Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-27
BOLD ADVANCE OF GERMAN GE.N
ERAL SAID TO HAVE BEEN
DECISlvELY CHECKED
BY SLAVS,
AT LEAST 10000 PRISONERS
CLAIMED TAKEN AT KUTN0W
Berlin Admits nothing But States
Muscovites Have Been Reinforced
West Flanders and France
Arena of Warfare Quieter
Than For Months

London, Nov. 25.-The battle which
is being fought in the region between
the Vistula and Warthe rivers in Po-
land appears to have turned in favor
of the Russians. In fact, a special
dispatch from Petrograd to Paris says
the Russian army already has won a
decisive victory.
While this may be an eXaggeration,
both the Russian and the German Of
fetal reports suggest General Won
Hindenburg's second thrust at War
saw has been checked. Grand Duke
Nicholas, commander in chief of the
Russian forces, for two days in sue
cession has recorded partial successes
in this great battle and last night the
German general staff says the arrival
of Russian achievements has post
poned a decision.
Confident of Outcome.
Both sides have expressed the great
est confidence in the outcome of this
battle. Grand Duke Nicholas and Gen
eral Won Hindenburg heretofore have
been so successful in their strategy
that their adherents look upon them
as almost unbeatable.
The German papers only recently
were talking of a general Russian re-
tirement despite the fact that the Rus
slams have been advancing steadily in
Galicia, have repulsed the Austro-Ger-
man attack before Cracow, hold part
Of the German territory in East Prus-
STA and were opposing General con
Hindenburg'S advance on Warsaw
1t is the same in Petrograd. All
the correspondents declare it is GER
tain Russian numbers must tell when
the Germans have reached the ground
on which Grand Duke Nicholas has
chosen 70 give battle
Plan Attack in West.
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, however,
that they will make another effort to
get through to the French coast and
perhaps at the same time try to
force the line of French fortresses in
the Argonne region.
The Germans have been bombarding
violently Ypres in Flanders, scissors
in the Aisne valley and Rheims; while
they have beer making attacks in
force in the Argonne region. The
French claim tho assaults in the last
named region have been repulsed,
while 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
expect the next blow.
Many Germans Claimed Captured.
Petrograd, Nov. 24-While official
announcements regarding the great
battle between the Russian and Ger
man armies in Poland were meager,
it was openly declared in army cir
cles that General Won Hindenburg has
suffered practically complete defeat in
his bold attack against the Russian
center. Official advices, it was as
serted, would soon be made public de-
failing the extent of the Russian VIC
tory.
Some of the military critics even
went so far as to say that it is now
only a question of how many Germans
succeeded in escaping i'll the region
bounded by the Vistula and Warthe
rivers. 1t was declared that at Kut-
now, Is miles west of Lowicz, the Rus
slams had taken 10000 prisoners.
Official announcements merely stat
ed that the Russian position continues
satisfactory and that another impor-
tant battle is taking place between
Czenstochowa and Cracow.
Admits Russian Reinforcements.
Berlin, Nov. 24-All the Berlin
newspapers comment favorably and
very hopefully on the possible out
come of the fighting in Poland. They
express the opinion that these engage
ments may decide the entire Russian
campaign, if not the outcome of the
war. The official statement said the
arrival of Russian reinforcements had
postponed decision of the battle"
London, Nov, 24-The battle in
East Prussia seems to have died
down, but the Russians continue to
advance in Galicia and are still fight
ing on the Cneztochowa-Cra front.
Allies Rest in West.
IN Flanders and in France the