Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-05
GERMAN ADVANCE INTO
POLAND FAILED OF
IT'S Obj ECT
CLOSE IN ON CRACOW


L no lllllt Hlll'' WV w. o'-
~ has the veil Of secrecy been so
closely drawn over the operations Of
the armies Of the theatres Of the con-
flict
Although it is known that the fight
ing on a vicious character is still be-
ing carried on in the eastern zone
and that there have been isolated
combats here and there along the en-
trenchcd lines in Belgium and France,
nothing is at hand to show how the
fortunes Of war are being distributed
"At no place along the entire front
has there been any notable incident
saws the Paris official communication
referring to the situation in the west
OF the trend of events in the east
Vienna declares the fighting in north
Poland continues, but that in all other
zones quiet prevails.
Unofficial Reports.
Unofficial advices say the Russians
have been victorious in Poland ana
mat the Germans have lost large
numbers of men. one report has II
that in the fighting between the VS.
tula and the Warta the Germans lost
twothirds of their army.
France is soon to call up Tor eN-
animation three hundred thousand OF
her youths who are liable to service
in 1916. Their military training prop
ably will be begun in March and they
will be ready for service in July
Chccrcd War Talk.
In the Italian parliament the state
mcnt OF deputy In speech lhal
he hopcd soon TO see the Italian trl-
colors waving from the tower of st
Justus in Trieste brought forth lhuh-
dcl- of applause.
General Christian De Wet, the rebel
leader in South Africa, has been
uIaccd under guard in the fortress at
johannesburg,
The Swiss federal council, in an Of
nciaI communication, says there has
bcen renewed activity by the trench
and German forces i'm upper Alsace
The Austrian general Won Stutter-
helm is reported to have been killed
in battle.
LONDON. Dec 4.-GO:30 p, nj
There is stil lacking reliable news OF
the progress of the battle IN PoIahu'
which continues to mOnOpollze inter-
est An unofficial dispatch from Pc
troarad saws the battle of LodZ mas
ended in success for the Russians, but
this statement is opposed to that OF
the Berlin official report, which says
the German offensive IN foiahu ID
taking its normal course.
The fact is that the fighting in TINS
r.eion has developed into such Jun
plc that il is almost Impossible TO iol-
low it. The most important factor
from the allies point of view Is that
the German advance on Narsa"
seemingly has not succeeded in lts
object nor has it had the effect of
divertins the Russians from their for
ward movement through the Carpath-
ians and on to the plains of hungary
or AGAINST the fortress of CracoW,
around which they have drawn a
closer ring Of men and artillery.
Cracow Not Easy.
Taking into consideration the case
of Przcmvsl. which has held out so
long against the Russian attacks, mill
tary men do not look for the early
fan of Cracow and are rather inclined
TO believe that the armies OF Emperor
Nicholas will endeavor to keep the
large Austrian force inside the fort
rcss and enter Silesia from the south
east
Much depends, however. on the bat
tie which is being fought with such
intensity further north between the
Rivers Nustula and Warta, In which,
all agree, tho losses on both s'oes
have been very heavy. There is an
inclination to believe that had there
been any probability of an early sue
cess for the Germans in this field,
Emperor William, who has returned
10 Berlin, would have remained to
witness the victory of his troops
Al Standstill.
The battle in the west appears to
be at a standstill. The allies and the
Germans have attempted to take the
offensive at d fferent points along the
front, but as neither claims to have
made any advance and as both Of
ficial reports mention repulses of the
enemy. it is evident that the attacks
which have been made have not met
with much success.
Under the title -Four Months of
War" the French bulletin of the
armies is publishing report of the
entire operations of the war In II
the explanation is made that the
French were unable to take the Of
fensive until the British army was
ready. and that the advance into AL
SAGE. which has been criticised as bad
strategy, was destined to draw the
Germans from the Belgian front. This
plan did not succeed, 1t says, and the
allies were driven back to the Seine.
Naval Triumph.
The arrival of Australian and New
Zealand contingents in Egypt on 40
transports Is quoted as another tri-
umph for the British navy. The Ger
man cruiser Emden was not far from
this fleet of transports when she was