Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-21
Invaders Are Reported
Still Three Days From
the Polish Capital.
RUSS HOLD POSITIONS
Petrograd Denies Won Hinden-
burg Has Gained Victory
Claimed for Him.

Petrograd. Dec. IA German army
q 100000 which for three days ma.
been endeavoring to cross the Bur;
river a. Socuaczaw and advance OF
WARSAW. 20 miles away. L. atin beine
heId 81 bay ny Russians who OCCUPY
the right bank Sochac..ew continue.
70 be the German objective in the at
tempt 90 reach Warsaw. Russians or
the right bank of the Bzura are heav
Is entreuChed- Their artillery com
mznds the river 10 its junction with
tie Vistula. IS miles north Southward
tie Russian line extends 20 Opoczno
= miles east of PietrkOw. which was
recently evacuated. and - miles east
o. Sczerozew. where the Russians first
opposed the German extreme right. II
!. pointed out that the Russians
have thus assumed positions on their
third line OF defense The Russians
FOR the present. apparently are at
tempting nothing more than 10 retard
me enemy and defeat attempts at
fsnkinE movements
The Russian press Is convinced that
the formation OF a Scandinavian tri-
PIE alliance may be announced as a
result OF the conference at NalmOe.
Sweden. last week. OF Kings Haakon,
Gustaye and Christian. Newspapers
express the opinion that such an al
lance could not possibly be a source
Of danger 20 Russia.
London. Dec. 2I.-The great battle
east of Warsaw has yet 20 be fought
f-~F
vsyed IN recent dispatches from Ber-
In and Perrograd- Il appears today
% British military observers that the
German contention that General Won
HndenburE has scored a notable Sue
cess must be qualified \ parallel case
+ found in recent claims OF a crushing
Russian victory near LODI, which sub
ssquently proved premature and ex-
-EzeTatet.
VoD Hindenbure made a steady ad
Tznce IN the direction Of the Polish
czp!tsl. but the Russians in falling
haek appear 10 have taken new posi-
tons in strong entertainments, and in
Epite OF the fact that the invaders are
Ethin two or three days march OF
EsrsaW. there is good reason that
11ch hare fighting must come before
Gsy can determine whether the latest
Esupt TO occupy Warsaw is TO be
Ecessful.
Siege Of Crscow Raised.
Along the southern frontier in east
Fr-ssiz the Russians claim of have
e upper hand, but further south, in
F2and 81 well as in Galicia. the lead
- - -.
etre they are sweeping the Russians
'e'ore them. They assert they have
es1red all Russians out .of west Cal I
"a This means that the long siege
CrscOw has been raised. and IL this /
s1Isnee on the part OF the TeutOn al I
-s continues. IL may bring similar .
i-et 70 the Austrian garrison ol Z
rrEsnysl. besieged since the early 4
1 2Ts OF tho war. \ vigorous Austrian /
a-snsive in this region has necessitat-
the withdrawal OF many troops 4
'seto;ore operating against Servia.
% here are indications that Austri
I attempts 70 crush Seryia have been
] >aporartly abandoned.
L Poland the Germans are continu-
"a 10 close in on Warsaw. Forcing a
1-se nearer the city they have reach
: ne Russian position on the Bzura
-'ef and are less than thirty miles Of
+csaV- Heavy Russian reinforce
MS are being dispatched TO the
~ and undoubtedly severe fighting
I progress today. PetrOgrad re-
~ the Germans suffered great losses
attempts 10 reach Warsaw. while
--ersl Won Hindenburg states the
-@-ties among the Russians are
, Sornous.
Kaiser Returns TO Front.
-aperoT William has so far recov- +,
- RON his recent illness as 10 re :
70 the front. Here he will spend +,
-tnss. u is believed he has gone Z
ne west front.
prominent neutral traveller. who Z
leo London today from Berlin, ex- q
-'eo the opinion that the Germans c
l~ thinking seriously OF a Zeppe- r
!. -'sslon Of England. According 10
observer they regard apprehen- 4
4 s'd precautions against Zeppelin
- -H taken BY England as a great