Gilpin observer., 1914-11-26
RUSSIANS DRIVE
GERMANS BACK
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND TEU.
TON TROOPS FLEE AFTER
DEFEAT IN POLAND.
STOP WARSAW ADVANCE
GRAND DUKES STRATEGY CRED.
TIED WITH LURING GERMANS
ON TO DESTRUCTION.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

| Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Nov. 25.-Petrograd dis.
| patches declare that 100000 German
troops under General Won Hindenburg
are fleeing from Poland after an over
| whelming defeat by Russians under
Grand Duke Nicholas in five-day
battle. Berlin refuses to admit defeat
but confesses that the advance on
Warsaw has been delayed because of
heavy Russian reinforcements.'
Petrograd military experts give
credit to the splendid strategy of
Grand Duke Nicholas for the Poland
victory. They declare their only fear
| is that the Germans were not per-
mitted to approach close enough to
Warsaw to assure their humiliation
during their retreat.
Portugal has taken the final
plunge into the European war. The
Portuguese Congress decided that the
country should cooperate with the al
| lies when it considers the step neces-
sary and the minister of war will is
sue a decree for partial mobilization.
An official report issued in Petro-
grad says there have been continued
Russian successes on the Cracow front
where on Nov. % the Russians took
5000 prisoners.
While the extent and the complete
ness OF the German defeat was not
known here the very fact that Gen.
Won Hindenburg had been checked was
by far the biggest feature of the days
war news The same dispatches thai
tell of his reverses. however, say that
| the German reinforcements were be-
ing brought up. so that another great
battle is likely to develop on a line
near the frontier, where the Germsns
will have the same chances of renew
ing a vigorous offensive as had the
Russians In the present instance.
II the Petrograd repost can be ac-
cepted. the Germans have been sep
arated. badly cut up and thousands
taken prisoners. so these forces will
require reformation and rest.
In the western arena of the war the
present lines of battle seem to be fro
zen as If in conformity with the win
try weather conditions. Rheims, Sois
sons and Ypres continue to suffer
from the cannonading of the Germans
that has been going on for weeks, but
there has been no renewal of the con
centrated German attempt to break
through to the coast. although al
signs seem to indicate that they may
undertake this movement again at any
moment.
Still more troops are being brought
up and it is now said the plan is tC
reach the French coast by Dec. 10.
The Germans show few signs o
being staggered by their enormous
losses in Flanders, and dispatches
from Berlin set forth that the Ger
man troops are far better able to stant
exposure to the cold than are the al
lies. The forces of Emperor William
are trained and clothed for just sucf
an emergency. while the troops of the
allies, from the south of France, from
Morocco and from India, must neces
sarily suffer greatly.
The tremendous extent of the bat
ties now raging in the east is appar
ent from the fact that contests ar,
now in progress along a front extend
ing over 400 miles between the posi-
tipns on the extreme north and south
Snow HaIts Belgian Battle.
London.-On the snow-covered field.
of Belgium and France quiet con
tinues. the only unusual incident bein,
the bombardment of the towns of Ze
brugge and Heyst by British warship,
with few shells which struck hotel,
where the German staff was quar-
tered and other buildings, while tn,
German shore batteries were unabl,
to reach the warships in reply
No important reports have been re
ceived recently from Servia from tn,
scene OF the Turkish operations of tn,
western theater of the war.
The hunger-stricken Belgians on tn,
border of Holland are pictured as re
sorting to brigandage and reports sa,
a state of anarchy. is approaching.
Arkansas Fires Sweep Nearby States
Poplar Bluff. Mo-, Nov. 25.-Arkan
sas forest fires have spread to Mis-
souri, and are doing damage to woode,
land in this vicinity as well as en-
veloping territory surrounding. Por
lar Bluffs is in thick pail OF smoke
Many farmers are working independ
emily OF each other in an attempt T.
check the flames. but the intensity @
the fires is increasing. Scores O
small buildings and miles of fence
have been consumed.
New Orleans, La.-Morehouse an,
Caddoa parishes, In the northern SEE
ton OF the state. were the scenes o