The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-21
Terrific Battle Expected In Eastern Theatre of War Where Germans Have Been Making Steady Ad- vances = Russians Lined Up for Final Stand.
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 NEARING CAPITAL.
First Line Only Thirty Miles From Big Poland City Austrians Claim Victories In Northern Poland Fight Tn France Con tinues Heavy.

London, Dec. 2i-The Great battlesto the west of Warsaw l has yet to be fought out, iudg-i ing from the indications con veyed in recent despatches3 from Berlin and PetPograd.
 It appears today to British military observers that the Ger ] man contention thai General 1 HindenbuRg had scored a not ] able success over the Russians [ must be qualified. A parallel ] case is found in the recent ! claims of a crushing Russian victory near LodZ which sub i sequently proved to be pre-ma- ! ture and exaggerated.
 Make Steady Advance.
 The German army commanded by General Von Hindenburg has made a steady advance in the direction Of the Polish capital but the Russians. in falling back appear to have taken new positions in strong entrenchments and in spite of the fact that the invaders are within two or three days march of Warsaw there is good reason tu, believe that much hard fighting must come before 1t can be determined whether or not this latest attempt to occupy Warsaw will be crowned with success.
 Along the northern frontier east of Prussia the Russians claim to have the upper hand but further to the south, in Poland as we'll as in Galicias the leaders of the AIlstro- German forces declare they are sweeping the Russians before them. They assert further that they. have cleared the Russians out of west Galtcia-
 Emperor William has so far recov- f-r1-
 turn to the front Here he will spend Christmas. The despatches from Ger many do not say to which front His Majesty has gone but advices received earlier from Berlin lead to the belief that he has turned westward. If this is so the battle conditions the Elm peror will find are far less spectacu- lar than those prevailing in the east.
 A neutral traveller who reached London today from Berlin expresses the opinion that the Germans arc not thinking seriously of a Zeppelin In observer they regard the apprehen- sion and the precautions against Zeppelin attacks taken in London ana other English cities as a great joke
 The heaviest fighting in the West since the Germans made their at tempts to force a way to the English Channel is now in progress, The French and German statements of to- day show that yesterdays engage ments were contested keenly along most of the front from A1sace to Flanders. and on each side claims are made of the capture of trenches and other victories of Importance.
 The German war office gave out what was described as a French army order signed by Gen. Jofre and found on the body of a. French officer, call ing for a. general attack on the Ger mans. The. order recites that heavy endorsements had been received by the allies and it is now our business to clear the fatherland of the invad- ers.''
 In Poland the Russians are offering determined resistance to the German armies advancing on Warsaw Less than 30 miles from the city one Of the most stubb ornly contested battles of the campaign is still in progress, the Russians for three days having held in check the German column tha& is seeking to force a passage of the Bzura river
 Emperor Williams departure for the front, announced yesterday, is said to nave been decided on against Shs ad- vice of his physician, notwithstanding his improvement in health. The Bm- oeror desires to spend Christmas with oiSs +Y-arT,S i'