Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-19
Berlin C[AhORS FOR
NEWS OF VICTORY
WAR BULLETINS FAIL TO SUPPLY
DETAILS OF RUSSIAN De.
FEAT.
MENACE OF INVASION FROM
EAST BELIEVED At END
Military Export Takes Opposite View
and Warns Germans That Russians
Are Not crushsd-esrlin Reports
Pursuit Of Enemy continuss-No Do.
tails From Other Thsatsrs Of War.

Dec. 1S-Delayed in transmission)-
Berlin is still in festive array today
celebrating the reported victory in Po-
land, but the people experienced some
disappointment in the brevity Of the
official war bulletin today, which failed
to supply any details Of the victory.
The papers pointed out today that
the net results can not be approx
mately set forth for several days. Ru-
mors are in circulation concerning the
very large number Of prisoners taken
by the Germans.
Rudolph Won Valentini, chief Of Em-
peror Williams civil cabinet, answer
ing telegram from the East Prussian
synod to the emperor, wrote as fol-
lows:
His majesty confidently trusts that
the answering will to conquer with
Gods help, will lead the fatherland
thru the present trying days to q hap
pier future.
Signed, "Valentini."
Expected Defeat to Be Decisive.
The official news bureau Of the Ger
man ministry Of war made public the
following statement:
"Altho the headquarters report is
chary Of details. there is general ex-
pectation that the Russian defeat will
prove to have been complete. That
Field Marshall Won Hindenberg will
follow UP his advantage to the full ex-
tent may confidently be expected.
From details already available q
seems safe to say that the victory haa
freed Germany for q long period from
any possible menace OF invasion from
the east.
The Austrians appear 10 have donl
their work quite as thoroughly. Wen
mas report indicates that the Russians
stu are maintaining the aggressive In
the Carpathians, but declares that they
are retreating elsewhere.
The political effect OF the victory
also is likely to be advantageous as
regards certain powers whose attitude
might depend on the course of the
events OF the war"
View Of German Expert.
While nearly the whole press is dis
posed to consider Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's victory in the light of an
utter crushing Of the Russians, the
military critic Of the Vorwaerts speaks
In a more moderate tone.
The talk of a destructive defeat of
the Russians is for the present a
senseless and misleading exaggeration," !"
says the critic. can army of 1000, 900
men like the Russian army, which. in
deed. in the last four weeks has suf-
fered severe losses, but which always
has been able to fill the gaps with re-
cruits, does not let itself be DESTROYED
under present conditions on front OF
several hundred miles"
General Welitchko, the Russian off,
Ger Of Port Arthur fame, has been killed
near Lodz
Say Pursuit Continues.
Berlin, by wireless to London, Dec.
19.-An official statement was given
out in Berlin. today as follows:
Yesterday there took place a series
Of serious attacks near Nieuport, Blk
schoote and La Bassee. We repulsed
attacks Of the enemy to the west of
Lens. east of Albert and west Of
Noyon.
"On the East Prussian frontier a
Russian cavalry attack to the west of
Pillkallen was repulsed.
I'm Poland the pursuit Of the enemy
continues"