The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-12-25
BATTLES FOUGHT
IN SNOW AND ICE
RUSSIAN AND GERMAN CLAIMS
CONTINUE DIRECTLY
CONTRADICTORY.
PUSHING TOWARD WARSAW
There Seems Little Doubt That Rus
slams Are Retreatins, But German
Victory Apparently Exaggerated.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London.-The battles between the
Russian and the Austro-German ar
mics in Poland and GaliCia are being
fought amid deep snow and in bitter
cold. No news of any decisive gain
came from either side Tuesday. The
Russian and German claims continue
to be directly contradictory.
The Germans in Poland again are
making fierce attack toward Warsaw
and the Russians are making stand
against them on the east bank OF the
Bzura river, 80 miles west Of Warsaw.
Grand Duke Nicholas army holds a
natural strategic line so miles long.
running roughly, north and south along
the east banks of the BzuEa"and Raw
ka rivers.
Although there seems very lit
tie doubt that the Russians are re-
treating and that there is no prospect
of an early invasion of Germany, con-
siderable mystery surrounds the re-
ported decisive victory by the Ger
mans which Berlin celebrated Thurs
day night.
1.-THE beaten Russian main forces
are being pursued on the entire battle
400 kilometers wide (about ESQ miles,
from KrosnO, Galicia, to the mouth of
the Bzura river, in Poland, where it
empties into the Vistula," says an
Austrian official statement issued in
asaA. 1oi are retiring 4alOns
the entire front in Galicia and Po-
land" This statement, officially is
sued at Vienna, is the outstanding
feature of Fridays news from the bat
tie fronts.
The British Official Press Bureau
Thursday night issued the following
statement concerning the making of
Egypt a British protectorate:
His Brittanic majesty's principal
secretary of state for foreign affairs
gives notice that in view of state of
war arising out of the action of Tur
key, Egypt is placed under the protec,
tion of his majesty and will hence
forth constitute Britisch protecto
rate.
1.-THE suzerainty of Turkey over
Egypt is thus terminated, and his
majesty's government will adopt all
measures necessary for the defense
of Egypt and the protection of its in
habitants and interests.
1.-THE king has been pleased to ap
prove the appointment of Lieutenant
Colonel Sir Arthur Henry MacMahon
to be his majesty's high commission
er for Egypt"
For the first time in annals Of
than a century England has beer
struck by a foreign foe. A squadron
of swift German cruisers creep
through the fog Tuesday night to the
eastern coast and turned their gun:
against the Britons.
When day broke they began the
bombardment of three importan
towns-Hartlepool at the mouth o
the Tees: Whitby, IS miles southwark
and Scarborough, noted as pleasure
resort, Is miles beyond. Hartlepoo
suffered most. There two battle Gui
ssers and an armored cruiser were Ell
gagged, and at this place the creates
loss of life occurred.
Naval writer's express the belle
that six or eight ships were engaged
The hostile squadron escaped in thu
mist after an encounter with coas
guard vessels patrolling the neigh
borhood, which were reinforced al
soon as the presence of the Germans
was signaled.
Men, women and children of the cl
william population were left dead o
wounded, struck without warning
while at breakfast or at work
ualty list totals ITO, of whom 81 ar,
known to be dead.
The churches were damaged; tn
gas works and lumber yards at Hal
telpool were set afire and the able,
at Whftby was struck.