The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-19
Gar i {: ] Al. I
HARD. BLOW
BY C /: R mans
Germans Halt Russian Advance
In East Prussia and Cap
ture $4,000 Prisoners
and Many Cannon.
FORTIFYENG GREAT CITIES
Severe Fighting Has Occurred
at Several Points-Petro-
grad Silent-Austrians
Make Bold Sortie.
FoRTIFYING GREAT CITIES

Berlin, (by wireless to London),
Nov. 16.-An official communica-
ton given out here today by the
general staff says of operations in
the east:
In the east, fighting continues.
Yesterday our troops, operating in
East Prussia, repulsed the enemy
in the region south of ~Stallupoe-
men.
Troops from West Prussia sue
cessfully resisted the advance of
Russian forces at Soldau, and
after a successful battle at Lipno,
drove them back in the direction of
/. Plock.
Strong Russian forces are ad-
vancing on the right bank of the
Vistula river. In this fighting we
made 500 prisoners and captured
10 machine guns UP to yesterday.
"A decision has been arrived at
in the battle which has been going
on for the last few days in continu-
alton of our successes at Wlocla-
week, in Russian Poland, on the
Vistula, 80 miles northwest of
Plock, where several Russian army
corps in opposition to us were
driven back beyond Kutno.
According to the present re-
ports, we made $4,000 prisoners
and captured over 20 machine
gun as well as some cannon, the
number of which has not yet been
ascertained."
Berlin, Nov. 16, (by wireless).-
Austrian official bulletins, given out
in Berlin today, say that the Aus
trian garrison at Przemysl is show
ing great energy. The Austrians,
it is asserted, have made a success
full sortie to the north of the fort
ress.
London, Nov. 16.-In the eastern are
ma of the war the Germans are max
ing n executing defensive plans i
the face of the Russian advance. It
said that great German forces are be
ing concentrated at Thorn, Posen an
Breslau, with the idea of keeping tn
Russians out of important districts i
the provinces Of Posen and Silesia.
A word Of caution to the allies come
not expect the Russians to sweep Q
to Berlin over night, as it were, as thei
advance may take months and eve
longer. The Germans occupy the de
lenses they have been preparing fo
years and. in addition to this, they ma
be able to bring UP even more men fo
the operation on their eastern front.
Converge on Cracow.
Russian armies seem to be gradual
CoLlVeISilS Oh STdCOW, n the S1Gg
or investment of this place appears t
be not far off. 1t is suggested that tn
Austrian garrison Of Cracow might SUI
render to avoid a bombardment. bu
this can be called nothing more than
suggestion.
In East Prussia the Russian forwar
movement seems to continue and it
said the Russian generals are imposin
on the captured towns fines in propo,
ton to those levied by the Germans O
the cities of Belgium. These fines co
respond with the population of tn
town taken.
The Petrograd correspondent of til
DAILY News sends the following con
ment on the operations on the Russia
front:
THE German eastern army will COZ
c the home defense from two base
They are organizing their norther
forces at Thorn, using the back be
railways to maintain communicate
with thei East Prussian army. Tt
new southern base is Oppein. on tx
Oder. SO miles southeast OF Breslau.