Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
Germans Battle Through
Russian Lines Over Bodies
of Their Comrades.
BERLIN CLAIMS HEAVY
CAPTURES Of PRISONERS
Fortresses of Przemysl and Cra-
COW Reported as Still
Intact.
ilIEv CROWDED WITH TEUToNs
.,ilies Cease Claiming Tremendous
Victory In Northern
Poland.

LONDON, December 5.--Whilc reports
continue to come into London that the
battle OF Lod1 has ended I'm Russian
victory, an official confirmation still
is lacking, ana X is apparent 10 Brit
ish observers that conditions In the
north of Poland are to-day virtually
the came AZ they were one week ago.
after the German army had been saved
from overwhelming defeat by the brill
liant operation OF General Mackensen.
Details OF the Lodz sighting are be-
ginning to filter through, aud they
Easily prove II 10 have been the most
bloody struggle of the entire war The
Germans are described as fighting their
way through the. Russian lines over
the hcapcd-up bodies of their COM
:aacs. Berlin claims heavy captures
OF prisoners in this struggle. while
from Kicy comes the announcement
that the fortress there is crowded with
German prisoners fncidentally. kic.
reports that since the beginning of the
war. 10000 soldiers and $500 officers
have passcd through Kicv as prisoners
OF war.
The allies have ceased claiming q
tremendous victory in Northern Poland
but they do assert that the operations
there have been a strategic defeat for
Germany and Il tactical victory for
Russia.
RUSSIANS NOT DIVERTED
FROM ATTACKS ~ GAI.IGIh
The Russians would appear not yet
TO hnyc been diverted from their at
tacks in Gaiicia and the. Invasion Of,
hungary. but the fortrcsses of
Frzrmysl and Cracow still arc intact,
and arc likely to put up stronger
defense against the Russians than did
the belgian forts against the Germans.
ihilean decisive defeat can be in
uictcd on the Austrian army at CZcn
i stoch0wa, st Is argued in London, 1t Is
not probable that the. sRuSsIsn army
OF the south viii be in position TO
begin any scrious invasion of Silesia
until Crncows mas bcsn reduced
An eyewitness with the British
forces in France reports that both sides
IN West Flanders, arc engaged IN siege
operations, and that the Germans have
almost entirely abandoned their in
fantry assaults i'm force. 4 novel Kind
or warfare. recalling the hand-to hand
combats OF "a century ago but with
in,renching and engineering features
nndreamcd OF before the days OF tho
present powerful explosives. is fea-
turc OF the lighting along tho western
battle front. ss
An official report from Vienna adj
mits that the advance OF the Austrians
has been prevented by violent attacks
from strong hostile forces covering
the Servian retreat. No hint is given
as TO the identity OF these forces. but
the opinion IL expressed in London
that Russian aid has reached the
sorely-pressed Serbs. Berlin reports
that such help Will be no longer pos
sihlc. for the reason that the blowing
Yp of the great tunnel Tekija has
flockeds1 communication with Rou-
mania and made impossible the pas
sage OF Russian transports along the
Danube. r
Aviators of the allies, according to
= Berlin dispatch have resumed opera
,ions by dropping bombs lin the neigh
borhood OF Freiburg and Beisgau.