The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-12-03
RUSSIANS CLAIM
MANY VICTORIES
! Display NapoIsonic Strategy in Campaign
Against Both Germans And
AustTIanS
NAVAL BATTLE IN BALTIC
Monteneerins Claim Victories Over
Austrians-Fishtng In Northern
SerVia

The Russians are claiming many
victories over both the Germans and
Austrians and declare that when the
veil is lifted from the scene Of the
present campaign, the world will hear
the details of the most telling blow to
Germany's finest troops that has been
inflicted since Napoleon's day.
Austrian officials in Vienna admit
that the Slav troops now occupy Ger
nowitz, capital Of the province Of Buk-
owina. A big naval battle is now 60
ing on in the Baltic between the Teu-
tonic and Slav cruisers, the details Of
which are promised later.
Severe fighting is reported going on
In northwestern Servia and the Mon.
tenegrins are claiming decisive victo-
ries over the Austrians.
The Roumanian parliament has con-
vened at Bucharest and will possibly
make some territorial concessions to
Bulgaria regarding the boundary dis
pute which arose after the second Bal
kan war last year.
Such action, it is believed by the
allies, will bring Bulgaria into line
against the Austro-German entente,
and provide a relief to the Servians
and further annoyance to Turkey.
The United States government has
taken under consideration the appeal
of the South American republics to ex-
clude battleships Of the warning ma.
tons from Pan-American waters. Sec
retary Of State Bryan has told the
Latin American diplomats that he will
take up the matter with President
Wilson.
The president called an important
conference Of ambassadors Of the bel
ligerent European nations at the white
house where he addressed them ex-
pressing his strong disapproval Of the
methods Of aerial bomb throwing on
unfortifed cities in which might be
living residents Of neutral countries.
The campaign on the Franco-Belgian
frontier, commonly regarded as the
main battlefield Of the war, has as
sumed a new phase. Everything is
quiet and only the slightest skirmish
es are being reported. Germany has
seemingly relinquished the offensive.
The kaiser has made a flying trip to
Kiel.
Decisive victories for the Russian
army over the German forces in the
latter's attacks on the Polish bor-
der and attempts to reach Warsaw,
together with the explosion Of the
British warship, Bulwark, off the Eng
lish coast, mark the leading de-
velopments Of the week in the Euro
pean war.
Repulsed at every turn, the Ger
mans were forced to abandon their
project to capture the Polish capital,
and In turn were compelled to hastily
retreat in order to guard the roads to
Danzig and Berlin, which are again
imperiled.
The explosion Of the Bulwark, Just
outside the harbor at Sheerness, Eng
land, which had been doing patrol
duty along the North sea coast, adds
another fatality experienced by Great
Brtain's navy since the war began.
This is one Of the keenest losses the
English have sustained. Although in
service for decade and half, the
Bulwark was one Of the chief boats
Of the navy, costing 100000 pounds
sterling, or s5.oOO,00O. Over eight
hundred men went down with the i'll
fated warship.
Another development in the war,
which makes it more Of an interna-
tional problem than ever, is the ap-
peal Of the South American republics
to the United States government to
help exclude warships Of the belliger-
ent nations from Pan-American wa
ters, which they contend has inter
rupted their commerce with the Unit.
ed States.
German activities in South Ameri.
can waters in the last week have been
reported in complaints from the Chile
an government. Chile states she will
preserve her neutrality at the cost Of
war. At once Peru and Colombia have
both taken steps to safeguard their
respective coast lines.