Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-26
Germans Do Not Admit
They Have Suffered Bad
Defeat in the East
RUSSIANS CONTINUE
TO CLAIM VICTORY
England Claims to Have
Destroyed Naval Base
With Bombardment

Reports from Russian sources dur
lng the last two days of an important
victory in the war with Austria and
Germany are at variance with an Of
fetal statement today from Berlin.
While the German military authorities
stated previously that the advance
toward Warsaw had been checked by
the arrival of Russian reinforcements,
there was no indication in today's
statement that any decisive results
had been attained by either OF the
opposing forces.
The official statement speaks con-
fidently of the German operations IN
the east, saying that a counter OHen-
siye Russian movement between the
Vistula and Warta rivers, the scene OF
the main action, had failed. TO the
north, in East Prussia, it is said, all
Russian attacks were repulsed, while
sim liar results are reported to have at
tended the efforts of the enemy in the
movement against Cracow.
Latest advices from Petrograd make
no departure from previous claims OF
important successes, so that the sltua-
tion il tie east remained obscure.
New Naval Base Destroyed.
cadcn. Nov. 25.-The destruction
OF Germans rudimentary naval base
at Zcebrugge by shell fire from Brit
ish and French warships, together
with Germans grim preparations for
her renewed attempts to crush a way
through the allied line to the French
( fr>~st Wara tho roon' sienlhc9r* To-
lures in the news today reaching On
don from the western arena OF the
war.
with the smashing of the suhma-
rllt.a. Wnlcn me Gernans Aau pcen 30
laboriously assembling at Zeebrugge,
the allied fleet has been removed from
that point on the coast. 1t is now felt
here there is little danger of an under
go raid and as additional news dis
retehes are received from the other
Size of the channel it is apparent that
the damage inflicted by the fire OF the
warsnirs at Zeebrugge was far more
extensive than was at first supposed
Some reports received in London
set forth that the Germans already
have started another attack on the
allied front in Flanders which will be
more intense and formidable than any
hitherto undertaken. 1t is apparent
that the Germans have been carefully
preparing for this move for some days
past. The situation precludes the pos
sibility of secret attack, and it is
said that the invaders have gone
ahead with their plans quite openly
keeping secret only the point Where
they purposed to center their often
sive movement. 1t is the opinion OF
military observers mere that the next
onslaught will be particularly menac-
ing, because the Germans, profiting by
the mistakes previously made, VIII
keen far enough away from the coast
to avoid the naval guns and will not
waste their energy by advancing at
several points at the same time but
will concentrate all their efforts on
one spot where they hope to break
through by sheer weight of numbers.
Having shattered the Prusslan
guard however, when it attempted the
feat, the allies say they have every
reason to face the present situation
with confidence.
Russians Hold Own.
Petrograd, Nov. 25.-The Russian
defense against the German left IS
holding fast, according to trustworthy
information reaching Petrograd thls
morning. Furthermore the Russians
are assuming the offensive on the Ger
man right.
The German advance from Wielun,
south of Warta, has been checked after
severe fighting.
The Germans are said to be receiving
heavy reinforcements between the Wis
tula and the Warta.