Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1914-12-18
kA|SER'S TROOPS REFUSED Np0[AND
TEUToNs DRIVEN BACK RY RUS.
SLAMS WHEN ONLY FIJI.
TEEN MILES FROM
WARSAW.
INVADERS SUFFER VERY
HEAVY LOSSES At CRAC0W
Austro. German Column, Which Has
Been Trying to outfiank Russian
Left Wing, 10 Defeated After
Tenacious Resistance
Take Many Prisoners.

q Tenacious Resistance
Take Many Prisoners.
London, Dec. 14.-Of the five Aus.
tro-German columns which for some
days appeared to be making steady
progress in their invasion of Poland,
three have suffered checks, according
to an official report from Russian
headquarters.
The German column which was ma
king downward stroke from Mlawa.
on the east Prussian frontier, and
which was reported in one dispatch
from Petrograd to be within Is miles
of Warsaw, was repulsed after an en-
ergetic offensive, and under counter
attacks from the Russians was COM
PEELED to retire at some points.
Invaders Suffer Heavy Losses.
The attack of the main German col
umn which had its front on the line
between Lodz and Lowicz and which
came down diagonally from Thorn,
were delivered with great force, but,
according to the Russian accounts,
the invaders.
That the Germans attached great
Importance to the success of their at
tack here is shown by the fact that
during the two days they faced the
Russian trenches seven times and
were driven back by a murderous
fire.
The other column which has suf-
fered is that composed of German and
Austrian troops, which has been try
ing to outfank the Russian left south
of Cracow. In this case it was the
Russians who assumed the offensive
and they claim that after tenacious
resistance they defeated the Germans,
taking several guns and 1000 prison
ers.
Would Upset German Plan.
c" the German column operating in
the region of Piotrkow and that ad-
vancing from Czenstochowa, there is
no news except the Russian statement
that ION other parts of the front
there have been 10 substantial
changes"
A check or repulse of any one of the
columns, however, in the opinion Of
military critics, must affect the whole
German plan, which was a formidable
conversion movement that had for its
detectives the capture of Warsaw and
the relief of Cracow. For this pur-
pose large re-enforcements were sent
from the west and operations were
pushed with great resolution against q
determined opposition. 1t will prob.
ably take some days to determine, how
ever, whether the checks have upset
their plan.
The Germans attach the utmost i'm.
portance, it is said, to securing a de-
cisive result in the east before the
Russians are able to make their mum.
bers, which military men believe must
already be superior, so overwhelming
that the better means of transrorta-
ton possessed by the Germans will
be discounted.
servian Victory 10 Confirmed.
The Servian victory over the Aus
TRANS appears fully confirmed by the
occupation of Ushitza and Valjevo.
The Servians have regained most of
their territory toward the Bosnian from
tier and they also have defeated the
Austrians advancing from the north.
Up to Dec. 8 the Servians had cap
tured about $4,000 prisoners, lis guns
of all kinds and great quantities Of
war material.
The Servians claim the victory was
entirely due to brilliant leadership and
the morale Of their troops, the ma.
jority of whom were veterans, fight
ing in their third war. These quail
ties, they say, overcame the greater
numbers which the Austrians had on
their side.
Make Attack In Ralnstorm.
Il, London, Dec. 12.-Half q Dozen Ger
man submarines made an attempt to
enter the admiralty harbor, accord
ing to a Dover dispatch to the Elk.
change Telegraph company, and for
half an hour the batteries kept up a
furious fusillade. firing at least 200
= shots. 1t is reported that two or three
Of the submarines were sunk, but no
confirmation Of this can be obtained.
The attempt was made under cover
Of early morning darkness and during
q heavy rainstorm. The first alarm,
says the dispatch, was giver by the
firing Of naval gun, and soon all the
batteries were in action.
The admiralty, to whom this dis
patch was submitted, said it had not
received confirmation of the reported
! attack.
: Few British Casualties.
London, Dec. ia British SQUAD.
sIames Germany and Austria.
Amsterdam via London Dec 12-