, 1914-12-24
WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED

statement that would give verify &C
h unofficial claims made last week
to a great victory by the Germans ir
Poland.
In Poland, the Germans continue &c
close in on Warsaw, forcing their
wedge nearer the city. They have
reached the Russian position on the
6zura river and are less than thirt,
miles from Warsaw. Heavy Rus.
sian r~einforcements are being dis
patched to the front and undoubted
iy severe fighting Is In progress
Petrosrsd reports that the Germans
have sustained great losses In their
attempts to reach Warsaw, while
General Won ~Hindenburg states that
the casualties among the Russians
are enormous.
The Berlin official statement says
1--WE continue to pursue the retreat
Ing enemy" referring to the Rus
SLAMS.
In contradiction Of this, the latest bull.
ietins issued at P%etrograd declare
that the Russian cavalry and van.
guard troops "are chasing energet
icalIy the beaten Germans" In the
direction Of Mlawa.
Russia reports a IuII on the left bank
of the vistuIa.
Petroorad says nothing Of the fighting
on the right bank Of the vlstuIs,
but declares that a number Of fierce
encounters have taken place on the
front of the 1zura and Rawa rivers
NgaefNu ard fran Marca na NL,a
6zura two German companies are
declared to have been annihilated.
Austria reports the appearance Of
strong Russian forces In Galicia, de-
clares that In the carpathians at
tacks by the Russians have been re
pulsed; that the Austrian troops
have advanced to Tuchow and that
a great battle Is developing north
Of Lupkow pass.
trian attempts to crush servia will
for the present be abandoned.
The operations Of the allies in Elan.
ders, after a long period Of sporadic
fighting at detached points, appar
emily have now assumed the charac.
ter Of a general movement In an at.
tempt to press back the entire west.
ern end of the German line.
Standing out prominently from among
the claims and counter-ciaims of the
allies and Germans of successes
won or attacks roPuIsed on the bat
tie line In Flanders and France lie
the German admission of the French
assertion that the Germans have
lost a trench some 1870 feet in length
to the southeast of Bethune.
As to the fighting elsewhere along
side records In its official statement
advances by It's forces or attacks Of
the enemy repealed.
The allies, according to Paris, con-
tInue to gain ground In Belgium and
France. Berlin asserts the German
operations have resulted In repulse
to the allies at various places, In
some instances with heavy casualties.
Paris says the French artillery has
destroyed we heavy batteries in the
region Of verdun.
Emperor William has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to return
to the front, where he will spend
Christmas.
Persistent rumors are current that a
German cruiser has been sunk off
the oas of Scotland.
The allied fleet Is reported to have
begun a bombardment Of the Darda-
neIles. Nothing Is yet known Of the
result.
King Christian Of Denmark, King
Gustav Of Sweden and King Haakon
Of Norway, who met in conference
at Malmo to formulate a plan to
combine their respective Interests
during the war, reached an agree
ment on the special questions raised.
saved during the fighting of the
Falkland Islands, Dec. 8, wne the
British squadron under Admiral Sir
Frederick Sturdee, defeated and semi
to the bottom a German squadron
composed Of the cruisers Scharn-
horst, Gnelsenau, Nurnburg and
Leipzig, sailed from Montevideo for
England on board the steamer Crown
Of Galicia.
DUO d'orieans, the pretender, offers to
return to exile after the war II
France will permit him to serve
through the conflict.
Troops from the tropics are suffering
intensely from the cold In their pc.
sItions In the Belgian trenches. This
Is especially true Of the sene9sIese.
In many s their toes or feet have
been frozen SO badly that amputa.
tions have been necessary.
Following the enforcement Of a sim
liar measure against Englishmen,
the German government will intern
all French males between the AGES
Of ten and sixty who are residing
In Germany. They will be taken to
a camp near Holsemlnden.
A prominent neutral traveller, who