South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-24
RumOrS That Kaiser is About to
Size for Termination of War
Are Said to be Inspired by
the English.
CALL SITUATION AT
BOTH FRONTS GOOD
Military Experts Declare Teu-
ton Armies in Belgium and
Russia Are Better Prepared
for Winter Than Enemies.

4, BERLIN. Nov. 24.-CVia Amster-
dam. 1T is claimed at the war Of
flee today that the German armies IN
Poland have succeeded in cutting
some OF the lines Of communication
upon which the Russians depend and
that this Will greatly impede the
movements of troops to resist the
continued offensive by the German
and Austrian forces.
The military experts are unanimous
in declaring that the Russian rein
forcements which have reached the
front will be more than offset by the
vigor OF the attacks made by fresh
German troops who have also been
sent to the battle ground in Poland.
The confidence that the war office
officials express as to ultimate victory
is reflected in the German press. The
Cologne Gazette, apparently officially
inspired, declares that reports of
Gerl1an desires for peace are inspired
by English and asserts t1At they
should bo consigned to the region of
highest political idiocy."
RumOrs of Peace Foolish.
Our foes are foolish to spread
such rumors that we are seeking
peace" says the Gazette. The posi-
tions Of the German army, neither in
the east nor in the west is critical.
Germanys military operations on all
the battle grounds are progressing IA
VOrably. Neith6x military officials nor
civilians can see any reason which
might mike Germany desirOus of con-
cluding peace"
Maj Mohrat. military expert of the
Tagebiatt, asserts that the cold
weather Will be of great benefit TO the
Germans because of the training they
have undergone for winter campaigns
and their superior equipment for cold
weather.
The French troops from the south,
the colonials and the Indian troops,
on the contrary he says, will suffer
severely from conditions due TO the
arrival of winter" According 10 Mai.
Mohrat there has been no change in
the front in Belgium since DiXmude
was stOrmed and taken by the Ger
mans. He adds that the lines near
the Franco Belgian frontier seem TO
be frozen in" and intimates that no
immediate change may be expected
there.
Russians Forced to Move
Mai. MOhrat, who is closely in touch
with the war Offices and has access to
the reports received, reviewed the sit
uation more fully.
''To reinforce their troops in west
err Poland" he said, the Russians
have been compelled TO draw upon
the forces left To garrison Warsaw.
This leaves NovO Georgievsk without
support except for the Russian troops
north of the Nistula. who after being
badly beaten in their attempt to in
wade East Prussia are falling back
in a demoraliZed condition.
The hurried dispatch of the War
saw troops TO the front shows that
the Russians are making a final des-
perate effort to save the day. The
Russians west of the Nistula have been
unable 10 retire upon the Warsaw
Tvangorod line because OF our victory
at Wlociawek and our rapi3 advance
up the Vistula. but have been forced
10 offer battle on a front about Lodz.
This is considerable distance from
their base and the farther the Ger
mans can draw the Russians away
from their base, the greater Will be
the Russian defeat