The Detroit times., 1914-12-10

and were driven off,"
THIS is the second time aviators
nave attacked Freibure by drop
ping bombs. On the first occa-
sion portion Of the railroad was
reported to have been destroyed.
LONDON, Dee 10-England has
reasserted herself and again assumed
her position as mistress of the seas.
This is the general view taken in
London, today, as result OF the
victory in the South Atlantic In
which the German cruisers Scharn-a
horst, Gneisenau and Leipzig weres
sunk by the squadron under the COM
mand OF Vice-Admiral Sir. Frederick
Sturdee.
The admiralty was overwhelmed.
today. with demands for additional
details OF the victory and news Of
the cruisers Dresden and Nurnberg.
which escaped during the enlargement.
There is every confidence in London
that these vessels will be sunk, de-
| spite their speed o
| Reports were circulated today. thar
in addition to the three cruisers sent
TO the bottom, two others We're bad-
Fly damaged. There was no confirms
alton of this report from the admir-
atty
| PETROGRAD. Dec. l0.-Persistent
attacks by the Germans, within 40.
miles OF Warsaw, are admitted by
the official statement from the war
Office today. IL is declared that on
| the evening of Dec z, the Germans
began an advance along the entire
\ 50-mile front from How TO Glovno.
I They were repulsed with enormors
losses.
Fighting in the vicinity OF Mlawa
4 is less violent, IL is declared. The
statement follows:
'On Dec. s, the fighting in the re-.
gion of Mlawa was less energetic.
"On the left bank of the Vistula.
on the eEsring of Dec z, the Ger
mans commenced an energetic adj
vance along the entire front from
How TO Gloyno. They made repeat
ed persistent attacks in dense coll
umns The Russian fire. aided by
searchlights which swept the Ger
man lines, resulted in enormous loss
es to the enemy The Germans were
repulsed everywhere.
"On the same day, stubborn fight
ing between Lowicz and How, was
without result for the Germans.
Fighting continues with the sit
uation unchanged in the Pietrkow re-
gion.
South of Cracow the battle is still
in progress. the flghting being press
ed With great persistence The GER
mans endeavored three times 10
break the Russian line, but were re-
pulsed with heavy losses"
PARIS, Dec 1O.--A general stiff-
ening or the allied line from the
coast across the vast 300-mile stretch
of trenches into Alsace, is now under
way as the Germans are being pushed
back foot by foot and the outer de-
fense OF the French and British
/ troops are being extended
! In anticipation Of possible
lcounter.offensive by the Germans.
every new position taken by the al
/ lies Is being doubly strengthened.
! Every inch OF ground gained must be
] held at all cost. Is evidently the order
1 fro mthe headquarters OF Generals
French and Joftre.
! The French artillery is giving ex-
tcellent support 10 the infantry. not
only I'm the advance. but I'm holding
the Germans in check while the new
positions occupied are made secure
against attack.
Brisk sighting continues in the
vicinity OF Ypres and along the en-
tire line from the coast 60 Lille.
Ypres has again been bombarded. it
Is reported here Unconfrmed re-
porbs state that the allies have taken
ful' possession OF nixmude. This po-
yition, has changed hands repeatedly.
however. and as. ~ Is I'm the midst &c
ance is not attached to Il from a mIl-
itary standpoint,
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