Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-12
ONE COLUMN APPROACHED
WITHIN Is MILES OF
THE CITY.
BIG SERVIAN VICTORY
Have Regained All the Ground
That They Had Recently
Lost.

T~HF pendulum OF war apparently
has swung back again In favor
OF the Russians in the eastern zone
OF hostiltes,
An official report from Petrograd
declares the Russians have repulsed
two units of Field Marshal Won nm
deburg's army, near Mlawa and To-
wicz, administering enormous casual
ties and taking many prisoners ana
guns. At some places on the MlaWa
front and before Lowlcz the Russians
assert that the Germans made nerco
attacks but that these were repulsed
and the Germans retreatod in disor-
der. ~ d..
Near Lowicz, according to the kus-
sian statement, the Muscovltes per
mitted the Germans to approach very
near to their trenches and then put
them to flight with a CALLING fire.
Successes also are claimed by the
Russians to the south of Craco"'
whore. however, the Germans are
said to be stubbornly resisting
No Decisive Victory.
That Germany realizes that FIELD
Marshal Won Hlndenburg's brilliant
maneuvers which brought the GER
mans almost before warsaw asdln
after they had been thrown BACK 10
the east Prussian frontier, was nov a a
decisive victory, was ackho"leueCSsu ,ai ~
Statement of the German otilcitl
nress bureau. Dealing with the ST
haitian i'm the vicinity of Lodz the
statement said tho resistance OF the
Russians is by no means brokeh
and that much yet remains TO DC
done before the Russians can be con-
sIdered definitely defeated
The Scryiaus continue 10 % aesy. :
that they have administered ol ual
inc defeat to the Austrians ana taken
large numbers of prisoners ana sie1s
a,+itiee of war material. on their
s'de. the Austrans say no new a'- ma
terisl events have occurred in serHIa
and that the reorganization OF tle
Austrian forces is progressing "lth-
cut heavy battles resulting
Both Sides Claim.
T,ybHng continues in France and
palpium at various points and claims
of advantages secured are made py
10th the contenders. After haNlns
admitted the loss of trenches IN the
,Cgion of Ypres the latest trench re-
nnrt declares these again have been
iroccupied by the allies
win the return of the French gov
ernment To Paris from Bordeaux a
squadron of aeroplanes is doing scOu
drty over the capital toward posslolo
attacks by hostile aircraft.
In France. 100000 youths of the
Glass OF 1915, have gone into training
IA the military camps and barracks
7, &c expected they Will be ready foI
ice campaign in the spring.
Pcrlin advlces, which previously
announced that Germany had agreed
10 the suggestion of Pope Beheuic'
FOR truce during tho Christmas non
DAYS. says Russia has declined u
agree 10 the proposition.
Tnofflcial advices record that EN-
neror williams condition continues
to improve. His temperature Is nor
nal and he sat up for few hours.
LONDON. Dec. ll.-G0:4O p. M.
OF the five Austro-Gorman columns
which for some days appeared 10 pt
making steady progress In the theli
invasion Of Poland, three have SUI
fered checks. according to tonight
official report from Russian mead
quarters The column wnich wa'
making a downward stroke from
Nuawa, on the east Prussian frontier
and which was reported In one dis
match from Petrograd today to be
within fifteen miles of warsaw. was
repulsed after an energetic offensive
and under counter attacks from th'
Russians. was compelled to retire a
some points.
The attacks Of the main German
column. which had its front on th'
line between LODI and Lowicz, an(
which came down diagonally IRON
Thorn, were delivered with grea
force, but, according to the Russian
account were repulsed with heavl
losses to the invaders. That the Ger
mans attached great Importance u
the success OF their attack here Il
shown by the fact that during th'
two days they faced the Russian
trenches seven times and were drive,
back by murderous lire.
Took Offensive.
The other column which has suf
fered Is that composed Of German
and Austrian troops which mas beel
trying to outflank the Russian lei
south of Cracow In this case 1t wa
the Russians WHO assumed the or
fenslve and they claim that after
tenacious resistance they defeated tn
Germans. taking several guns an
1000 prisoners.
or the German column operating Il
the region OF Plotrkow and that az
yanclng from Czenstochowa there !
no news except the Russian state
ment that ION other parts OF the iron
there have been no substantial
changes"
A check or repulse OF any one o
the columns however, In the opiniol
Of military critics. must affect tn
whole German plan, which was for
midable conversion movement tina
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