Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-23

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lcERMAN NAVY PREPARING 2
flor ACTION, rs REPORT.
ASSOCIATED Press by, Fed. Wireless.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. %
THAT the German navy 10 preparing
for Its lona-expected sortle into thu
North sea TO engage the British fleet u
. decisive encounter, d Indicated b,
the stories brought here BY Fishermen
returning from trip along the Ger
Imam coast.
u 10 known that the Germans have
been getting the warships in readiness
for this movement for some time past
and the fishermen report that Prince
Henry Of Prussia yesterday concluded
an Inspection Of the vessels lying II
! Emden, the Hanoverian seaport In Del
Hart hay, East FrIesland.
This port was filled with fIotiIIas Of
torpedo boats and submarines, all Of
which appeared TO be In the highest
state Of readiness and preparation for
active cervice. 81
= II ls believed the German fleet will
saii upon receipt Of orders. and that
the North sea conflict ID impending.
LONDON HEARS or sLAvs
DEFEAT IN POLAND.
LONDON, Eng, Nov. R3s-It ls unof-
ficialIy reported here that the success
81 Won Hihdeubero's army in Poland
has been greater than has been dis.
closed, and that the advance Of this
German, army IL now within 20 miles
Of Warsaw. No official confirmation
can be obtained here.
The Vienna official dispatches an
no1nce that the Austrian and German
attacks IN Poland are continually sue
eessful, while Russian counter attacks
have been repdlsed Vienna also re-
ports the capture Of 5000 Russian
prisoners 50 Tar.
Berlin dispatches report that the
city u filled with rumors Of great
victory IN Poland, which are not Off.
elalIy confirmed, but that the official
reports continue to register ! success
sion Of tactical successes which may
form the basis Of a decisive victory
over the RUSSIANS.
RUSSIANS CLOSE
IN ON ceAcoW.
In spite Of these reports, however.
the announcements from Petrograd are
unchanged In tenor from those Of the
past week No mention 70 made Of the
Victorious advance claimed by the Ger
mans and Austriaus Ia Poland, and the
Russians report the capture 81 Ncvy
sandoc, an important railway Junction
on the Donajec river, SO miles south.
east Of Crscow. indicating the sue
cess Of the Russian advance In that
section.
The announcement says that the
AustrIans did not wait to give battle,
but evacuated upon the approach Of
the Russians.
The offelalPs tro1rad annoancemept
says:
aeetween the vistuls and Warthe
rivers, fighting continues with great
persistence, and we have obtained par.
tiai successes.
On the figl1ts along the front from
observation-disclosures " CFoCoW tttSEG u4c
been no material change In the sitna.
lion. We have taken 1000 prisoners,
as well AZ number Of machine guns
In the sighting IN cslicia.''
A despatch from Rome says that the J.
governor Of the fortress Of cracow has |
issued proclamation ordering al ci. .
silians to quit the city Immediately on !
penalty Of being court-nsrtlaled and
hot. As I result, $4,000 Polish resi-.
ients Immediately fled, joining the ref .
l6ees from the Zone Of the Sighting
u caIieia.
Vienna reports say that the Anstri. !
ms have crossed the Koiubara river
n servis, bat found the servians we'll
ortified At this place. The Austrians !
-eport the capture Of 1900 Servians
Iinee the sixth Of the month.
TURKS CLAIM
Many SUCCESSES.
LONDON, Eng, Nov, 23.-Despatch-
8 from Petrosrad say that army head
quarters IN the Caucasus report the
'heliIne Of Tuapse, ! small seaport
own, BY the Turkish cruiser Hamidieh
md ! number Of torpedo boats, lnflict-
No small damage. The loss u re-
'orted 20 be triflinc.
The Caucasian army 10 reported TO
= Snakinu ln1portanf nrooress IN the