Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-02
KINGS OF ENGLAND AND
BELGIUM AND FRENCH
PRESIDENT ON FIELD
battle BECOMES fierce
Germans Trying Desperately to
Break Out of a Bad
Situation.

THE fighting In the north Of
Il France and Belgium has as
sumed for the time being an aspect
OF minor Importance as compared
with the battles in the east where
the Russians and Germans are strug-
Cling for supremacy over miles Of
battle front In Russian Poland and
east Prussia
Emperor William already has Wis
tied the German positions at Gum
binnen and Darkehmen ana by his
presence has chcercd the troops to
further efforts. Likewise the Rus
sian emperor has Joined his troops
at the front with the object Of urg-
ing them forward
King George of England, who, ever
since the despatch of the expedition
airy force to the continent has fol-
lowed the fortunes Of his soldiers
with deep concern, now is paying
them a personal visit, while the presi-
dent of the French republic, Ray
mond Poincare, continues to make the
rounds Of the French positions.
Infantry Active.
The allied forces in northern France
again are sustaining heavy cannon
aiding by the Germans and mention
is made in the French official state
ment of small advance, which means
that the infantry Is operating again.
otherwise conditions in this territory
are comparatively quiet
a Paris newspaper says that the
Commandment Of Rheims, which has
been I'm progress intermittently for
several weeks, has resulted In the de-
.truction of the archaeological mu-
scum with its Roman, Gallic and
French collections and also that the
textile industry has suffered to the
extent of seventy million dollars.
Dr. Won Bcthmann-IlollWeg, the
German imperial chancellor on the
eve Of the re-Opcning of the reich
stag accOrds praise to the army ana
navy for the excellent spirit displayed
ana to the German people for thelr
unity. A war credit of O,OOO,OOO
is expected to be passed by the reach
stag.
RcpulScd the ScrNians.
Vienna announces officially that
the Austrian troops operating in Ser
via have repulsed the SerVlans east
heavy losses to the enemy and gives
the number Of prisoners taken since
-np beginning of the last Austrian
offensive moment as nineteen thou
cand
From the Servian side, however, 1t
is reported that the Austrians were
rrpulsod with heavy losses in their
attack along the Ltd river.
In the battle at Homonna, Hun
gary. the Austrians claim to have
compelled the Russians to retreat,
with a casualty list Of $500. The
Austians assert that in the fighting
I'm Poland they have taken thirty
five thousand prisoners.
LONDON, Dec. 40 p. nj
The battle in northern Poland, con-
corning the progress Of which there
has been so much mystery, is now
being fought out under the eyes Of
the German emperor on the one side
and the Russian emperor on the
other. These two monarChs left for
the front today so that virtually the
heads OF all the nations at war are
with their troops.
The &ing of England is in France;
the king of Belgium. as usual. is
spending all his time with his soldiers
while President POincare of France
started today for another visit to the
northern battlefield.
Official news from Poland contin-
ues to be scanty and with both head
quarters claiming successes 1t is I'M
possible to say how the battle is 60
ing. or its intensity however, there
can be no doubt.
The Germans, when they started
for Warsaw. dashed full tilt into a
mass of Russian troops and forced
their way SO far i'm that the Russians
closed on them. This was taken in
Petrograd to mean that some Of the
German divisions had been cut off
and that their surrender or annihila-
ton was inevitable
No Sweeping Victory.
It appears. however, that the Ger
man troops succeeded I'm breaking
through the Russian lines at one
place and at another in holding their
entertainments against ali the Rus
sian attacks Their flanks are still
being harrassed by the Cossacks but
seemingly the Russians are not now
in q position to gain the sweeping
victory they had anticipated
The losses, with the desperate
fighting that has been going on for
a fortnight, must necessarily be very
heavy on both sides
Against the Austro- German forces
in the south the Russians continue
to gain more decisive results. They
are now in possession Of all the Aus