The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-12-04

Neither Side Makes Claims of
Victory in the Conflict in
Poland.
FIGHTING is STUBBORN
Many Prisoners In the Hands Of Rus
slams, According to Petrosrad Re-
ports-Emperor William Be-
slows Decoration on Gen.
eral MackInsen.

crdl MdCktnSen.
London, Dec. Another day of the
crucial battle between the Russians
and the Germanlc allies in Poland has
passed without news of decisive re-
suit.
The facts, as CLEANED from various
messages of correspondents. appear to
be that three semi-independent en-
gagements are progressing between
Thorn on The north and Cracow on the
south, In which both combatants have
achieved local successes. without dis
tinct victory for either arms.
$4,000 Austrians Taken.
Tonight's official Russian statement
while announcing Russian successes,
makes no claim of sweeping victory.
However. the report does claim. off,
cially the capture of $4,000 Austrians
during the first half of November. The
statement follows:
Stubborn engagements continue in
the direction of Lowicz. An attempt
by the Germans to advance in the re-
gion of Rzeszow has been repulsed
with great losses to the Germans.
"On the rest of the front along the
left bank of the Vistula an artillery
engagement took place on November
30
Take Carpathian Passes.
"The Russian troops, after fight
lasting ten days, captured on Novem-
Der % the Austrian positions which
protected the passes in the Carpathi-
ans, extending about thirty-three miles
from Koneczna, north Of Bartfeld, as
far as Sczuko. The Russians in this
district captured cannons, machine
guns and many prisoners.
During the first half of November
we captured in all $4,000 Austro Hun
garian soldiers and 600 officers.
AT Plotsk CPoland), the Russian
troops seized four ships laden with
machine guns and munitions.
in East Prussia minor engagements
continue"
German Army Forced Apart.
Some OF the British military experts
believe that Field Marshal Won Hin
deaburg's forces have been split into
three units, one of which certainly is
almost completely enveloDed, while
the Russians have driven {. wedge be-
tween the German army and its Aus
trian ally in the region of Cracow.
They declare that the Germans are
rughing heavy re-enforcements from
the western line to avert a Polish
Sedan. .
They express the opinion that the
issue depends on whether these arrive
IL time.
Berlin Reports Success.
Berlin reports the failure of the Rus
sian attack on the Notifications cas-
OF Trakehnen. In East Prussia. with
heavy losses, while unofficial messages
from Petrograd describe an important
Russian gain and the capture OF ter
miles Of trenches to the northeast O
LodZ.
Germany acknowledges that tn,
Russian northern army has penetrated
into East Prussia To- a distance 1!
miles southwest Of Gumbinnen, which
man border.
Semi-official information from Petro
grad Is that operations along tn
Prussian front are turning TO the ad
vantage OF the Russians and that tn
Germans are retiring in disorder.
Germans Capture $500.
Meanwhile the great battle in Rus
sian Poland between the Vistula an,
Warthe rivers, continues without def
mite result. The German war offic
states that the Russians were defeat
ed In a battle south Of the vistul
and that $500 men were captured.
Futher south in Galicia the Rus
slams are said TO have reached Crs
COW and 10 have begun the siege of tn
city.
A dispatch received here from Oar
zig, in West Prussia, says that En-
peror William in telegram to Ger
eral Mackensen expressed his grea
satisfaction with the successe
achieved by the generals army In Pt
land His majesty conferred on Ger
eral Mackensen the Order OF Merit.
Russ Cavalry Moves North.
Petrograd. Nov. 30.---The Russia
cavalry which forced broad passag
uorthward above the left wing OF tn
German position in Poland has ha
tened the final stage of General vo
Hindenburg's great experiment. Tn
backbone or the German defensive D,
s.tion now extends vertically from III
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