The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-05
Progress of the War
From last Sundays Salt Lake Tribune


From last Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
1t is now more than two weeks since General Won Hindenberg
drove a wedge into the Russian right center in Poland, and yet the
situation remains obscure except to those in the immediate theater
of war. Conflicting reports have been sent out from Petrograd and
Berlin, both sides claiming victory. The most sweeping claims
have come from the Russian capital, but it is noteworthy that the
officials communications from Russian army headquarters have been
decidedly moderate. While announcing victories in the region
of Cracow and in the Carpathian mountains, they have failed to
claim decisive results against the Germans. The most significant
statement with regard to the operations was made BY General Kitch-
ener in parliament He said that the Germans had been defeated
with greater losses than they had yet suffered during the war. 1t
is to be presumed that he based his statement upon official inform
alton from the Russian war Office. Nevertheless, the Germans have
reported the capture of 160 guns and anywhere from $4,000 to Co.
900 prisoners. Perhaps both sides have been successful at differ
emit points, for the Russians report the capture of an entire army
corps. 1t appears equally evident that the battle has not yet ended.
In Flanders and France the operations have been merely a
continuation of the fighting that has been common since the Ger
mans suspended temporarily their efforts to capture the channel
ports. Both sides seem to be marking time until a decision is
reached in the eastern theater of war;
The operations of the Turks are obscured in more mystery
than that which envelopes the operations in Poland. If reports from
Berlin are true the Turks are displaying great activity against the
English as we'll as the Russians and have fought several lively fights.
While London admits that the English troops are in touch with the
Turkish forces near the Suez canal, it says nothing Of a pitched
battle or of extensive outpost fighting.
The Austrians appear to have carried the war into Servia and
to have met with some minor successes. The Servian army, how
ever, is still intact and apparently capable of a long resistance.
On the sea there has been a renewal of activity. Early in the
week the English destroyed the German submarine U-18 off the
coast of Scotland, but succeeded in rescuing the crew. At about
the same time a Danish steamer sank the German torpedo boat
destroyer S-124. The chief naval loss during the week was the
blowing up of the English cruiser Buwark Of $4,000 tons in the
Thames river. The government adopted the view that the disaster
was due to an accident, but there is a strong suspicion throughout
England that it was the work of a submarine or of a German spy.
Up to date the English have lost IA cruisers and the Germans
nine. As Winston Churchill pointed out in parliament, the Ger
mans have lost eight or ten destroyers, while not a single English
destroyer has been sunk. He said that the losses in submarines
sustained by the British and the Germans had been equal, which
was news to the world, which had been informed of the destruction
of at least three German submarines and had not been officially in
formed of more than one English submarine loss until Mr.. Church
ill made his announcement
The German submarines continue their daring raids. Their
latest feat is the destruction of two English merchant vessels of
small tonnage off the port of Havre, France. 10 accomplish this
task they we're compelled to sail $50 miles from their nearest base,
which is at Zeebrugge in Belgium. At the latter port the Germans
have established a base for submarines and light warships. An
English fleet bombaried the port a few days ago and reported that
it had caused much destruction. On the other hand the Germans
say the shells did little damage.
English aviators, setting out from Belfort, few to the German
Zeppelin factory on Lake Constance and dropped many bombs.
They reported that their raid was successful and dispatches from
Switzerland say that the factory was badly damaged and one Yep
pein destroyed. The Germans declare that none of the bombs hit
its mark. One of the English ayiators was captured.