Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-05
POLAND BATTLE
MOST IMPORTANT
Kaiser Sending His Strongest
and Best Armies Against
the SlavS.
PETROGRAD ADMITS A CHECK
German Counter Attack Stops Russian
Right Wina-Teuton Fleet Bonn
bards Iibau and Damages
City and Harbor.
--latest DisbakcAes.

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London.-The Germans and Aus
trian have turned after their retreat
from the Vistula to face the Russians
| in East Prussia, in big battle, but the
most important will be that in Poland.
where the Germans are sending their
strongest and best armies in the hope
of smashing the Russian center. This
would compel the Russians to fall
back on the Vistula and relieve Silesia
from the immediate danger of an in
yasion.
Russians Checked.
A Petrograd dispatch says that the
battle now being fought in the north
west corner of Poland may be regard
ed as possibly the most critical yet
fought in the Russian campaign and
although little information is obtain
able, it looks as though the victorious
Russian advance has suffered a check
as it is evident the German counter
attack has compelled the Russians to
concentrate a considerable distance
to the rear of the line reached by
their right flank. One of the ablest
critics in the Army Messenger admits
that a new phase of the war has
opened which is likely to have a de-
cisive influence on the whole cam
paign.
Battle for Big Stake.
Petrograd correspondent says
Emperor William is stalking his all on
the great battle in Poland. He has
brought his finest troops from France,
borrowed the best cavalry, namely the
Hungarian Horse, depleted his garri-
sons by moving their guns wherever
possible, and now strikes for victory
or death. Having based all his hopes
crushing France, he now is SINH
larly turning on Russia, and this bat
tie must decide the fate of Germany's
whole adventure.
Germans Shell Libau.
German cruisers and torpedo boat
destroyers bombarded the naval har-
Dor here for more than four hours"
says a Libau, Russia, correspondent
Several factories were damaged and
a petroleum reservoir was shelled and
destroyed by fire. The railway sta
ton and some houses in the poorer
parts of the town also suffered The
Germans sank several small cargo
steamers at the entrance to the har-
Dor. Five persons were killed by the
shells, including a woman and over
thirty persons were wounded.
Russians Dissatisfied?
The first signs of dissatisfaction in
Russia with the part the other allied
nations are planning in the war
against Germany are declared to be |
evident in Petrograd.
Reports say Russian authorities are |
emphasizing the fact that despite the |
invasion of the cars troops in Ga |
licia and East Prussia, the French |
and English have been unable to |
drive the Germans from France, al |
though the kaiser weakened his forces |
in the west in order to combat the |
Russian advance. 1t now is admitted |
the Germans have been able to re- |
sumo the offensive from Thorn and |
are again pressing forward in Poland |
toward Flock. |
A Big Battle in Prussia.
A dispatch from Petrograd says |
that a terrific battle of unexampled
violence has been proceeding for four
days around Soldau. The cannonad-
ing has been maintained night and
day. The Russians are advancing at
any cost to avenge their check at
Soldau and are throwing themselves
at the Germans with indescribable
fury. They have carried position aft
er position by assault, in spite of the
internal fire of the Germans
Smashed Army Train
Terrible toll was taken by the guns
of a part of the allied fleet off Bel
GUM when a German troop train,
rushing re-enforcements to the battle
was going into questions of reason
ableness of the rates.
line, was struck by shells from the |
warship, wrecked, set on fire and COM
p1etely destroyed
Russians Win in Bukowina.
A dispatch received from Marmor-
nitza, on the Austro-Rumanian from
tier, says furious fighting is going on
in the northern part of the crown land
of Bukowina- The Russian troops are
described as victorious. As they ad-
vance the Austrians are fleeing in
great disorder.