The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-11-27
CUMBINNEN IS
TAKEN BY RUSS
KaiSGr's Men Leave City to
Army of CzGr.
TOWN PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED

Date 100000 Men-Teutons Pre-
pare TO Attack EngIand-Turks al
Suez Canal.
A Petrograd dispatch says the battle
whicil has been raging in contestina
the German advance upon Warsaw
has resulted in the forward move.
menr being checked. The German
losses are said to be enormous. AT
kutno, twenty-five miles west OF
Lowiez, 10000 prisoners were taken.
Another terrible battle is raging be-
tween Czestochowa and Cracow.
The official French bulletin given out
in Paris says that Tpres was sub
jected to violent artillery fire and
that many of its important build
ings, including the cathedral and the
markets, were consumed by The
flames.
Army headquarters at Berlin gave our
All official reort dated Nov. % which
reads as follows: sin the western
arena of the war the situation re-
mains unchanged. In Poland the
fighting continues and the struggle
is going on to the south of PIock, IN
the vicinity of Lodz, and near Geen-
stochau."
The German steamer Sierra Cordoba
has arrived here with the passengers
and crew of the British steamer La
Correntina and the French bark
Union. Both were sunk by the con-
Verted cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm,
the liner on Oct. and the bark on
Oct. %. The Correntina carried a
cargo of meat valued at 100000 and
was bound from Buenos Aires for
Liverpool.
Arthur Leech, a war correspondent
in northern France for the London
DsiIy News, wires: 81 have author
ity for stating that the war already
has accounted for something like
100000 of the pick of European
manhood. This is not fancy figure,
but has been carefully worked out"
PETROGRAD The Russian
northern army has captured Gumbin-
mel in East Prussia. Meanwhile the
Germans continue to advance in Pc
land and their cavalry patrols have
penetrated to within thirty miles of
Warsaw.
Heavy fighting is still in progress
between Lowicz and Skierniewice,
where the Russian force is opposing
the main line of advance of the army
OF General Won Hindenburg.
Reports have been received of the
destruction of German cavalry patrol
ten miles in advance of the main
battle line. The Germans were cut
Off by Cossacks, and those not killed
or wounded were made prisoners.
Battle Lasts Five Days.
Although official dispatches only
mention skirmishes in East Prussia,
a dispatch from a correspondent with
tho active army reports, with circum,
stantial details, the Russian capture
OF Gumbinnen after a battle lasting
five days, the Cossacks being the
heroes of the most stirring incidents
OF the struggle, capturing the enemy
batteries by a daring charge which
put the gUnners to fight.
The German defenders declined to
await q bayOnet attack, and the Rus
SLAMS entered in trump to discover
the town half demolished by shell IRE
and abandoned by tn population.
Gumbinnen, siXty-six miles east
southeast of Koenighsberg, is the ca
ital of the government district of the
same name. 1t is in great measure Il
modern town and has some fine mon
uments. The population is about
$4,000.
Austrians in Dissension.
LONDON cit is confirmed
that serious dissensions have arisen
between the Germans and the Aus
trians," says the Morning Posts Petro
grad correspondent.
"a stormy council under the presi-
dency of Emperor William was held
at Breslau after the German figh;
from Poland.
after mutual determinations Ger
many demanded that Austria send
every available man to the defense oil
East Prussia, arguing that there YVES
no hope of saving the Austrian from
tier from the advancing hosts. The
Austrians, however, demanded thai
the Germans make a serious attempt
to save CracOw."
Germans Prepare to Attack Britain
ROTTERDAM = Preparation o
a base for an attack on England
is seen in reports receiced there tt
the effect that the inhabitants o
Saint Nicholas, about 10000, have beer
ordered to leave at once for Antwerp
where vacant houses have been places
at their disposal Saint Nicholas i
ali important railway junction to tn