Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-12
Both Germans and Russians
Claim Victories for Their
Arms in Poland.
GERMAN MOVE FAILED7
London Confident That the Advance
of the Gear Has Not Been Serious
ly Checked-Germans Persist
In Their Attempts to Cross
the User.


ing reliable news of the progress of
the battle in Poland, which continues
to monopolize interest A dispatch
from a Petrograd correspondent of the
Central News says the battle of LODI
has ended in success for the Russians,
with the capture of many German
prisoners, cannon and machine guns,
but this statement is opposed to that
of the Berlin Official report, which says
the German offensive in Poland is
taking its normal course.
Austria Claims Success.
An Austrian general staff report also
says fighting near Novo Radomsk and
Lodz is developing favorably.
The official statement received from
Petrograd tonight would indicate no
decisive result had been achieved in
the Polish campaign. 1t follows:
"On the left bank of the Vistula
December 3 there was some fierce
fighting on the front of Glowno-Lowicz
and also on the western road toward
LODI and Piotrkow."
The fact is that the fighting in this
region has developed into such a jun
BILE that 1t is almost impossible to fol
low it. The most important factor
from the allies point of view is that
the German advance on Warsaw
seemingly has not succeeded in it's
object. nor has 1t had the effect of
diverting the Russians from their for
ward movement through the Carpa-
thians and on to the plains of Hungary
or against the fortress of Cracow
around which they are drawing
closer ring of men and artillery.
Cracow May Hold Out.
Taking into consideration the case
of Przemysl, which has held out so
long against the Russian attacks, mill
tary men do not look for the early
fall of Cracow, and are rather inclined
tC believe that the armies of Emperor
Nicholas will endeavor to keep the
large Austrian force inside the for
tress and enter Silesia from the south
cast.
Much depends, however, on the bat
tie which is being fought with such
intensity further north between the
rivers Vistula and Warthe and in
which all agree the losses on both
sides have been very heavy.
There is an inclination to believe
that had there been any probability
of an early success for the Germans
in this field Emperor William, who has
returned to Berlin, would have re-
NAMED to witness the victory of his
troops.
Heavy Loss In Officers.
Berlin, Dec. s (by wireless) -
Among the items of news given out
by the German official press bureau
today is the following:
THE Russian military newspaper,
Russky Invalid, states that the num-
Der of Russian officers killed. wounded
or taken prisoners now totals $4,000"
1t also was announced officially that
the Russian attacks east of the Ma
zurian lakes have been repulsed with
heavy loss to the enemy.
Austrian General Killed.
Amsterdam, Dec. 5.-The TELEGRAPH
says that General Won Stutterbeim,
commander of an Austrian cavalry
brigade, has been killed on an eastern
battlefield.
German Losses Severe.
Petrograd. Dec Newspapers here
are beginning to print numerous frag-
mentary accounts derived from the
wounded of recent fighting in Poland.
The general impression from all sides
is that the Vistula-Warthe fighting has
been incomparably more severe than
anything experienced before during
this war on any front