Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-12-09
GERMANS SUCCESS IN NORTH.
ERN POLAND &c REGARDED AS
REALLY A REMARKABLE
ACHIEVEMENT.
TEUT0N ARMY is AIDED
BY STRATEGIC RAILWAYS
Whole Russian Line ls Now STRAIGHT
ened Out and Will Contend Every
Foot Of Ground With the In
vaders-AIiies Begin OF.
fensive in the West.

London, Dec. 8.-After long battle
fought with the greatest stubbornness
The Germans have succeeded in occu
plying Lodz, Poland, which is an un
fortified city. According to the Berlin
report the Russians suffered severe
losses and are in retreat.
The success of the Germans, be
cause largely of what preceded it, il
regarded by military experts as really
remarkable achievement Less than
fortnight ago the army to which this
victory has fallen was surrounded by
Russians, and cut it's way out only al
the last moment, losing great numbers
OIL men and many guns. Yet it was
able within a few days to reorganize
take the offensive and defeat the Rus
SLAMS defending Lodz.
Strategic Railways Help.
This was made possible by the net
work of strategic railways on the Ger
man side of the frontier, over which
reinforcements can be sent where they
are most needed.
The Russians, Oh the other hand
vigorously attacked on both wings
were unable to send fresh men to STIFF
fen their center to meet the German
wedge and were compelled to fall
back.
Undoubtedly there will be much
more fighting before the campaign in
this district is concluded. LODI was
won only after hand-to-hand fighting
in the suburbs of the city and the
whole Russian line from north tC
south is now Strengthened out and will
contend every foot of ground with the
invaders.
Allies Take Offensive.
In the meantime, taking advantage
OF the preoccupation of the Germans
in the east. the allied French Belgian
and British forces have begun an of.
fensive movement in the west. They
are virtually in possession OF the left
bank OF the User canal and in north.
ern France, particularly in the neigh.
borhood of La Bassee, where the Ger.
mans hold very strong position, the
allies are beginning, with a heavy can.
nonade, to feel their way eastward.
The same process is being followed
along the whole front. The French of.
fetal communication speaks of "the
superiority of our offensive" and .sthe
marked advantage" of the French ar.
tillery over that of the Germans.
German Menace Ends.
In the opinion of many the advance,
slight as it is in the northwest, has
ended, for the present at least, the
German menace of coast ports. It is
believed that so long as the Germans
are compelled to keep up the strength
OF their army in the east they wiz be
unable to assume the offensive in the
west.
There is report, however, that the
Germans have kept the pick Of their
army in the Aisne valley, whence, at
an opportune moment, they can hurl
1t against the French line and make
another effort to get through to Paris,
Austrians Are Checked.
King Peter of Servia, who has been
Ill for many months, has assumed
command of the Servian army and
according to Nish report, has check.
ed the advance Of the Austrians. in.
ficting heavy losses upon them. The
Austrian reply to this is that "the oc
cupation of Belgrade necessitates the
regrouping of our troops"
The political news Of the day was
the authoritative announcement from
Sofia that it was not considered pos
sible anything would intervene to
make it necessary for Bulgaria to
change her policy of strict neutrality
until next spring.