Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12
German Advance on Warsaw
Also Gets Attention of
the London Press
RUSSIANS CLAIM
SUCCESS IN SOUTH
Announce That Operations
About Cracow Turning
Against the Enemy

Both the French and the Ger
man official statements of today
Indicate that the new attempts Of
the allies to throw back the Ger
mans In Belgium have been check
Cd, and, that In the region OF
Ypres the Germans have not only
hurled back the oncomIng forces
but in turn have made an ad-
vance.
The Paris announcement states
that several German attacks were
made and that three Of them
were completely repuIsed. 1t Is
admitted, however, that at one
point the Germans succeeded In
reaching one Of the first line
trenches Of the allies. Elsewhere
In Flanders, however, continued
progress Is reported. The German
statement merely says that gains
have been made In Flanders.
The fighting In the Argonne
region continues TO be the subject
Of conflicting claims. The French
war Office asserts that two Ger
man attacks there were repulsed
and that tho allies have pushed
forward several trenches. Ber-
I'm reports progress east and west
of the Argonne forest. Each Of
ficial statement, moreover, tells
Of advantages won In the artillery
encounter. which apparently is
proceeding with undlmInlshed In
tsnsity.
The Berlin war Office states, as
petrograd virtually comedies, that
the German advance In Poland Is
continuing. The situation In
East Prussia, where the R~ssians
have Invaded German territory,
remains unchanged, and there is
no further news from the. battle
for the possession Of cracow,
GalicIa.
London, Dec. 1.-THE reported rou
the Austrian forces in Servia, tn
orders of which country they cross
triumphantly just two weeks ago
gether with the steady advance o
Le German center In the direction o
Farsaw on this, the third German in
Lsion of Russian Poland, dominate tn.
ar news today.
After occupying Lodz the German!
I've been pushing to the northeast to
ard Warsaw along the railroads ant
le dispatch from Petrograd estimates
at they are only fifteen miles from
e Polish capital, while another mes
.ge from Petrograd, speculating OF
e possible fall of Warsaw, warns the
ussian people that the abandonment
this city, If such a move becomes
,cessary, should be regarded as {
rategic operation on the part of the
lssians, rather than a decided Ger
an victory. 1t will be recalled thai
similar view was expressed when the
lssians retired from Lodz.
conceding in effect the
ogress Of the Germans, the Russians
dying from dispatches reaching Lon
n contend that the tide is running
their favor in the sanguinary fight
g south of Cracow, where combined
forces are endeavorine
move northward. They also declare
at they are holding in check the Ger.
an forces pushing down toward War.
W from East Prussia.
It would appear today that the Ser.
an retirement before the Austrians
me weeks ago was in reality a move.
ent for strategic purposes. Their
arp return blow, if the Nish reports
e to be accepted, has been extra.
ainarily effective.
After sustaining enormous losses the
lstrlans are being rapidly driven to
9 northwest, in the direction of their
N borders.
In the western arena of the conflict
e allies are applying pressure against
3 whole German line in France and
lgium, and while they appear to be
liking slight advances, they have not
yet taken advantage of the transfer
German forces to the east to essay
general advance.
Emperor William is better, according
a report reaching here from Berlin,
| he appears still to be confined to
, room.
The British admiralty remains silent
lcerning the reported German sub
lrine raid on Dover yesterday morn.
: and the public today is speculating
to whether over-zealous correspond
ts were not partly responsible FOR
> episode.