The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-26
Advance Of Latter
Checked.
CAMPAIGN IN POLAND
Apparent Retreat Of Cars
Forces Merely Strategic.
lUREO KAISER's FORCES ON
Familiar Trick Of Russian Arms
Successfully Repeated.

Petrosrad. Nov. e4-The Germans
have abandoned their main purpose of
pressing the Russians along the banks
Of the Bzurs. Toward their own ar
tallery positions along the frontier
southwark from Ksliscz the Germans
are now on the defensive
London. Nov. 2t.--Thst the tide 10
turning In favor Of the Russians once
more In East Prussia and In the vitai
battles in Poland is indicated by dis
patches received from correspondents
n Petroerad containing unofiicial
news The unofYicial news 10 that
the Russians defeated the Germans az
Kutno. between the Warthe and the
vistula and twenty-five miles north
west Of Lowiscz and captured $4,000,
and that the Russians have taken
Gumbeinnen In East Prussia. Q town
which had been q difIicult obstacle In
the advance toward Insterburg.
Ths German general star announced
mat the appearance Of Russian rein
forcements in Poland n postponins
the decision Of the battle In that re-
gion. This statement IL taken to
mean that the Russians are employing
tactics similar to the stroke which
turned the Germans back from War
saw on Oct. ls-suddenly striking
with q large body Of fresh troops
which had been massed and held ready
for the emergency. This strategy has
been characteristic of Russian opers-
lions since the beginning of the war.
Russian retreats have seldom been
profitable to their opponents.
Situation In the West.
The important news from the fight
ing In the west mentioned a series of
attacks by the Germans In the Ar
gonne. north of verdun. Paris says
these attacks were repulsed after hard
lighting. Berlin asserts that the Ger.
man troops are gaining ground slowly.
In Belgium and northern France artil-
iery fighting continues and the Ger.
mans bombarded Ypres, the region OF
Scissors and Rheims.
The first EYE witness" story ever
issued by the French government sum
marizes the operations from Nov. 10
to Nov. 21. and says that the German
artillery attack has lesscned in vio-
lence. The Germans are reported to
be short OF ammunition. The allied
artillery has more than he'd its own.
Naval Loss For Germany.
The Germans have suffered a fur.
Their naval loss-a destroyer, the S-l2s.
accidentally sunk by Danish steamer
not far from Copenhagen. and a sub
marine. the ILLS, discovered and
rammed on the north coast of Scot
land by British patrol ship. The
crews were rescued.
Turkey claims a victory over the
British near FL Kantara. Just east OF
the Suez canal, and states that fight
Ing is going ON at the canal. A British
force has occupied Basra on the Per
sian gulf.
England admits a defeat by the Ger
mans In German East Africa. and that
there were heavy losses.
Winston Churchill announced in the
house OF commons that three British
aviators made a fight OF $50 miles. 12O
miles over German territory, and
dropped bombs on the German Yep
pelin factory at Friedrichshafen. dam
aging the factory and one Zeppelin.
One aviator was captured.
Great Battle . Deadlock.
In Belgium and northern France the
battle seems 10 have settled down to a
constant and destructive cannonading,
the Germans centering their lombard
ment OF Ypres and nearby villages. on
positions northeast OF scissors and on
Rheims. in the east center Of the line
Weather conditions and foo Is prevent
extensive movements by infantry. II
seems apparent from the official re-
ports that neither side has obtained
any important advantage. although the
Germans are slowly running the town
Of Ypres.
II is unofficially reported that the
Germans are rushing reinforcements
20 Belgium. getting ready, apparently.