Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-11-27

Isfactory to the German Command
ers-Unusual Activity at Emden Is
Signiflcant-Two of Kaiser's War
ships Sunk-Riot at Constantinople.
Petrograd, Nov. 24.-While Russian
and German armies are locked in a
sanguinary conflict along the entire
front in Poland the cars troops are
continuing their strong offensive in
East Prussia. The Army Messenger
announces the capture of Gumbinnen,
after a hot fight in which Cossacks
rode down the German gunners and
captured the batteries which were In
flicting heavy losses on the Russian
troops.
Defense Is Stubborn.
The stubborn nature of the German
defense in East Prussia is shown by
the fact that it took the Russian troops
IL days to cover the Is miles between
Gumbinnen and Stallupoenen. The
capture of Gumbinnen required five
more days, In which desperate fighting
took place.
THE Germans had strongly in
trenched themselves at Gumbinnen aft
er obstinately resisting our advance
to that point. Their batteries in
flicted heavy losses upon our troops
as they advanced. On three success
sive days our soldiers made direct as
saults upon the enemy's positions only
to be driven back. The fourth day was
devoted to heavy bombardment from
our artillery, heavy guns having been
brought up.
cossacks Charge Gunners.
"On the fifth day, after our artil-
lery had driven the Germars from
their first line of trenches. the Cos
sacks made daring charge and rode
down the enemy's gunners. The Ger
man batteries on the east and south
sides of Gumbinnen we're all captured,
and then we occupied the town itself,
the enemy retiring toward lnsterberg.
Our troops are in pursuit"
Gumbinnen, which was formerly
fiourishing little town of~15,000 people,
was partially destroyed by the Russian
Ibombardment and many civilians are
said to have been killed.
Official German Report.
Berlin, Nov "a (by wireless) THE
official statement issued here late to
day says:
"In East Prussia the situation re-
mains unchanged.
"In Poland the appearance Of Rus
sian re-enforcements is postponing a
decision of the battle.
I'm the region east of Czenstochowa
and to the northeast of Cracow the
Austro-German offensive was main.
tanned"
Early in the day a statement said
confidence was very great and gen
eral in Berlin military circles. An
official report from Vienna added tC
this feeling with the declaration that
the Teuton allies were continuing
their attacks successfully. One state
ment in the Viennese report, to the
effect that heavy battles were in prog
ress to the west of Dunajec, In Galicia
shows the tremendous extent of ter
ritory involved in the struggle. Bat
ties also are being waged in the Car
yepathian mountains.
Berlin Papers Hopeful.
All the Berlin newspapers com
mented favorably this morning, ant
very hopefully, on the possible out
come of the fighting in Poland. They
expressed the opinion that these en-
gagements might decide the entire
Russian campaign if not the outcom,
of the war.
The Local Anzeiger published an in
terview with an officer, who speaks FOL
the military authorities He said tina
in consequence of the roking up of tn,
Russian right wing by General vol
Hfndenburg and the simultaneous at
3, tack of the &ustrians on the Russian
left, a general Russian retreat, will
the evacuation of Lemberg. was only
question of time. In their previous
attack, this officer said, the enem,
operated in accordance with their pro
gram, but today they we're forced I,
give up their war plans and face al
entirely different situation.
According to the same authority tn,
Russians lack artillery and rifles.
Much Activity at Emden.
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