He Pl
peaks OF decimated battalions, of hun M
reds Of dead left before the trenches th
nd of patches of bodies found In farm CO
ouses.
The casualty list Of British officers
low that the British forcess also have
lffered severely In the fighting. LIZ
Servians Making a Stand. fe
The Servians are making a stand Sc
,ainst the Austrians in well chosen FIR
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Losses Of British Navy.
London, Nov. 27.-Thus far during
e war the British navy has lost 1927 Ra
flcera and men killed or drowned | -.