Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-05
SLOW PROGRESS
POLAND BATTLE
BOTH RUSSIANS AND GERM
ANS CLAIM TO BE WIN
MING AT LODI.
WARSAW ADVANCE A FAILURE?
Military Men Do Not Look for
the Early Fall Of City Of
CracoW.

London, Dec. 4.--There is still lack
ing any reliable news of the progress
of the battle in Poland, which con-
tinues to monopolize the interest Of
all An unofficial Petrograd dispatch
says the battle of LodZ ended in a sue
cess for the Russians. But this is Op-
posed to that Berlin official report
which says the German offensive in
Poland is taking it's normal course.
The fact is that the fighting in this
region has developed into such a jun.
BILE that it is almost impossible to fol
low it. The most important factor
the Allies point to view Is that the
German advance on Warsaw has
seemingly not succeeded in its object,
nor has it had the effect of diyerting
the Russians from their forward move
ment through the Carpathians onto
the plains of Hungary, or against the
fortress of CracoW, around which they
are drawing in a closer ring both men
and artillery. m
Military men do not look for the
early fall Of Cracow but are rather
inclined to believe that the Russians
will endeavor to keep the large Aus
trian force inside the fortress and
enter Slesia from the southeast.
The battle in the west appears to
be at standstill. The Allies and Ger
mans attempted to take the offensive
at different points but neither claims
to have made any advance Although
both mention repulse of the enemy,
it is evident that the attacks have not
met with success. The arrival Of the
Austrian and New Zealand contiRg-
ents in Egypt on forty transports Is
| quoted as another triumph for the
British navy.
Laying Mines. s
The North German Lloyd steamer,
Berlin, which recently interned at
Trondhjem, Norway. according to "A
statement from the British admiralty
tonight, has probably been engaged In
extensive mine laying operations. The
report said she. had been especially.
fitted for mine LAYING but so far az
is known she has now no mines
aboard, it in all probability being
that these have been sown on high
seas under cover of darkness"
Denies Interview.
A press association here announced
That it had been officially informed
with reference to the interview paDr.
porting to have been, had by Irwin S.
Cobb with Lord Kitchener and printed
in weekly magazine in America,
that the language is not that OF LORD
Kitchener and his lordship's official
represen tative expressed surprise that
it should have been regarded as pos
sible that Lord Kitchener used such
expressions" The official press bu-
reau said that Cobb saw Kitchener
"a few minutes on October 21'' al
though nothing in the nature OF a
special interview was granted and
the remarks attributed to Kitchener
are imaginary"
Cobb Is Positive.
New York, Dec. 4.-Irvin s. Cobb
tonight said he used no pencil ana
paper in taking the interview, which
he said, lasted DO minutes, but II am
sure | quoted him (Kitchener) cor
recty.'
, No News At All.
Vienna, Dec. At is officially
stated that quiet prevailed yesterday
in the Carpathians and in West Cali.
cia and South Poland. The fighting
continues in North Poland.
Paris, Dec. At was officially COM
municated tonight that at no place
along the entire front was there a
notable incident. On the right we
progressed in the direction Of Alt.
kirch. During the day Of December
I'd we made 991 prisoners in the re-
gion 10 the north"