The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-29
TRUSTWORTHY SOURCES RE. PORT RUSSIAN RING TIGHTEN
 ING AROUND 15o,000.
EFFORTS ID SAVE ARMY
Is Being Made by Emperor William, Who Has Hurled Two New Army Corps Against One Envelopinq side Without Result.

London. Nov 2S. .-S.45 D. m.-"Wa have succeeded in making progress at certain points" is all that Grand Duke. NIclclas, Russian comman erin-chieI permits himself to say of the battle ot lodz, in which according to unofu ciai information from usually credible sources. the Russians have gained great victory over the German armies which made the thrd attempt to ad- vance to Warsaw.
 This brief reference to the battle. added to what was said in the pre- yious report from Russian headquar ters is taken here to mean that if the Germans have not been defeated all ready the Russians have drawn a ccrdca around them from whu th Y will have great difficulty in escap- ing
 Some spondeuts in Perograd. who quote the highest military sour ces, repeat that this cordon is stead fly tighteningand that the Russian guns are spreading death among H1a German armies They declare the only hope for the Germans. who are said to number 10000 is that tn, two army corps sent to their relief may break through the Russian line which they are attacking at Lenc zyca, norgnW est of l.odz,
 That the Gornans have not given mp hope Is shown by the Berlin off cial account of the operations which tonight says the Germans have re- commenced their attacks and that the fighting continues.
 General Von Hudenburg, who aas inst been made a field marshal by Emperor William in an army order issued at Thorn. says the Germans have brought the Russian offensive 10 standsdll and inflicted heavy losses
 Further south, to the west of No- vcadomsko, the Germans also claim to have repulsed the Russians. While for the armies which are advancing to besiege Cracow, he Russian head quarters announce a decisive sue cess
 In the last few days fighting in this region the Russians, according to their official reports. captured about 15U00 prisoners 40 cannon, 20 ma chine guns and some general staff officers. This battle would open the way for the Russians into southern Suesia if they are successful. Ora COW. military men admit, would prove hard nut to crack but in this re- gard usually well informed Perto- grad correspondent says, the Russians have a surprise in store for the Aus ire Germans.
 In the west the allies are still awaiting the long promised new at tack by the Germans All commun' cation between Belgium and Holland has ceased so that nothing authorita- tive can be learned of what the Ger mans are doing. Reports continue, however of large German forces nov ing west, some of them with boats and bridge building material.
 It is believed in London that the next attempt of the Germans to get through to the French coast will be made south of the Franco-Belgian border, perhaps near Arras. IL is ar guel that should the allies lines be broken here they would have to aban- don their positions in Flanders. In addition, with boats or without boats, il is thought that the inundated terri tory would prove an obstacle to a German advance through Belgium to the French coast
 Following the report from Petro. grad of damage inflicted upon the German fleet by the Prussians in September comes the announcement through Paris that the German cruiser Hertha has been sunk near Ldbau. There also are rumors that the Ger man batt,eship Kaiser Wilhelm D-r| Crosse has been torpeioed in the Bal tie sea. These reports lack confirma tion.
 The Brusl admiralty it Is believed, has solved the mystery of the sowing of mines off the north coast of Ire land. British ships have arrested two. tvarlers. one a Norwegian and the ether Danish whicl made their heqdouartars at Fleetwood oa the ruelish coast of the Irish sea, on eharse of having laid mines lt has heen suspected that these mines were laid hy vessels flying neutral flass, hut t was hardly thoulat that thy