The Ordway new era., 1914-11-27
German Move on Tracy-le-val
Leads to Terrific Clash
and Heavy Losses.
SLAYs hit CRAC0w FORTS
Austrian Stronghold 10 essissed BY
Large Army-kaIssr's Best
seIdisry Strikes at Poland
Near Thorn.
(Snmmary of Evenks.l

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Violent fighting has been re-
sumed within two-hour motor
ride of the gates of Paris. At
Tracy-le-Val, where the main bat
tie line from the north swings to
the eastward, at the point nearest
Paris, German advance led to a
violent encounter. The Germans
attempted to recapture the town,
won by the allies few days ago,
but according to the latest French
war office statement, they were
repulsed with heavy losses.
In Flanders the artillery duel, de-
scribed the last few days as of fu-
rious intensity, thas become still more
violent, on the part of the Germans
at least, but here, as elsewhere, the
opposing forces are holding fast to
their main positions.
Fight On In Belgium.
Undeterred by winter weather and
floods, the Germans still are making
an effort to break down the Allies de-
fense along the Franco-Belgian frUn-
tier. There have been almost con-
tinuous artillery fights, with occs-
sional infantry attacks, but apparent
iy without either side making any
progress.
The line from the coast to Nieuport,
which has been receiving less atten-
tion since the Germans began their at
tempt to get the British out of Ypres,
again has been subjected to a bonn
bardment which is described as very
violent one, while to the south Of Dix
nude the Germans have been trying,
under fire from the Allies cannon. to
build works to check the flood which
compelled them to evacuate part of
their trenches.
At other points the big guns again
have been busy. and Reims has beer
subjected to smother rain Of shells.
i German Rssimsnt Destroyed.
An entire German regiment was de-
sistroyed north of Bikschoote when the
allied troops again flooded the dis
trict in which the bitter fighting for
the line to the coast has been In prog
ress for the last month.
Big German Army In Poland.
The advance OF the Germans from
Thorn Into Poland is being made In
great force. The greatest German
strength is to be concentrated on this
line. Fighting of the most desperate
character has been in progress and
heavy losses have been suffered by
both sides.
It is now q race between the Rus
sian army invading East Prussia and
the German force striking at Poland.
It ID believed generally the kaiser ex-
poets to relieve the pressure upon
East Prussia by striking crushing
blow with his forces advancing along
the Vistula and from Kalisz. A VIC
tory for the Russians about Soldau
would be followed by quick rush
into East Prussia which would force
an abandonment of the determined Of
fensive in Poland for the defense of
the northern province.
Russians In Galicia.
In Galicia, before Cracow and
4 in East Prussia, the Russians are
pushing their advantage, apparently
disregarding the fact that their CEN
tcI HdS oetu Cotnpeileu u ldli DaCh.
They also are showing much activity
in the Carpathians, their object being
to prevent the Austrians from retiring
into Hungary-in fact, 1t Is stated that
they already have cut on eight hun
dred thousand Austrians, who will
now be compelled. II defeated, to re.
treat westward.
Russian and Turkish squadrons have
met in long distance battle on Sc
bastopol and each claims to have had
the better OF the encounter. Accord.
ing to the Russian report, the former
German cruiser Goeben, now attached
to the Turkish navy, was damaged
while. the Turks assert that the Rus
sian flagship suffered severely ant
that the other Russian warships wer.
compelled to retire.
Russians Checked.
A Petrograd dispatch says that the
battle now being fought in the north
west corner OF Poland may be regard
cd as possibly the most critical ye
fought in the Russian campaign ant
although little Information is obtain
able, 1t looks as though the victoriou.
9 Russian advance has suffered checl
as It is evident the German counte
FIGHT IN BOATS ON THE
BELGIUM Battlefield