, 1914-12-10
WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED

Lenozyca, about fifteen miles north.
west OF LODI, which has been in ex.
istenee for a thousand years, on the
pretext that the ringing of the an.
selus was a signal to the Russians.
In the attack a priest and two monks
were killed.
from Russian sources comes the init
nation Of a new plan Of offensive.
Cracow, II is said, is now under the
hre OF Russian artillery, and Rus.
sian strategy contempIates a shift.
ing Of the main attack from central
Poland to the south, involving an
attempt to push on from the region
OF Cracow and enter Germany
across the silesian border, with
sresIau the objective.
Regal ding the other operations In the
east, the Servisn war office reports
Servian successes on the whole
front, with the capture Of 2,4oo men
and four complete batteries.
On the other hand Vienna reports that
the Austrian troops are gaining
ground to the south Of Belgrade.
In Flanders and the north of France
no marked successes on either side
were recorded in that territory.
While the attitude Of Roumania from
an official standpoint 10 not yet
known, a Swiss newspaper asserts
that Roumania has decided to enter
the war on the side with the allies.
Forty British and French warships
have assembled at some place, the
name of which is not qiven in the
dispatch, to "force their way
through" It is probable that the
correspondent intends to ~foreshadow
an effort by the allied ships to break
through the Dardaneiles, but the
name evidently came under the eye
of a censor.
A German field marshal, Baron Won
Der Goitz, who spent many years In
reorsanizins the Turkish army, Is re-
ported to be on his way to CONSTANT
nople to attach himself to the en-.
tourage of the sultan.
On the water some minor activity has
been noted resulting In the reported
destruction Of Turkish auxiliarles In
the Black sea by Russian subma-
rlnes and destruction by mines Of
two Swedish merchant ships off
the Finnish coast.
Petrograd says that the Turkish cruIs-
err Hamidieh has been damaged by a
mine and has returned to c~onstan-
tinopIe.
The latest reports from Montenegro
and Servia indicate that these Bal
kan allies, at bay in their mountain
s~trongholds, are holding the Aus
trian invaders in check.
King Peter of Servia has visited the
theater Of war and has communi-
Gated to the troops an order of the
day, in which he thanks them warm-
, ly for their efforts.
King Nicholas of Montenegro admits
that a third Of his army has fallen
on the battle field, but declares that
the M%ontenegrins will continue to
defend their country.
The Balkan states are said to be near.
ing a rapproachment which will IN.
able them to make common cause
against the German allies.
That French aviators have succeeded
In dropping bombs on the German
aviation hangers In F~relbure and
Greisgau Baden, Is acknowledged In
an official report from the German
foreign office.
OfficiaI statements concerning the
fighting in the west still are con-
fined to references to detached en-
gagements, with conflicting claims
of small advantages.
Only on the French right wing In
France have the troops of the op.
posing nations shown any particular
activity. The French report the oc-
cupation of Lesmenils and one Of
the signal stations at xon, on the
right bank of the MoselIe. Likewise.
In the vosges, the French have
taken an observation point previous
Iy occupied by the Germans.
In Poland, the Germans, having extri-
Gated themselves from a difficult
and menaoing position, are now d.
rectlng' their efforts against the Rus
sian army which failed a few days
ago to encompass the invaders.
Nineteen thousand SerVian prisoners
are said to have been taken by the
Austrlans since they began n pres
ent offensive movement and servla's
casualties since the beginning Of the
war are estimated at 100000.
Advices from Vienna say that h work
Of fortlfyins the Austrian capital 10
proceeding rapidly. Several thou
sand men are reported to be en-
pIoyed In digging trenches.
automatically, interest Is centered on
Rome, where the statement Of FORM
er Premier Giolittl that Austria
planned war against Servla In 1918
has caused something Of a sensa-
ton.
Germany is steadily preparing to make
Its threatened aerial attack on Lon
don and on the east coast Of En-
GLAND, sven without the aid OF h
German navy, In the judgment OF