The Sentinel=record., 1914-11-24
GERMANS SUFFER A DEFEAT
Gen. Won Hndenburg's Second At
tempt TO Reach Warsaw Has Again
Resulted in a Serious Defeat for
German Arms in Frozen Poland.

London, Nov. 23.-9:3O p. m.-The
battle which is being fought in the
region between the Vistula and War
ia rivers in Poland appears to have
turned in favor of the Russians. In
fact, a special dispatch from Petro-
grad to Paris says that the Russian
army already has won decisive
victory While this may be an ex-
aggeration, both the Russian and the
German official reports suggest that
General Won Hindenburgs second
tnrust at Warsaw has been checked
Grand Duke Nicholas, commander
in-chief of the Russians forces, for
two days in succession has recorded
partial successes in this great battle
and tonight the German general staff
says that the arrival of Russian re-
Inducements mas postponed a dec-
sion.
Both sides have expressed the
greatest confidence in the outcome OF
this battle Grand Duke Nicholas
and General Won Hindenburg forces
have been so successful in their
strategy that their adherents look
upon them as almost unbeatable
The German papers only this morn.
ing were ia king OF a general Rus.
sian retirement despite the fact the
Russians have been advancing stead
lily in Galician have ropulsed the
Austro-German attack before era
COW, nold part of the German terri
tory in East Prussia and were oppos-
ing General Won Hindenburg's ad-
Vance on Warsaw. 1t is the same in
Petrograd. All the correspondents
declare it is certain Russian mum
bers must tell when the Germans
have reached the ground on which
tae Grand Duke Nicholas has chosen
to give them battle.
While undertaking immense tasks
in the east the Germans, according
to all accounts, are preparing to
launch another offensive movement
in the west. Just where this is to be
is known, of course, by the general
staff alone. 1t is believed here. how
ever, they will make another effort
TO set through 10 tne French coast
and perhaps at the same time try to
force the line of French fortresses in
the Argonne region.
The Germans have been violently
bombarding Ypres in Flanders, Sois-
sons in the Aisne valley and Rheims
while they have been making attacks
in force in the Argonne region. The
French claim the assaults in the last
named region have been repu sed,
wnile the Germans in direct contra
diction say that they have been gain.
ing ground steadily.
Any or all of this activity may be
intended to divert attention from the
quarter in which the supreme attack
is to be made; but the allies are sure
to discover soon wnere they must ex-
pect the next blow.
In order to ward off the possibility
of the Germans trying again to move
along the coast the British fleet has
been bombarding their positions from
the sea.
Turkey as usual reports victories
over the Russians in the Caucasus
and the British in Egypt, but these
lack confirmation. The English on
the other nand issued an account to-
night of successful British operations
in the Persian gulf. The same state
ment tod of the defeat of British
force sent against German East AT,
RIGA.
British naval airmen, including
Flight Lieutenant Sippe, one of those
who destroyed Zeppelin shed and
AN airship at Dusseldorf before the
Germans took Antwerp, have made
still more daring raid from French
territory over Freidrichshaten. Ac-
cordng to the ayiators they dropped
bombs which damaged the Zeppelin
factory at that place. One of the
planes was brought down by German
guns but the others escaped without
lsustaining damage.