South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-16
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE
MENACES CARS ARMY
Further Successes Will Endan-
ger Whole Wing-Servian
Victory in ReCapture of BEL
grade is Confirmed.

1dnu ana sea dJldCkS on the Ger
mans in Flanders, the capture OF
5000 Russians in northern Po-
land and the gaining of ground by
the Austro- German forces in
southern Poland are the chief
important announcements in to-
days official report from the gen
eral staff. 1t follows:
In the western theater of war
the enemy made q new attempt
TO advance at Nieuport, support
ed by the action of ships at sea.
Two ships kept up a cannonade,
but it was without effect and the
enemy's attack was repulsed
with the loss of 400 French pris-
oners.
"On the rest of the front the
capture of the heights west of
Sennheim, which was occupied
by the enemy on Monday, is the
only matter worth mentioning
From the East Prussian from
tier no news is at hand. In
northern Poland our attacking
movements are progressing nor
mally. several strong positions
Of the enemy have been taken,
along with 5000 prisoners of war
and four machine guns.
''In south Poland our troops
fighting in unison with the allies
(Austrians) are gaining ground"
BERLIN, Dec. 16.-(By Wireless)
armies in Poland have
lost $4,000 men. including 10000
prisoners who have hIen brought 10
Germany. This official German esti-
mate is made public today in a re-
view Of the military operations issued
at the war Office
Referring to The Russian losses, the
stateTp ent said:
we are able to estimate pretty
safely the total of Russian losses in
Poland They amount TO the total of
l 900 men. including $4,000 prison
ers who meanwhile have been trans
ported to Germany by rail"
The official review also states that
the total number of unwounded Rus
sian prisoners taken by the Germans
and Austrians is 475,000.
Make satisfactory Progress.
1t asserts that the Germans are
making satisfactory progress in
Poland and continues:
--latest reports from the German
and Austrian commanders mention
Lowicz as the center Of operation.
This indicates a frontal advance
against the Russians behind the
Bzura river.
important news comes from west
ern Galicia, where the Austrians are
continuing their offensive The sue
cess of this movement Is apparent in
that they have compelled the Rus
slams 10 retreat from the Carpathians
and forced them northward.
The Russians realize that further
success of the Austrians are likely 10
endanger their whole wing. which
c.a,,,.s 10 D.. o,.ott-GaI tCcrar har
The review confirms Servian claims
Of victory over the Austrians. but
says the troops Of the dual monarchy
are being reformed for a new often
sive. IL declares that the situation in
the western theater of war is favor
able to the Germans. they having re-
pulsed attacks by the allied French,
British and Belgian troops
Belgians Negligible Quantity.
The Belgian army is practically d
negli igible quantity" il continues.
They are suffering from typhoid,
dySentery. and according to some re-
ports cholera The Belgians have
lost since the beginning OF the war
200 killed. $4,000 wounded. $4,000
who have been brought to Germany
as prisoners and b 600 interned in
Holland"
LODI Evacuated at Night.
town of LODI was evacuated by the
Russians at night when they found
themselves in danger of complete
annihilation.
"The Russians evacuated LODI
stealthilv by night. therefore without
lighting at first unnoticei." says the
review. The evacuation was. how
ever, the result of lighting on three
previous days during which the Rus
slams suffered enormous losses. es-
pecially from our heavy artillery.
The evacuated Russian trenches
were found literally strewn with
dead.
Though We were hOtly assailed ouI
losses We're greatly inferior TO those
OF the Russians. Even wnen our 25th
corps cut its way through the Rus
slams il lost only 12O men. How the
enemy suffered ls shown by the fact
that on one hill south of LutOmiersk
no less than SS7 Russians were found
and buried.
THE town OF LODI was but little
damaged during the lighting. Some
of the residences and factories in the
outer districts were damaged but the
inner town suffered little. The Grand
hotel which was oVercrOWdcd. was
unharmed. The electric tramways are
noN operating as in time " peace.