Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-27
No DETAILS YET
Of THE BATTLE
THE GERMANS APPARENTLY
WERE TRAPPED BY
THE RUSSIANS.
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
TWO GERMAN ARMY CORPS
ARE PRACTICALLY CUT
TO PIECES.
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Cars Men Are Slowly Envel-
oping All of East
Prussia.
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IN center Of the war stage in pub
l!l interest, hut as yet it is impossible
to say definitely what is transpirns
there or what the developments Of
the past few days have been.
Unofficial reports stll maintain
that the Germans have suffered a
great defeat at the hands of the Rus
slams in the territory lying between
the Nistula and Warta rivers, and
Lord Kitchener, the British secretary
for war, made the announcement in
tho house Of lords that the Russians
had been able to check and to de
feat the Germans with, believe,
heavier losses than they ever sus-
tained before"
Official Petrograd, however, has
made no claim to "A decisive victory.
"ln the battle of LODI, which contin-
ues to develop, the advantage re-
mains secured TO our troops says
the latest Russian official statement.
This communication adds that the
Germans are making strenuous ef-
forts to facilitate the retreat of their
corps from the vicinity Of Brzezlny,
northward to the region Of Strykow,
under conditions very uniaNoraOie
for them" How many corps are IN
retreat here Is not stated by Petro-
grad.
What Berlin Claims.
Berlin makes no aCkuowlcdBcmt
OF a defeat in Poland. On the con-
trary the German war office says the
forces Of Emperor William at Lodz
and M Lowlcz have inflicted heavy
casualties on the Russians and in ad-
didou have captured 10000 prisoners.
~ cannon, 160 ammunition wagons
ard l56 machine guns and destroyed
80 cannon. 1t is added that the Ger
mans have not been able to bring
this fighting to close owing 70
the fact that the Russians were
bringing up strong reinfOrCemcnts.
As to the fighting further south,
the Russians say that on the Austrian
front they have captured two regi-
ments, aggregating eight thousand
men. together with their commanders
and other officers The official Aus
trian declaration is that $4,000 pris-
noers. 10 machine guns and a guam
tity Of war material have been taken
by the Austrans in Russian Poland.
Only Artillery Ducls.
In Belgium and in France, except
for artillery duels here and there
along the outrenched lines, no en-
gagcmcnts are taking place.
I'm dramatic interest, the destruo-
don by an explosion Of the British
hattlcship Bulwark at anchor or
Shcerncss with a loss of between
seven hundred and eight hundred
lives. holds the chief place I'm the
war news. suddenly, without mo-
ment's warning, the big ea-fighter
l. at nd !
bers of her crew escaped death. Naval
mon are OF the opinion that 1t was
the explosion Of the battleships own
magazine that caused the disaster, but
a commission has been appointed TO
investigate.
The principal South American re-
publics have requested the United
States to Join them in negotiations
with the warning factions in Europe,
in an endeavor to have them with
draw their warships from American
waters in order to safeguard the
trade OF the Pan-American countries
with each other.
LONDON, Nov. 26.(9:35. p. M,
The Russian general staff still Is
Withholding the details of the victory
which all other dispatches from Pc
trograd say the Russians have won
over the German forces which pene-
trated Poland Tonlghts official re-
port simply says the battle continues
to develop to the advantage of tho
Russians and that the Germans are
trying to extricate themselves from
positiou very unfavorablc to them.
The Germans. on the other hand.
claim they have inflicted heavy losses
on the Russians between LODI and
1owicZ.
The military authorities in Potro-
grad, ASSUMING that the unoffi ial re-
ports of a victory are true, express
astonishment that the Germans should
have attacked LODI. for they say de-
feat there was inevitable. The Ger
mans who advanced from the north
and south. these military observers
add. doubtless intended to seize tho
railway between SkierniewiCe and Pio-
trkow and interrupt communication
between the northern an southern
Russian armies. but Grand Duke
Nicholas, with the enormous number
of men at his command. was alle 10
sandwich them and direct his attacks
from all points except due west. The
reported failure of the Gel man crown
princes army to advance on the era
cow w-Czenstochowa front Is considered
by these military critics as contribut-
ing to the checking Of the Germans.
Losses Arc Terrible.
1t Is said In Petrograd that one. II
not two, German corps are almost
completely enveloped, and that they
are making q desperate effort TO fight
their way out to the north. Already
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