The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-12-04

southwest for 40 miles from the line
which the Russian cavalry cleared
This line Is now held by strong
fighting column northward to the VS.
lula above Gombin. The Germans at
tempted an answer to this turning
movement by pushing southwark from
the other end OF their line at Zunska
VOLTA on the Wharf.-The river. near
Sieradz, but found an impossible bar
rier in Russian column, which had
thrown back westward the German
position at both ends and intensified
the assaults from the south on Won
Hindenburg's intrenchments. The
Russian combined armies are now rap
idly forcing a terrible defeat ON the
German invaders. The soldiers hgnt
with the nest unfiinching determine
ton.
The heaviest German losses in the
last phase of fighting has been In
ficted along the corridor opening from
the position where two corps were in
closed last Thursday. Two other
corps were sent TO effect Junction
with them in the Strykow region, near
Zgerz, and now the entire force has
been for three days under a heavy
Russian fire from both sides OF the
passage leading toward the north. IL
is believed that the stubbornness ana
resistance of the German command
ers during the last fortnight Is partly
due to the necessities of the Austrian
situation.
Move Against Roumanla?
The Austrians are showing no
strength around Cracow, and they are
pessimistic as to the result Of German
strategy on their own territorial cam
paign. Yet the Germans urged them
to deliver decisive coup against Ser
via, and also to throw considerable
force upon the Roumanian frontier.
As a consequence Roumania is pro-
| hibiting the export of petrol. This
Austrian army is reported to be con-
centrating near the Pharova border,
a district of Roumania, which contains
| important oil fields.
| 1t is believed the Germans will seek
to maintain with the utmost energy
their position in Poland until Austria
has an opportunity of performing her
latest task in the Balkans.
Austria Loses $4,000 Men.
n, .bo ho,;e 90 mennonite rocaived ir.
Petrograd from Hungary it Is stated
here today that the Austro-Hungarian
casualties to date amount TO 9OO.O0O
men and 10000 officers.
Six hundred prisoners, seven guns
and many wounded fell into Russian
hands in yesterdays fighting to the
west of Lowicz. where the Russians
took ten miles of German trenches be
tween Glovno, sixteen miles north
east of Lodz, and Sobota, according &c
information received t. day.
1t is semiofficially announced tha'
the Germans have received REINFORCE
ments in the shape Of two infantry oil
visions and one cavalry division.
Russ Line Strengthened.
The occupation of Glovno, BielaT,
and Sobota straightens and strength
ems the Russian right wing, which III
ready is said to have widely outflankot
the German left, bringing the Russian
right from twenty to twenty-five
miles in it's advance on Strykow'
where battle is raging, and puts thu
German center under an attack from
Glovno and LODI.
Germans Eyes on East.
Berlin, via The Hague to London
Nov 30-The departure OF Empero
William to the eastern front, the az
pointment of General Won Hindenburi
as a field marshal and the publication
of appreciative kilograms to the east
l ern commanders have directed the al
tention even of the uniformed publ
[ to the fact that events in Poland ar
of far greater Importance than thos
I in Flanders and along the Aisne.
The emperor has conferred the Oh
2 der of Merit on General Mackenzie
! for his victory at Lowicz.
5 The following official report wa
4 given out by the German war office:
: ION the East Prussian frontier a
attempt by strong Russian forces t
, make surprise attacks on the Germa
g Notifications east Of Trakehnen faile
/ with heavy losses to the enemy. fror
Q whom we captured few officers all
500 men.
South of the Vistula the counte'
!. attacks which we mentioned yesterda
4 led to satisfactory results. Eightee
!. cannon and more than 4.500 prisoner
q fell into our hands"
+ British Army for South Africa.
a Berlin. Nov. 30.-Tha official pres
bureau announced today that 1t ha
3 received advices from Rotterdam
l. the effect that England was soon
e send part of her new army to Sout
Africa. The remainder of the BIRTHS
l. re.enforcements, Ii is said, are de