Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-06
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of Ypres by the Germans suggests
if was the outcome of disaproint-
ment and evaporation at the resis-
lance and the failure of the much
advertised plan for capture"
The writer points out that up to
the end of October, the Germans had
contented themselves with lombard
ing points where the British head
quarters were believed to be situated
and other places. such as the rail-
way station, where destruction would
be of military value.
The Smelling of the town itself be-
gan in earnest only on the night of
November 5, since which date it has
been maintained internationally That
the town escaped as long was an
parently due TO the fact that nm till
November the Germans had count
ed on capturing it. Later attacks
were simply in the nature Of forlorn
hopes, the narrator says, which called
for all the assistance that could be
attained by artillery cooperation
even at the risk of destruction of
| the historic place which might be-
come German prey
The last attack in force was de-
liVered on November II. Four DAVIS
later the Germans commenced to
pour A stream of shell into the CEN
trial market place, and whereas the
Cloth hall and the Cathedral both
/ had escaped material damage till
then, these two historic buildings
We're blazing before the day closed.
In order to accomplish this. it is
stated, the Germans brought I'D a
train armed with heavy guns. After
i Cloth hall and the Cathedral were
destroyed. the eye witness says. the
fire Of the Germans was no longer
! directed at them
the writer states on good authori
| ty that the Germans renamed Ostend
/ kales which he says was done with
! the object of deceiving the German
soldiers into the belief that Calais
and Paris were in German hands.
A few minor local successes were
recorded by the eye witness. both
French and British forces. he saws
some German trenches.
Fighting Near LODI
PETROGRAD, Dec Am officia
night statement says: THE desper.
!ate engagement a the front of Lowicz
particularly in the region of LODI
continues. On the roadway between
Bohianic and Lask, our armored au.
TOnnhilac ~ ha o,l- Ton
large column of the enemy dispers.
irg il with machine gun fire and
causing serious losses.
LODI was subjected yesterday tC
vicious attacks and Commandment
The heaviest fighting was for tn,
possession of the Jewish cemetery al
the outskirts of the city This posi-.
ton changed hands twice as a result
of many attacks and counter attacks
The German and Russian troops ex
hustled their ammunition, but continu
ed fighting with bayonets and riff,
butts.
The gas house in LODI was damag
ied,the suburb of Baluti was burned
and three other outlying villages wer,
partly destroyed by fire caused by tn,
exploding shells. Thirty citizens wer
killed and 200 wounded In Lod
fifty houses and the Catholic churcl
were demolished.
The Bourse Gazette says the Ro
man Curia has requested the Aus
trian government through the papa
Nundio Mt Vienna to remove from
the cathedral at Cracow the wire
less apparatus erected there. and tn
guns planted on the building.
The center of the field of opera
tons in the eastern arena has move,
south of LODI, Russian Poland TIL
German effort centers twenty mile
from Pictrkow. Heavy fighting i
reported from Glowno to the Vistul;
river. The strength of the German
forces is estimated at five corps an,
each corps has a front of from eigh
to ten miles in extent.
The following communication wa
issued tonight from the headquarter
of the army of the Caucasus:
On December our troops. afte
lively engagements on the roads from
Gilman and Khoi Ca province o
Azerbaijan, Persia) took possession o
the towns of Zari and Kazhkal Tn
Turks who defended desperately tn
) positions before the towns, retreateG
abandoning numbers of wounded pri
soners'