Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-26
German Reports Indicate Tsuten Sue
esssss in East Prussia - Silent on
situation in Peland-LittIs Change
in situation in France and Belgium
-Indicaesd.


early advance on Berlin.
The Germans. 1t is belief OF mill
tary experts here, are making last
stand at Lodz. They insist that the
backbone Of the German advance on
Warsaw has been broken. While q
defeat Is not admitted in the German
official statement, which says that the
Russian counter offensive in this VIZ
cinity has failed, the language used
does not appear to be overly optimis-
tic. In fact, a single sentence in the
report covers this part OF the CAM
paigr
.rs,ss Reward Of German Attacks.
Petrograd is sponsor for the report
that the Germans are hurting force
after force at the Russian columns
only to be repulsed with heavy losses.
The number Of dead, wounded, and
prisoners has reached a terrible total.
Reports reaching here Of the mag
nitude OF the losses so far place those
OF the Germans as high as an entire
army corps.
EYidence that there is considerable
truth IN this report is contained in an
other dtapotch from Petrograd which
says that forty -si0n trains made up Of
Tie maximum number Of cars Of the
Russian wide gage have been dis
patcher from Warsaw to the front.
These trains comfortably loaded will
carry between $1,000 and $4,000 men, 1t
is estimated here.
Begin Attack on craeow.-
Coincident with the Russian forward
movement in the center of this great
battle line. there Is concentrated at
tack on Cracow in progress. Forces
from three different points are closing
IN on the Austrian fortified city where
it is expected another Crucial battle
will be begun within day or two.
one Of the most significant pieces Of
news regarding the Russian operations
comes from Budapest. where 1t is adj
mitted that the cars troops again
have invaded Hungary and have
reached the county Of Ung, about thir-
ty-fve miles south Of the Carpathians.
and the county Of Zemplin, fifty miles
to the south Of those mountains. The
troops which invaded Ung, according
to this report, have been driven back
to the frontier, while action is being
taken against those in Zemplin.
A report from Rome says Zemplin
Is now controlled by the Russians.
Report Germans in Retreat.
y An unofficial report received here
from Petrograd says on the entire
.ront OF the Vistula and Warta rivers
the Germans have begun a retreat. At
some points, it is said. the backward
movement resembles a rout, artillery,
ammunition, and commissary stores
being left on the field.
One detachment Of Germans in the
front fighting before Lodz, which was
cut to pieces by the Russians this re-
port insists was ON the point Of execut-
ing coup disguised as Russians when
discovered. They wore the round fur
peaked caps which form a part Of the
s Caucasian regiments uniform, it Is al
legged. They were detected as they were
about to turn the Russians flank by
Russian officers, who noted thru their
field glasses slight differences in the
uniform and equipment Of the Germans.
This report can not be verified.
Tsuton Front at Wielun Weak.
Russian military men expresses the
opinion that the defeat Of the Germans
was partially due to the failure Of the
4 column Of Germans from Wielun to de-
feat the Russians sent against it.
Bad roads delayed this German col
< umns II 10 reported, enaDung tne RuS-
SLAMS to concentrate a sufficient force
TO repulse it and turn the fanks Of the
main German column.
These experts insist the Germans
! have received a crushing blow which
will prove decisive in the Poland cam
paign.
A story in the Army Messenger at
etrograd asserts that among the
trophies taken by the Russians at
Czentstochowa during the recent fight
4 ing was Emperor Williams carriage,
which contained one Of the emperor's
costs.
Take Outer Przsmysl Forts.
REGARDING the fighting on the south
Afn end OF the battle line a dispatch
from Rome says: The Giornale d'Italia
prints story that the Russians have
X captured the outer forts OF Przemysl.
IAe occupation Of these defenses fol-
i sowed m unsuccessful attempt by the
Austfians to destroy with mines the
Russian besiegers, the story says. When
the Russian bombardment made the
forts untenable the Austrians withdrew
to thu inner line, but not until they had
mined the ground evacuated.
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