The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-12-19
PROGRESS OF THE WAR

tivity. On the sea and land import.
ant fighting took place.
Early in the week the Germans an
nounced that they had occupied LODI
in Poland, a city of 4O0, 900 inhabit-
ants and a great industrial center.
This forced the Russians back close
to a railroad running between War
| saw and Cracow. The loss of this
railroad would deprive the Russians
of their principal means of supply in
southern Poland. Having taken
Lodz, the Germans souget to cross
the railroad line considerably to the
south of that city, at Piotrkow. This
movement is still in progress, and if
it succeeds the Russians probably
will be forced to suspend their OPP
erations against Cracow and to re-
treat to the vicinity of Tarnow and
even Przemysl. In the last few days,
however, the Russians have been
able to check the German advance
all along the line. and now claim to
have defeated two different armies
advancing upon Warsaw. One came
from the vicinity of Thorn and the
other from Mlawa.
Both the Russians and the Austro-
Germans have adopted the policy of
pressing forward their left wings.
This brings the Russians in contact
with Cracow and the Germansi in con
tact with the Warsaw region. The
Germans met with good success
early in December in advancing their
left toward Warsaw, but if they are
checked in this region the Russians
can continue to advance their left in
the region of Cracow and thus be
able to continue the invasion of Hun
| gary and the German province of
Silesia.
1t has been necessary for the AL
lies in France and Belgium to exert
increased pressure upon the enemy
so as to keep the Germansfr send
ing reinforcements against the Rus
slams. The French and English,
therefore, have displayed consider
able activity in the last week. The
| gains of the French have not been
| considerable, but they have occupied
| the attention of the Germans along
the entire line and have created a
| lively diversion by a threatened in
vasion of Alsace. On the other
hand, the British forces have adj
| vanced to Roulers, 131-2 miles north
| east of Ypres, and thus are able to
take Dixmude in the flank and rear.
Unless the Germans a defeat this
move they will be compelled to aban-
| don the Dixmude line and fall back
considerably farther into Belgium.
| The British advance has a double
| purpose. 1t seeks not only to keep
the Germans fighting, but to force
them back from the Belgian coast,
and if possible to make them aban-
don the submarine base at Zeebrugge.
This would be a great advantage to
the English, as their operations have
been seriously interfered with by
the attacks of German submarines
in the channel.
One of the most remarkable ex-
amples of recovery after defeat has
just been displayed by the Servians,
if their claims are to be credited
About 10 days ago the Austrians de.
feated the Servians with great loss
and occupied Belgrade. Within g
week after this defeat the Servians
led by their monarch, King Peter
returned to the attack and forced the
Austrians to flee. The Servians cap
tured thousands of prisoners anc
many guns. This victory is apt tt
disarrange the Austrians' plans ser
iously once more, and it gives Servis
a new lease of life.
The most interesting event of the
war last week vas the sea fight be
tween the English squadron under
Admiral Sturdee and the German
raiding squadron under Admiral Vol
Spec. About six weeks after his vic
tory over Admiral Cradock's ships
Won Spec sailed from the Pacific int
the Atlantic and was intercepted neal
the Falkland islands by a powerful
English squadron. The names O
the English ships have not yet beer
made public. but they were superior