The Elbert County tribune., 1914-11-27
RUSSIANS DRIVE
GERMANS BACK
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND TEu-
TON TROOPS FLEE AFTER
DEFEAT IN POLAND.
STOP WARSAWADvANCE
GRAND DUKES STRATEGY CRED
TIED WITH LURING GERMANS
ON TO DESTRUCTION.
we.lern New.paper unlon News service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Nov. 25.-Petrograd dis
patches declare that 100000 German
troops under General Won Hindenburg
are fleeing from Poland after an over
whelming defeat by Russians under
Grand Duke Nicholas in a five-day
battle. Berlin refuses to admit defeat
but confesses that the advance on
Warsaw has been delayed because of
heavy Russian reinforcements.
Petrograd military experts give
credit to the splendid strategy of
Grand Duke Nicholas for the Poland
victory. They declare their only fear
Is that the Germans were not per-
mitted to approach close enough to
Warsaw to assure their annihiiation
during their retreat.
Portugal has taken the final
plunge into the European war. The
Portuguese Congress decided that the
country should cooperate with the al
lies when it considers the step neces-
sary and the minister OF war will is
sue decree for partial mobilization.
An official report issued in Petro-
grad says there have been continued
Russian successes on the Cracow front
where on Nov. % the Russians took
5000 prisoners.
While the extent and the complete
ness OF the German defeat was not
known here the very fact that Gen.
Won Hindenburg had been checked was
by far the biggest feature of the days
war news. The same dispatches that
tell of his reverses. however, say that
the German reinforcements were be-
ing brought up, so that another great
battle is likely to develop on a line
near the frontier, where the Germsns
will have the same chances of renew
ing vigorous offensive as had the
Russians In the present instance.
II the Petrograd report can be ac-
cepted, the Germans have been sep
arated, badly cut up and thousands
taken prisoners, SO these forces will
require reformation and rest.
In the western arena of the war the
present lines of battle seem to be fro
zen as il In conformity with the win
! try weather conditions. Rheims, Sois-
sons and Ypres continue to suffer
from the cannonading of the Germans
that has been going on for weeks, but
| there has been no renewal of the con-
centrated German attempt to break
through to the coast, although all
signs seem to indicate that they may
undertake this movement again at any
moment.
Still more troops are being brought
up and it is now said the plan is to
reach the French coast by Dec. TO-
The Germans show few signs of
being staggered by their enormous
losses in Flanders, and dispatches
from Berlin set forth that the Ger
man troops are far better able to stand
exposure to the cold than are the al
lies. The forces Of Emperor William
are trained and clothed for just such
an emergency, while the troops of the
allies, from the south of France, from
Morocco and from India, must neces-
sarily suffer greatly.
The tremendous extent of the bat
ties now raging in the east is appar-
ent from the fact that contests are
now in progress along front extend
ing over 400 miles between the posi-
tions on the extreme north and south
Snow Haits Belgian Battle.
London.-On the snow-covered fields
Of Belgium and France quiet CON
tinues, the only unusual incident being
the bombardment of the towns of Ze.
brugge and Heyst by British warships
with few shells which struck hotels
where the German staff was quar-.
tered and other buildings, while the
German shore batteries we're unable
to reach the warships in reply
No important reports have been re-
ceived recently from Servia from the
scene of the Turkish operations of the
western theater of the war.
The hurger-stricken Belgians on the
border of Holland are pictured as re
sorting to brigandage and reports say
a state of anarchy is approaching.
Arkansas Fires Sweep Nearby States
! Poplar Bluff. Mo-, Nov. 25-Arlan
sas forest fires have spread to Mis-
souri, and are doing damage to wooded
land in this vicinity as well as en-
veloping territory surrounding. Pop
lar Bluffs Is In thick pail of smoke
Many farmers are working independ
emily OF each other in an attempt tt
check the flames. but the intensity O
the fires is increasing. Scores o.
small buildings and miles Of fence.
have BEEN CONSUMED.
New Orleans. La.-Morehouse ant
Caddoa parishes. in the northern sec
tion of the state, were the scenes o
forest fires that swnnt ouar tho etat,