The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-21
Russiaas Falling Back
Kaissr's Troops Advances
Germaay Seeks 70 nrd
Fear of Winter Invas66h
KAIsER,S CAVALRY RIDE
INTO HUGE DEATH IRA
Banks Of River Mined, HuxlIn
Death and Destruction =
All Directions a


encs thS result Of whloh 10 oxrI
psctsd 20 determine ltaly's, ~ (
ture posltion 40 to the GUpopooq1 ;
war 10 soon to BE- held IN Roma.
Tbs italian ambaooadoro to'3
the allied countries are nou ~
route 10 Rome. Ambooou6of 7
Marohssl, the imperial envoy g n
England, left here today. L1oot
u was learned that the ltnjtnN
ambassadors at Paris and poer0
grad had also bsen sumqoNed -
the italian capital BY King vic->
tor Emmanuel. V a
PARIS, Nov. 2l.-Rsports rooe)
Ing headquarters today, InGl1Go1
that the 0ermans may Be aooUt o.
try Z new plan Of driving the a.
lied troops from their trenches IN
Flanders, by the use Of huge steel
baroes Of burning oil.
Barges In great numbers have
been brought up at the rear, TO-
psthsr with great quantities ~
crude oil. Il 10 believed 20 be the
Intention OF the Germans to launch
these aione the Yser canal, and q 4
the inundated sections between (
plxmude and the coast.
Fighting along the rtorthcru
front was still confined 70 artli4
fcey Hrs today. There are siooo
Of renewed activity 81 tbs Del>tol(
from Arras, however, In the movc
nent which has for Its oblectIvc Z
the plercin0 OF the German line cf
communication.
PETROGRAD. Nov. 2l--Of ~
hree battle areas In the eastern tn
ter OF war, that In Poland. betwee
he Vistula and the Warthe rivers.
low being drenched with blood In th
most desperate lighting OF the Russ'
ierman war.
The Russian war office claims tho
he German offensive In this sectio
las been partially checked. Losse
N both sides have been exceeding
leavy and details received her
4 the fighting along the banks 9
he river Byura, upon which the Ru
ians are retiring, bring frightfv
tories Of q trap into which the Qel
nan cavalry rode.
The Russians, withdrawing alon
he Bzura. mined the banks. The G.
mans pressed forward In hot purBu1
Ieeking q crossing. When heoy
had reached the river, a
mines were exploded. The destructio
vas terrible. Men and horses wer
,lown to atoms. Wounded riders a
heir mangled mounts were thrown 4
o the river. The horses Of survived
,olted and lesped into the water IN
bed OF the river had been filed VII
,arbed wire and men and mounts b
.ame entangied In hopeless strul
cling mass OF flesh. The survivors
he explosions along the bank. WI
we're not drowned were kicked
rushed to death by the strugglin
iorses. The Russians also opened Al
IN the tangie of men and horses an
tut few escaped. Those were n
made prisoners.
forces In the present hgh
ng In Poland are heavier than du
ng the engagements of the hr'
owing to weather cond
ions. Entrenching Is extremely d
icult. The ground is hardened
Irost. The only protection the tro0l
nave been able to have In many
stances is that Afforded by natural q
lenses.
The oRussians are putting mp
furious fight In the face of upwars
of half million Germans which Il
authorities here estimate Al
engaged In the advance toward we
saw. On every hand. however. Il
German. organization is e,
dent The troops have been pourt
into Poland by the network OF Gle
man railways along the frontier. ~
army Is fully equipped. for wfnt'
campaigning. The sappers are ke'
supplied with quantities
petrol so that trenches may be do
despite the frozen ground. The nan
ing petrol along the line on whic
fCcntfsued on Psee rfvcl.