Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-16
FRENCH LOSERS
IN The ARGONNE
GERMANS DEClMATE FORCES IN
THREE ATTACKS MADE AT
DIFFERENT POINTS.
EAST PRUSSIA is SILENT
Armies Are in Close Contact Beyond
Fallen Russ Stronghold,
With sIavs Strongly
Intfenched

Berlin, Dec. 11-Official communi.
cation, issued by the German army
headquarters staff, asserts that a
french attack, resumed in the forest
OF Argonne, was repulsed, the allied
forces losing heavily. The statement
| reads:
In the district of Souain, the
French yesterday confined themselves
TO heavy artillery firing A renewed
French attack on Rocrol and Cour-
culles did not make any progress. The
| attack broke down under our artillery
ire, the enemy suffering heavy loss.
| esterday three of the enemy's
aviators dropped about ten bombs on
the town of Freiburg (Baden), stu
ated outside the range of operations.
NO damage was done. The incident
| merely shows again that an open
town not within range of operations
has been attacked with bombs by the
enemy"
French Abuse Red Gross.
| On the ninth, west of Rheims, the
| Germans were obliged to lombard the
Pecherle farm, although it was bear
ing the Red Cross flag, because it had
been ascertained beyond doubt by an
aylators photographs that the French
had hidden heavy battery immedi-
ately behind the farm
| In fights north of Nancy the French
have had heavy losses. The German
losses are small in proportion.
Allies Fire Hospital.
The field hospital at Lille was set
on fire by French civilians to cause
confusion among the German garrison
German soldiers rescued all the
wounded, including several French.
There is no news from East Prus-
STA. In north Poland the German
troops are in near contact with the
Russians, who have stopped in strong
ly fortified positions eastward of the
Miszga river. The fighting continues
around Lowicz
In south Poland the Austrian and
German forces have again attacked
the enemy successfully.
Austrians Defeat SIavs.
According to the Austrian official
bulletin, the Austrians have dislodged
the Russians from their positions at
Wieliczwak and Dobcyce, southeast of
Cracow. The Austrian attack contin-
ues. The number of prisoners taken
is still unknown, but it is over 5000
up to the present time.
The Austrians and Germans have
again repulsed all Russian attacks
southwest of Piotrkow.
The Austrian offensive movement
south of Belgrade is progressing. A
number of prisoners have been taken.
Submarines Attack Dover.
Dover, England, Dec 1.-THE CITY
of Dover was thrown into excitement
by the announcement that the Ger
mans early Thursday morning at
tempted submarine attack on the
harbor works and the fleet at anchor
in the harbor. The night was very
dark and heavy rain and haze made
searchlight work difficult Fortunate
ly the forts were put on the alert
about a o'clock Thursday morning by
the appearance off the harbor en-
trance of an unidentified steamer,
which refused to stop until a shot was
fired across its bow This vessel then
the tender of the submarines
Germany Favors Truce.
Berlin, Dec. Ii wireless via Say
vile, Dec. 10.)-Included in the in
formation given to the press today
from official sources is the following:
Germany replied Immediately to the
pope's suggestion of Christmas truce.
The German reply is in the affirmative,
under condition, of course, that all the
belligerents would do likewise" The
first suggestion of Christmas truca
came in a dispatch from The Hague
last night, in which the Berlin Tage-
blatt was quoted as saying that the
pope had appealed to all the warriI e
powers with the object of arranging
three weeks truce for Christmas"
The Tageblatt added that Germany
was "unopposed" to this Sin principle"
Kaiser's Condition Improves.
Berlin, Dec. 11.-(Wireless to Lon
DON'T was officially announced here
tonight, that the condition of Emperor
William was greatly improved. His
temperature is declared to be normal.