Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-12-04
RUSS LINE BROKEN
Blythe GERMANS
kAIsER's ARMY cIRcLED IN RE-
CENT ACTION, FIGHTS WAY
THROUGH TO SAFETY.
FORCES SMASHED AT LODI
Twelve Thousand Prisoners and
twenty-five Guns Taken in
Three Days Battle
in Poland.

Merlin (by wireless to London),
Dec. 2.-The following official informa-
ton was given to the press here:
German successes are reported in
the fighting near Lodz. Forces oper-
ating against the right flank and rear
of the Russians were themselves at
tackled by other Russian forces.
"The Germans fought bitter three
days fight, breaking through the Rus
sian ring and taking $4,000 prisoners
and twenty-five guns. The Germans
lost one gun, but the German losses in
men were not small.
''The kaiser yesterday visited the
troops at Gumbinnen and Darkeheen,
in East Prussia.
''There is no news to report from
the western arena of the war
Turks Make Advance.
"Constantinople reports that Turk
ish troops have arrived within six
miles of Batum. It is denied that the
Turks are retreating from Erzerum.
''The Turkish general, Zekld Pasha,
has left for German main headquar-
tiers, where he will be attached to the
staff of the kaiser as an aide de camp.
"Gen. Baron Won Kissing has been
appointed encouragement of Bel
GUM.
James Archibald, an American war
expert, describes, in the Nue. Fret
Presse, a recent visit to Austrian
headquarters. He says he was i'm
pressed with the excellent fighting
qualities of the Austro-Hung arian
troops.
Herr Gloeclauer, leading Rhinish
mine owner, states that the British
commercial attack on Germanys trade
has failed. There is nothing German
industries desire more than the pro-
clamation of the war and that waged
with the utmost energy, he says.
Cut Way Through.
London, Dec Though it seems
clear now that part of the German ar
my in Russian Poland, which the Rus
slams surrounded near LODI, narrowly
missed humiliation, the Germans
fought with such fury that the Gordon
encircling them was broken, and as
German reinforcements are coming up
the issue is not yet decided.
The British press, interpreting the
news dispatches from Petrograd, con-
tends that Russian success on CO.
lossal scale is still possible, but in all
quarters it is admitted that the recent
claims of a complete Russian victory
were premature.
Poland, with Emperor William on
the field, will likely continue to over
shadow all other war areas for some
| time to come. Even the London press
| is devotiHg more space to the battles
there than to the conflict in Flanders.
Germans Take 5000.
The German wireless press bureau
gave out the following statement this
| afternoon:
''It is communicated from Berlin
that the Germans captured a large
| quantity of war booty along the Wis
tula in Poland on Monday, and also
took $500 prisoners, nineteen cannon,
twenty-six machine guns and some
ammunition CARTS
| Berlin, Dec. 2, via wireless to Lon
don't is officially reported from vi
emma that the Russian defeat in the
battle of Homonna, Hungary, thirty
miles northwest of Unghvar. was
greater than at first supposed.
The enemy's position" says the of
| fetal statement, "was surrounded.
Both our wings directed flank attacks
against them and compelled them to
beat hasty retreat, with a loss of
1000 killed or wounded, and 1900 men
made prisoners.
THE total number of prisoners
taken by the Austrians in the fighting
in Poland is $4,000"
10000 Prisoners Taken.
Vienna, via London, Dec Am Off
cial announcement, issued on Tues.
day, said:
In the southern war theater the en-
envy east of the rivers Kolubra and
lid (Servia) again attempted to take
the offensive, but was repulsed, suffer
ing heavy losses. On the battlefield
at Komatice alone our troops found
500 unburied bodies.
Since the beginning of our last Of
fensive we have made over $4,000
prisoners and have captured AZ ma
chine guns, 46 guns and quantities of
other war material"