Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-30
GERMAN FORCES
CUT THEIR WAY
ATTACK UPON POLISH CAPITAL
is KEPT UP WITHOUT HALT
IN SHIFT OF FORCES.
FRONT SEVENTY MILES LONG
Terrific Fighting Reported All Along
the Line in Eastern Battlefield,
Where the Germans Have
Ten Army Corps.

London, Dec. 24-The Germans
have succeeded in one of the great OBJ
jects OF their offensive against Rus
STA. They have forced Grand Duke
Nicholas to withdraw his forces from
Cracow, the gateway to upper Silesia,
the enormously wealthy industrial
district of Germany which has so long
been threatened by the Russians.
Having advanced to within twenty
two miles of Warsaw, the Germans de-
cided to draw the Russians away from
Cracow, where they were massing for
an attack in force, by threatening
their communications
Russians Are Routed.
Large bodies of Russian troops were
north and east, when the Germans,
while not relaxing their efforts along
the line from SochacZew to Skiernie-
vice, in the movement toward War
force, in the vicinity of Miachow and
Andrejew, Immediately northeast of
Cracow.
The Russians were forced back all
the way across the Nida river, near
its junction with the Vistula, thirty
miles east of Cracow.
The objective of the Austro-G German
forces in this vicinity in their en-
deavor to cut off the Russian army
near Cracow, appears to be Kielce.
Germans in Force.
Their front extent is about seventy
miles from the right bank of the Nida
Their strength is estimated at eight
to ten army corps 100000 to 100000
mem.
The Germans on Dec. IS attacked
the suburbs of Pinczow, twenty-five
miles east of Miechow, and crossed
the river. Subsequently they were
thrown hack with losses.
The Russians are in force along
the Pilica river, southeast of Pietrkow
The gap between that position and the
Nida river is occupied by five divisions
of German cavalry.
The two Russian armies are seek
ing to unite, moving in the direction
of Oposzno. Near this place an Aus
trian force was defeated several days
ago.
Germans Over Bzura.
Gen Mackensen Headquarters, Rus
sian Poland, Dec 19.-Delayed.-The
Germans already have crossed the
Bzura, and it is thought that the Rus
slams will be obliged to fall back still
farther, although they are attempting
to check the German advance by a
counter offensive The correspondent
met 1000 prisoners today east of Lo-
wicz.
Germans Near Warsaw.
London. Dec. 24.-The main line of
the Russian defense before Warsaw
has been withdrawn to within twenty
miles of the Polish capital.
This was indicated in reports from
Petrograd today of the desperate fight
ing which is in progress west and
southwest of the city. The Russians
are stubbornly opposing the attempts
of the Germans on the Bzura and
Sawa rivers, but the forces of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg have sue
ceeded in establishing themselves In
strong positions on the BZura north OF
Scehaozow.
City Not Defended.
Previous reports from Petrograd
have intimated that Skierniewicz, Az
miles southwest of Warsaw on the
railroad line leading to the fortress,
would be abandoned, and that this
place was not defended is evident
from the fact that the foremost Ger
man position is east Of the Town.
Fighting Is Heavy.
Berlin, Dec. Wireless via Say
yilIe)-So far as can be determined
from the reports available the situa-
ton has not altered materially on
either front in the last twenty-four
hours, says an announcement made to-
day by the official press bureau.
Unquestionably the announcement
continues, heavy fighting is proceed
ing along the Bzura, where one may
reasonably assume the Russian posi-
ton to be extremely strong. Their
right apparently rests on the Vistula.
affording them protection from flank
attacks and in the rear are the fort
resses of Neyo Georgievsk and War
saw.