The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-03
Germans Assert They Control
the Baltic. and Turks
Hold Black Sea.
SuATAx DECLARES HOLY WAR
TO Slaughter British. French
and Rwss,ane-vietory
In eolAnd.
(Sxmma,y Of Euemls.)

Sxmma,y Of Evems.)
The Russian navy Is useless for
the present. This is the gist OF
All official declaration made by
the German war office. The
Turkish navy dominates the Black
sea and the Sea of Azov, accord.
ing to the declaration. A BON.
bardment of Odessa is feared and
Russian shipping companies have
removed their ships from these
bodies of water. A blockade OF
the harbor of Libsu places the
control of the Black sea in the
hands Of the Germans, while the
freezing Of the harbor of Arch.
angel, in the White sea, sewers
Russian communication with the
outside world.
German osseat In Poland.
Russia and Germany each claim Q
great victory in Poland The Russian
claim is supported. however. by re-
pOrts from neutral countries and from
oeutral correspondents. It is said
that the Siavs have virtually crushed
one Of Germany's finest armies In an
engagement staged between the Wis
tuia and Warta rivers in Poland and
have taken about $4,000 prisoners.
When the full details Of the Russian
victory are known. declares Lord
Kitchener. commander-lnc chief Of all
the British forces. they will furnish q
story that will astonish the worfO l.
describing blow such as has not
heen dealt since the days Of Napoleon.
Abandon Guns and Transport.
The Germans have begun q retreat
along the entire front. and in many
places the flight is q disorderly rout.
ruarked by the abandonment Of artil-
iary. maxim4 and transports. Berlin
meanwhile Is beginning to talk about
repulsing Russian attacks. which is .
subtle method Of announcing that the
German troops are on the defensive.
The main Russian force Is exclu.
sively engaged against the Plock
group, whose front ID cut in halves
its right half is surrounded on all
sides and is vaip|y struggling as in an
iron wise and striving to break through
TO the left wig at Lowicz. which in
turn Is battling unsuccessfully.
A Second Battle Probable.
The same dispatches that tell of
Won Hindenburg's reverses, however.
say that the German re-enforcements
were being brought up SO that another
great battle is likely to develop on q
tine nearer to the frontier Of Posen,
where the Germans will have the
same chances of renewing vigorous
offensive as had the Russians in the
present instance.
General Won Hindenburg has about
100000 men. but II the Petrograd re-
eort can be accepted. they have been
separated badly cut up and thousands
taken prisoner, so these German forces
will require reformation and rest.
Another Russian army is operating
along the border of East Prussia. and
third one is pursuing a vigorous
campaign in northern Austria. 1t
was said by military experts that the
nurpose Of the Austro-German attack
,nd pursuit OF the Russian center
was to draw OF the second and third
armies from East Prussia and Galicia
British Warship Sunk.
The British warship Bulwark has
Annn h11utr in thn Rtvnr
on Sheerness by an explosion in her
magazines. Only twelve we're saved
out Of the crew Of 700 or 500 aboard
the Bulwark. The explosion is be-
i;eved to have been in an internal
magazine Whether it was caused by
such as might have occurred in times
OF peace, has not been determined.
British Lose Another Boat.
Striking a mine Off Grimsby at the
mouth of the Humber river. near Hull,
-he British collier Khartoum was
blown up, report from the British
admiralty announces. The crew was
saved, but the Khartoum went to the
bottom
To Help England.
4 brief dispatch from Lisbon says
the Portuguese congress has decided
that Portugal should cooperate with
the Allies The minister of war has
called for partial mobilization Of the
army. The treaty by which Portugal
believes it is bound to aid the Allies
vas made In 1903 with England. and It
DARING FEAT PERI ORMED