The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
BATTLES FOUGHT
IN SNOW AND ICE
RUSSIAN AND GERMAN CLAIMS
CONTINUE DIRECTLY
CONTRADICTORY.
PUSHING TOWARD WARSAW
Ihere Seems Little Doubt That Rus
slams Are Retreating, But German
Victory Apparently Exaggerated.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service
LondonHThe battles between the
Russian and the Austro-German ar
mics in Poland and Galicia are being
| fought amid deep snow and in bitter
cold. No news of any decisive gain
came from either side Tuesday. The
RUSSIAN and German claims continue
to be directly contradictory.
The Germans in Poland again are
making a fierce attack toward Warsaw
and the Russians are making a stand
against them on the east bank of the
Bzura river, 80 miles west of Warsaw.
Grand Duke Nicholas army holds a
natural strategic line so miles long.
running roughly, north and south along
the east banks of the Bzura and Raw
ka rivers.
Although there seems very lit
tie doubt that the Russians are re-
treating and that there is no prospect
OF an early invasion of Germany, con-
siderable mystery surrounds the re-
ported decisive victory by the Ger
mans which Berlin celebrated Thurs
day night
The beaten Russian main forces
are being pursued on the entire battle
400 kilometers wide (about $50 miles,
from Krosno, Galicia, to the mouth of
the Bzura river, in Poland, where it
empties into the Vistula," says an
Austrian official statement issued in
Vienra
The Russians are retiring along
the entire front in Galicia and Po-
land" This statement, officially is
sued at Vienna, is the outstanding
feature of Fridays news from the bat
tie fronts.
The British Official Press Bureau
Thursday night issued the following
statement concerning the making of
Egypt British protectorate:
His Brittanic majesty's principal
secretary of state for foreign affairs |
gives notice that in view of a state of |
war arising out of the action of Tur- |
key, Egypt is placed under the protec- |
tion of his majesty and will hence
forth constitute a Britisch protecto-
rate.
The suzerainty of Turkey over
Egypt is thus terminated, and his
majesty's government will adopt all
measures necessary for the defense
of Egypt and the protection of it's in
habitants and interests.
THE king has been pleased to ap-
prove the appointment of Lieutenant
Colonel Sir Arthur Henry MacMahon
to be his maiesty's high commission
er for Egypt"
For the first time in annals of
than a century England has been
struck by a foreign foe A squadron
OF swift German cruisers crept
through the fog Tuesday night to the
eastern coast and turned their guns
against the Britons.
When day broke they began the
of three important
towns-Hartlepool, at the mouth OF
the Tees; Whitby, IS miles southwark,
and Scarborough, noted as a pleasure
resort, Is miles beyond Hartlepool
suffered most. There two battle crui-
sers and an armored cruiser were ell.
gagged, and at this place the greatest
oss of life occurred
Naval writer's express the belief
hat six or eight ships were engaged.
The hostile squadron escaped in the
mist after an encounter with coast
,uard vessels patrolling the neigh
which were reinforced as
oon as the presence of the Germans
vas signaled.
Men, women and children of the ci-
lillian population were left dead or !
struck without warning ,
While at breakfast or at work
Ialty list totals ITO, of whom 81 are ,
.nown to be dead. ,
The churches were damaged; the
as works and lumber yards at Har-
elpool were set afire and the abbey )
t Whitby was struck. ,