The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-11-19
Germans Halt Russian AdvanCt
In East Prussia and Cap
ture $4,000 Prisoners
and Many Cannon.
FoRTIFYING GREAT CITIES
Severe Fighting Has Occurred
at Several Points-Petrc-
grad Silent-Austrians
Make Bold Sortie.

Berlin, (by wireless to London).
Nov. l6.-An Official communica-
ton given out here today by the
general staff says of operations In
the east:
In the east, fighting continues.
Yesterday our troops, operating In
East Prussia, repulsed the enemy
in the region south OF Stallupoe-
lei
Troops from West Prussia sue
cessfully resisted the advance OF
Russian forces at Soldau, and
after a successful battle at Lipno,
drove them back in the direction Of
Flock.
Strong Russian forces are adj
vancing on the right bank of n
Vistula river. In this fighting we
made 500 prisoners and captured
10 machine guns up to yesterday.
"A decision has been arrived at
In the battle which has been going
on for the last few days in continu-
alton OF our successes at Wlocla-
week, in Russian Poland, on the
Vistula. 30 miles northwest Of
Plock, where several Russian army
corps in opposition to us were
driven back beyond Kutno.
According to the present re-
ports, we made $4,000 prisoners
and captured over 20 machine
guns. as well as some cannon, the
number of which has not yet been
as%certained."
Berlin, Nov. 16, Cby wireless).-
Austrian official bulletins, given out
in Berlin today, say that the Aus
trian garrison at Przemysl Is show
ing great energy. The Austrians,
IL Is asserted. nave made a
full sortie to the north Of the fort
ress.
London, Nov. 16.-In the eastern are
ma OF the war the Germans r max
ing and executing defensive plans IL
the face of the Russian advance. 1t !
said hat great German forces are be
ing concentrated at Thorn, Posen anC
Breslau, with the idea of keeping tn,
out OF important districts II
the provinces OF Posen and Silesia.
A word Of caution to the allies come,
from Petrograd. This is that they nus
not expect the Russians to sweep OF
to Berlin over night, as it were, as thei
advance may take months and ever
The Germans occupy the de
lenses they have been preparing TO
years and. in addition to this, they ma!
be able to bring up even more men TO,
the operation on their eastern front.
Converge on Craeow.
Russian armies seem to be gradual,
converging on Cracow. and the sieg,
investment OF this place appears t
be not far off. II is suggested hat tn,
Austrian garrison of Cracow might sur
TO avoid a bombardment, blu
this can be called nothing more than
suggestion.
In East Prussia the Russian forwar,
seems to continue and it Il
said the Russian generals are imposing
on the captured towns lines in proper
ton "a those levied by the Germans OF
the cities OF Belgium. These fines cor
respond with the population Of tn,
taken.
The P~etrogrGd correspondent OF tn,
Daily News sends the following com
ment on the operations on the Russian
front: -
THE German eastern army will con
duct the home defense from two bases
They are organizing their northern
forces at Thorn, using the back bel
railways to maintain communication
with their East Prussian army. TIL,
new southern base is Oppein, on tn,
Oder, so miles southeast Of Breslau.