Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1914-11-20

lieved the Germans have any inten-
ton of giving up their attempt to
reach the French coast, and the allies
are making elaborate preparations to
block any further advance in force.
Defense Works Pushed.
Extensive defense works have been
erected along the User canal, and the
French armies are holding that line
from the Belgian border south to the
River Disc and pushing forward ap-
preach works which place them in a
better position for either defense or
offense.
The Germans report they have taken
few hundred British and French
prisoners, but that the unfavorable
weather has impeded their progress.
The Germans are turning Belgium
into a fortress, which means that if
they do not succeed in advancing they
intend to be prepared for a. winter in
Belgium. The whole coast from Os-
tend to the Dutch border has been
placed in a state of defense, and civil
| ians are vigorously excluded from that
area.
Great Battle Developing.
London. Nov. 16.-While the battle
in west Flanders continues to hold
public attention because of the desper,
ate character of the fighting, the num-
| bers of men engaged and the territory
| at stake military men now look upon
east Prussia as the center of gravity
| of the war.
In the latter field of operations a
tremendous battle is developing. The
Russians are pushing vigorously a
great enveloping movement. They
are engaged with the Germans along
a wide curve of $50 miles from Stallu
| ponen, in the northeast, through Col
dap and Kruglanken, which is well
within the tangle of lakes, down tc
Soldau i'll the southwest.
Military observers say the Germans
apparently have checked their retreat
in Poland and by counter attacks are
endeavoring to create diversion. They
say, however, that the Russians are
not to be turned from their plan, which
is believed to be an attack on Danzig
They argue that the Germans either
must allow east Prussia to be oVerru1
a second time or bring up reinforce
ments and that they can hardly weak
en- their army along the Polish front
tier, for that would leave Posen ant
Silesia open TO invasion.
Allies Hope for Sacrifice.
The allies naturally are hoping al
effort will be made to relieve cas-
Prussia at a sacrifice to the German
armies in Belgium and France.
In any fighting in their own countr
the Germans will have the advantag
over the Russians as they have ne
work of strategic railways to NOV
their troops quickly and they use me-
tors to a larger extent than their OF
ponents. Military men are watchin
. operations in this region with deepes
, interest.
, Vienna admits the Austrians hav
evacuated eastern Galicia, but as a
offset to this says the Servian resls
, ance has been broken and the Au
, TRANS have crossed the Danube, dri'
ing the Servians back into their oW
, country.
8 Conclusion of Military Men.
AS matter of fact, military me
q here believe the Germans, as soon q
: they saw it was impossible to carr
s out their design of capturing WarsaV
r dispatched troops from that region
@ the west, not imagining that the Ru
e sian pursuit could be carried out wit
q the rapidity with which it has been.
Q War Costly for Britain.
|. Great Britain is beginning to lear
{ the cost of the European war.
5. White Paper, just issued, shows TIL
> the government intends to ask parli
HoIv War Plea Stirs MoSiemS.