Albuquerque morning journal., 1914-11-27
Grand Dukes Headquarters
Merely State That Engage
ment Is Developing Disad-
yantageousy to Invaders.
KITCHENER DECLARES
DEFEAT IS SEVERE
Claims German Advance Has
Been Checked and Fighting
Has Resulted in Disaster 10
Kaiser's Forces,


London. Nov. 26 tp:S5 y. m. )---Tho
Russian general staf still Is withhold
ing the details of the victory which
all other dispatches from Petrograd
say the Russians have won over the
German forces which penetrated Po-
land. Tonlghts official report simply
says that the battle continues TO de-
velop to the advantage Of the Rus
slams and that the Germans are try
ing TO extricate themselves from Il
position very unfayorable to them.
The Germans. on the other hand.
claim they have inflicted heavy
losses on the Russians between I.odx
and Lowicz.
Wonder at ,fscrnmn Attack.
The military authorities In Pctro-
grad. assuming that the unofficial rc-
ports OF q victory are true, express
astonishment that the Germans
should have attacked Lodz. for they
say defeat there was inevitable. The
Germans who advanced from tho
north and south, these military oh
servers add. doubtless INTENDED to
seize tho railway between Skiernic-
vice and Piotrkow and interrupt
communication between the northern
and southern Russian armies. but that
Grand Duke Nicholas with the cnor-
nous number Of men a. his imfnedi.
ate command. was able 70 sand
wich them and direct his attacks
from all points EXCEPT due west.
The reported failure OF the German
crown princess army 10 advance ON
the frueow= =Czenstochowu front Ii
considered by thrxp military critica
as contributing TO tile checking Of
tho Germans.
Kitchener Speaks Of Victory.
II Is said In Petroarad that one. II
not two German corps are almost
completely enveloped and that they
are making a desperate effort to light
their way out to the north. Already
a large number Of prisoners are re-
ported TO have passed through War;
saw. This Is considered In London to
confirm the Unofficial reports and
the statement of Lord Kitchener In
the house OF lords today that Tho
have been able TO
check and defeat the Germans with.
| believe. heavier losses than thcy
ever sustained before"
The Russians are said TO be con-
Iinuing their advances through the
In western Galicia and
lgainst Cracow and Prof Bernard
Pares. tho British governments rep
with the Russian head
quarters staff, says the Muscosite
forces are forming half circle
irouDd East Prussia to avoid the well
fortified and difficult Masurian lake
-egion. They ara also declared TO be
operating with success against the
Turks In Caucasus.
Isolated Attacks IN West.
Except for artillery iightiug, tho
battle In the west remains virtually
It standstill, although IN isolated
attacks both sides claim to have made
iome progress There Is no indlca-
ion where the next German blow Is
o be struck in the attempt to reach
he French coast
Lord Kitchener IN the house OF
ords today declared that all tho gaps
n the British army which for q long
imc had fought against great odds.
British and French rclnforcements
lad reached the front. While Lord
kitchener expressed confidence In tho
esut Of the war and asserted that
5000 recruits were Joining the Brit
III army each week. he warned the
ublic that still more men would DO
equlred.
The secretary Of VAR added that an
ndian force was In touch with the
urks thirty miles to the east OF the
uez canal. while Indian and British
roops were busy on the shores Of the
'ersian gulf and throughout Africa.
Ie said the Indian government had
It's intention TO continue
, support the Indian contIngenfs
ghtIng IN France and elsewhere.