The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-28
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A4CA& H6SS ~
knot battle cruiser Tiger. Fefe
launched over year ago and have al.
most certainly been commissioned
since the outbreak o. hostilfties. TWO
are known TO have PCT TO sea.
OF the others, the Valiant, Barnam'
Masaya, Royal Sovereign, Royal Oak
Resolution, Families and Revenge
we're laid down Just over year ago
and some. II not all. must have been
launched by nor. The same applies
TO the TurkiSh dreadusughts Birinje
Osrnan and Reshadfeh and the Chilean
Afruirauts Latorre fnor named Can
aaaJ.
Considerable progress has been
made on the Turkish vessels and 1t
was only TURKEYS lack OF money
that hindered their completion Once
England took them over. this draw
back disappeared and during the four
months OF the war. the work OF com
pIe.son has been pushed forward.
The fire Queen Elizaheths and hve
RoyaI Sovere.zns are armed WITH
eight Of the new f5-incn guns and
viii be able TO fire the most tremen-
dous broadside Of any vessels aSoat
The Germans have a 1Jinch gun, but
according to the aGlniralty's latest in
formation they VIII be unable TO mount
any on ships completing next year. o.
eleven dreadnaughts and
battle cruisers building at the out
break Of hostilites, five, the Kosnig,
Mark1rad. Grosser Kurfurst. Derniin-
ger and Lutzow were launched In 1913
and the first four are almost certainly
In commission or nearing completion
now. OF the others only the Kron
Prinz Launched February, 1910 can
ne ready within reasonable time.
Morey0re all those mentioned are only
armed with twelve inch guns. unless
Las. moment change il made in
their construction.
Austria has but two dreadnaughts
nearing completion. while France has
seven. OF which three are probably In
comm tssion nc- or should be shortly;
Japan, seven, three probably ready
bSAt yNost, $500
Russia eIeYen. The notorious SLOW
ness OF the Russian shipyards, how
ever, nilI probably prevent the early
commissioning Of any Of the last men
toned.
Todzy's Situation.
by Ed. l.. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Dec 2s.-Fishtfng IN
northern Poland. where the Germans
have started new offensive threaten.
ing the Russian right flank, today be.
gan to assurne great importance. The
German official statement today mere
" announced that attack In the re-
zion Is developing. After being driven
back beyond the east Pr1ssian from
tier. however, the Germans have nd
yanced fifteen miles from the Lauten-
burg-Seidenburz line and again moved
forward ten miles into Russian terri
tory. Petrozrad admitted that Miava
has again been occupied by the Ger
mans Along the BZura and Rawka
rivers west o. Warsaw and south Of
the yistuia, fighting has been prac.
ticaiIy at staDdstill for the past
three days Tho Germans have failed
completely 70 pierce the Russian line
and II II now believed Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg must await the sup
port which he expects from the ad-
vance north Of the yistula. New Rus
sian forces are moving into this re-
zion. In the attack which wac re-
Gently repulsed, the Germans reached
Prasnysz, twenty miles east OF Mlawa.
The main Russian defense line IN be-
tween Prasnysz and the Narew river
further east.
Vigorous fighting IL now in pro-
gress on the western front, especially
along the Belgian coast. where the
British warships are aiding In the at
tack on the German lines. Distinct
gains are claimed by the allies The
Berlin statement today declared at.
tacks in this region were repulsed.
Tho German and French statement
admitted the loss OF a trench which
Berlin announced was captured.
In the Vosses, the French artillery
has succeeded In bombarding the
German position with telling effect.
Bad weather has seriously hampered
operations in this region. but the