Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1914-12-11
RUSSIANS CLAIM
SUCCESS IN THE
BATTLE OF LODI
BERLIN OFFICIAL REPORT, HOW.
EVER, SAYS GERMAN OFTEN.
sIvE IN POLAND is TAX.
ING NORMAL COURSE.
FEW ATTACKS MADE IN
THE WEST ARE REPULSE0

ress Of cracow and Enter 81.
iesia From Southeast
Few Attacks In West.
London, Dec. 7.-There still is lack
ing reliable news Of the progress Of
the battle in Poland, which continues
to monopolize interest. An unofficial
dispatch from Petrograd says the bat
tie Of Lodz has ended in success for
the Russians. but this statement is
opposed to that Of the Berlin official
report, which says the German often.
sive movement in Poland is taking its
normal course.
Check Advance on Warsaw.
The fact is that the fighting in this
region has developed into such
tumble that it is almost impossible to
follow 1t. The most important factor
from the Allies point of view is that
the German advance on Warsaw seem.
ingly has not succeeded in its object,
nor has 1t had the effect Of diverting
the Russians from their forward
movement through the Carpathians or
against the fortress of Cracow.
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
Taking into consideration the case
Of Przemysl, which has held out SO
long against the Russian attacks, mill
tary men do not look for the early fall
Of Cracow, and are rather inclined to
believe that the armies of Emperor
Nicholas will endeavor to keep the
large Austrian force inside the fort
ress and enter Silesia from the south.
east.
Much, depends, however, on the bat
tie which is being fought with such
intensity farther north, between the
Rivers Vistula and Warta, and in
which all agree the losses on both
sides have been very heavy. There is
an inclination to believe that had
there been any pgobability Of an carly
succeeds Tor the Germans in this field
Emperor William, who has returned
to Berlin, would have remained to wit
ness the victory Of his troops.
Battle In West at standstiII.
The battle in the west appears to be
at standstill. The allies and the Ger.
mans have attempted to take the Of
fensive at different points along the
front, but as neither claims to have
made any advance and as both official
reports mention repulses of the enemy,
1t is evident that the attacks which
have been made have not met with
much success.
Under the title, -Four Months Of
War" the French bulletin of the
armies is publishing a report of the
entire operations Of the war. In 1t
the explanation is made that the
French were unable to take the Of
fensive until the British army was
ready and that the advance into Al
SAGE, which has been criticized as bad
strategy, was designed to draw the
Germans from the Belgian front. This
plan did not succeed, 1t says, and the
allies were driven back to the Seine.
Troops Reach Egypt.
The arrival Of Australian and New
Zealand contingents in Egypt on forty
transports is quoted as another tri-
umph for the British navy. The Ger
man cruiser Emden was not far from
this fleet of transports when she was
overtaken and destroyed by the Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney. It is taken for
granted, however, that the convoy of
the transports was SO strong that even
the Emden would not have dared at
tack them.
The statement made in the Italian
parliament by Premier salandra that
Italy should maintain her attitude of
watchful and armed neutrality, has
created much interest here and SYM
pathy is expressed for the aspirations
Of the Italian people.
Early eombardment Of City.
London, Dec. 4.-Belgrade, which
until the outbreak Of the war was the
capital of servia, has been occupied
by Austrian troops, the Servians hav-
Ing previously evacuated the city. Thus
on the Goth anniversary Of the reign
Of Emperor Francis Joseph, who again
is reported seriously i'll, and four
months after the outbreak Of the war.
his generals report one Of the most
important successes they have OBJ.
tanned.
Belgrade was under bombardment
frequently early in the war and but for
the general European conflict which
compelled Austria to send her troops
against Russia, must have fallen an
easy prey TO Servia's big neighbor.
Apparently Austria miscalculated the
nature of the Servian opposition and
only after Bosnia was invaded did
she send sufficient force against the
Servians to drive them back.
6ervians Now Withdrawing.
The servians are now being forced