Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-02

ignificant-Riot at constantinople
German Flyers Drop Bombs in
Warsaw.
Petrograd, Nov. 25-While Russian
and German armies are locked in a
sanguinary conflict along the entire
front in Poland the cars troops are
continuing their strong offensive in
East Prussia. The Army Messenger
announces the capture of Gumbinnen.
after hot fight in which Cossacks
rode down the German gunners and
captured the batteries which were in
f1icting heavy losses on the Russian
troops.
Defense Is Stubborn.
The stubborn nature of the German
defense in East Prussia is shown by
the fact that it, took the Russian
troops II days to cover Is miles be-
tween Gumbinnen and Stallupoenen.
The capture of Gumbinnen required
five more days, in which desperate
fighting took place.
trenched themselves at Gumbinnen
after obstinately resisting our advance
to that point. Their batteries inflict-
ed heavy losses upon our troops as
they advanced On three successive
days our soldiers made direct assaults
be driven back. The fourth day was
devoted to a heavy bombardment from
our artillery, heavy guns having been
brought up.
Cossacks Charge Gunners.
"On the fifth day, after our artil-
lery had driven the Germans from
their first line of trenches. the Co.'S
sacks made daring charge and rode
down the enemy's gunners. The Ger
man batteries on the east and south
sides of Gumbinnen were all captured,
and then we occupied the town itself,
the enemy retiring toward Insterburg.
Our troops are in pursuit.
Gumbinnen, which was formerly a
flourishing little town of $4,000 people,
was partially destroyed by the Russian
bombardment and many civilians are
said to have been killed.
Official German Report.
Berlin, Nov. % (by wireless) 1.-The
official statement issued here says:
in East Prussia the situation re-
mains unchanged.
I'm Poland the appearance of Rus
sian re-enforcements is postponing
decision of the battle.
in the region east of CZenstochowa
and to the northeast of Cracow the
Austro-German offensive was main
tanned"
Early in the day statement said
confidence was very great and gen.
eral in Berlin military circles. An
official report from Vienna added to
this feeling with the declaration that
the Teuton allies were continuing
their attacks successfully. One state
ment in the Viennese report, to the
effect that heavy battles were in prog
ress to the west of Dunajec, in Galicia,
shows the tremendous extent of ter
ritory involved in the struggle Bat
ties also are being waged in the Car
pathian mountains
Berlin Papers Hopeful.
All the Berlin newspapers COM
mented favorably and very favorably
on the possible outcome of the fight
ing in Poland They expressed the
opinion that these engagements might
decide the entire Russian campaign
if not the outcome of the war.
The Local Anzeiger published an in
terview with an officer, who speaks for
the military authorities. He said that
in consequence of the rolling up of the
Russian right wing by General VOC
Hindenburg and the simultaneous at
tack of the Austrians on the Russian
left. a general Russian retreat. with
the evacuation of Lemberg, was only a
question of time. In their previous
attack. this officer said, the enemy
operated in accordance with their pro-
gram. but today they were forced to
give up their war plans and face an
entirely different situation.
According to the same authority the
Russians lack artillery and rifles.