The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-27
Kaisefs Troops Have Repulsed Cars
Forces After Fierce Fighting
In East
WARSAW AGAIN THREATENED
Russians Claim Partial Success-Ger-
man Losses In West-Turkey Ex-
plains To United States

Directing their energies against the
advancing Russian invasion, which
menaced the safety Of Berlin, the Ger
man forces of half million men, COM
bined with reinforcements OF Austrl-
an troops, have succeeded in repuls-
ing the Slavs and forcing their retreat
far back across the Polish border.
Warsaw is again threatened and
much alarm is felt at Petrograd. The
Russians, however claim partial sue
cesses. The Servians to the South are
making a stand against the Austrian
attacks, though the latter occupy SUI
perior positions and unless other Bal
kan states take a hand, Servia Is
seemingly facing defeat.
While German successes have been
marked on the eastern border, the
Anglo-French lines are announcing de-
cisive victories on the west. Although
the Germans shelled Ypres, and total
ly destroyed the town hall and mar
ket place, they are said to have made
no Roadway. Fierce cannonading has
been heard in the region of scissors
and Vailly.
Turkish activities have commanded
much attention in the east. The Otto
man cruisers have been reported sue
cessful on the Black sea, where the
Russian port of Taupse was bonn
barded. The Russians claim there was
| little damage done, while Constantine
pie advices state the Turks destroyed
all the Russian petroleum depots and
the wireless station. A heavy nine
hour battle between the Turks and
Russians is reported on the Shat-el-
sian gulf. Turkish forces are reported
to have arrived in large numbers at
Suez and engaged the British in a
battle near Port Said.
A voluntary explanation was offered
by the Ottoman government to the
United States regarding the Tennes-
see incident in the gulf Of Smyrna,
which has been accepted by President
Wilson and the authorities at Wash
ington. Turks say the shot was a
warning against the mined area of the
gulf
Alarmed by the rapid advancement
of the Russians in the east and the
peril to which Berlin is threatened,
the kaiser has thrown the strength Of
his east German army and a large
portion of the Austrian troops on the
cars forces to check their inva-
sion. That the Germans have been
successful in impeding the enemy's
progress is admitted in Petrograd.
However, the Russians are optimistic
and point to the hasty defense that
is being made at Kustrin to protect
Berlin as one of the telling points OF
their achievements. Kustrin is only
fifty miles away from the capital
which has been seriously threatened
in the last few days by the army OF
Grand Duke Nicholas.
Austrian troops have started anoth
er attack on Servia. much to the alarm
of Bulgaria and the other Balkan
states. Petrograd advices state that
the Turkish fort at the entrance Of
the port of Khopa in Armenia has
been destroyed by the Russian army Of
the Caucasus. The Russian Black sea
feet, on the other hand, is said tt
have been seriously worsted by Turk
fish ships in the harbor of Sebastopol
The French lines claim successes
in Argonne. The Italian government
is deeply concerned over the Austrian
invasion of Servia, and the govern
ment at Rome has called home all hel
ambassadors to European capitals t
confer with the Italian cabinet.
Indictment weather conditions
throughout the war zone prevented
fighting to any considerable extern
during the past week, but the attacks
are beginning to be renewed on boil
sides Of the empire.
Little significance is being attaches
by the officials at Washington to tn,
firing on a naval launch from the Unit
ed States cruiser Tennessee in thu
gulf of Smyrna by Turkish guns. TIL
navy department is inclined to tn
belief that the shot was but friend
ly warning against the mined are