Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-29
Official Reports
very Cautious in
Claiming Victory

SNssAsssSs SOO' :
Berlin, Oct. g., (By wireless to
SayvilIe, L. i.)-Austro-German Of
fetal reports from the eastern
theater of the war indicate that
severe battles are raging along the
Vistula and San rivers. The Ger
mans apparently are engaging nu-
mericaIly superior Russian forces
and the battle is attracting equal
attention with the struggle In
France and Belgium.
The bulletin issued last night by
the Austrian war department
states that the Austrians SOUTH
west of Ivangorod are combating
numerically superior forces OF
Russians.
Further Russian corps, whose
crossing Of the ,vistula river north
of lvangorod has been mentioned
in the earlier German reports,
seem, according to Major Moraht,
military correspondent of the Rer-
liner Tagebiatt, to be directed
against the German army.
at is to be hoped" the major
says, "that the leaders of the al
lied Austrian and German armies
will be able to cooperate fully
against this Russian movement.
The bravery of the allied troops
gives ground for the expectation
that the advance against the Rus
sian positions on the vistula will
be renewed"
The military expert of the Lokal
Anzeiger points out that the Rus
slams, with the Vistula in their
rear, would be in bad position it
they received check. The situa-
ton in Galicia, the writer says, is
unchanged.
Paris, Oct. 2s.-The French Of
ficiaI announcement issued this at.
ternoon says that yesterday the
German attacks between Nieuport
and Arras were less violent. The
French positions everywhere were
maintained, and French forces con-
tinued to advance to the north
and to the east of Ypres.
The text Of the communication
follows:
During the day of yesterday the
German attacks in all the region
between Nieuport and Arras were
less violent. Our positions were
everywhere maintained and we
continued to advance to the north
and to the east of Ypres, We also
made some progress between Cam
brin, to the southwest of !, La 1as-
see, and Arras.
Further information continues
to confirm previous reports that
the German losses In dead, wound
ed and prisoners have been consid-
cradle in the northern region"
"On the right bank Of the Aisne
the Germans attempted at night
very violent offensive movement
in the region Of Craonne. On the
heights Of the highway Des Danes
they have been repulsed.
ain the Woevre district our
troops have continued their ad-
vance IN the forests between Apre-
mont and St. MihicI, as we'll as in
the forest Of lie Pretec.
Russians inflicted heavy losses
the fighting extends from Rawa to
the junction Of the river liza with
the vistuIa on a front 100 kiIo-
meters (62 miles) long. In the re-
gion to the northeast Of Rawa the
Russians have inflicted heavy loss
on the Germans. There has
been furious fighting in the forests
between kozienica and Radon.
"ln Galicia the Russians are
making progress. To the south Of
sambor, in the narrow valley Of
the Podbuj, they surrounded the
38th division Of the Hungarian
Honved, together with detach-
ments from the Iandstrum, and
destroyed them completely, cap
turing twenty pieces Of artillery
and a quantity of war material.
"ln East Prussia partial attempts
at counter offensive movement
on the part of the Germans result
ed in failure"