The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-12-10
WARSAW now
THREATENED
FROM NORTH
GERMAN FORCES ARE COMING
FROM Novo aEpRGIEVsK.
TURKISH CRUISER IS ACTIVE
The 5resIau Was Again Under Fire
From Russian Cruiser and From
AeropIanes. Little Doing In
The Western Field.

London, Dec. s.-Warsaw is now
threatened from the north. The Ger
man forces from AIlawa are pushing
forward along the railroad leading
through Noyo Georgeysk to the Pol
ish capital. Their lines extend over
to Przasnysz, 20 miles east where
they are now engaged by the Rus
SLAMS. Przasnysz is so miles from
Warsaw. This is indicated not only
in the movements OF the German
troops which have been extended
lduring the last few days but the Rus
sian officials statement mentions
fighting in that section. The lighting
in that section is still in progress.
Warship Under Fire.
Petrograd, Dec 9.--The German
Turkish cruiser Breslau is again OPP
Grating in the Black Sea. The Bres-
lau appeared OFF Sebastopol Monday
it was officially announced to-day and
was driven or The warship was at
tackled both by the Russian cruisers
in the harbor and aeroplanes which
Iendeayored to drop bombs on the
hostile warship.
Russia Defeated in Hungary.
Budapest, Dec. 9.--An official com.
Imunication stated that the Russion
forces which invaded northern Hun
gary had been repulsed The state
lment follows;
The enemy who entered the coun-
tries OF Saros and Miemplin are
ieyerywhere liz fun retreats Our.
troops are already in Galacian ter.
Iritory at several points. Only two or
three communities In Hungarian ter
Iritory are in the hands of the enemy"
Little Advantage Gained.
Paris, Dec. 9.-Artillery dueIs ex.
tending over the entire line from the
sea to the river Lys and along the
Aisne and French Advances in the
Argonne are reported in the official
bulletin today. The French artillery
holds the advantage over the Ger.
mans in the Aisne region. In the Ar
come the Germans succeeded in dy-
namting a trench but otherwise the
advantage rested with the French.
Violated Red Cross Signals.
Berlin, by wireless to London, Dec.
9.-Oficial announcement of the bonn
bardment of building flying a Red
Cross flag because 1t was discovered
to conceal a French battery was
made in the war Office statement to.
: 6aV "(IrnnnH hao han,, s,x
( Argonne and many prisoners have
been taken, the statement says. West
OF Rheims We bombarded building
flying the Red Cross flag. Our aero
planes having discovered a French
battery hidden behind IT,"
Allies are Gaining.
/ London, Dec. "a correspondent
OF the Daily Express telegraphing
from the Belgian frontier says:
The German divisional headquar-
tiers was removed from Roulers when
shell began to fall In the town after
the British had recaptured Passchen-
daele, eleven miles northeast of
Ypres. This indicates a distinct and
Important advance by the allies"
keiser's Condition Serious.
Amsterdam, by way of London,
Dec. 9.-Kaiser Wilhelm is Seriously
/ ill. Messages received from Berlin to
day say the kaiser is suffering from
pneumonia and his condition is aggra-
waited by nervous depression caused
by remaining with the troops in the
field. He is also suffering from a con.
tinual headache. The Berlin messages
say the kaiser Is extremely violent
toward his advisors and those around
him. The court physicians have ad-
Vised against his returning to the
front.
General Reyers Slain.
Johannesburg, Dec. g.. Brig. Gem
eral Christion Frederick Byers, one
of the leaders Of the rebellion in the
Union Of South Africa, has been shot,
lit is officially announced, and is be.
tlieved to be dead.
General Beyers formerly was com.
mandant general OF the defense
forces in the Union of South Africa
but resigned last September be-
fcause OF his dissaproval OF British
action against the Germans in Africa
He Joined with Gen. Christian De
Wet in rebellion but his forces met
with several defeats.
4 Recently General De Wet was can.
ltured after a long pursait BY union
contingent.
Sentenced to Death.
London. Dec. S.--conyicted Of high
treason by the Durham court. Mich.
tolaa Aalers, former German consul
lat Sunderland. Was today sentenced
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