Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-03
GERMAN ARMY EXTRICAT-
ED ITSELF FROM THE
RUSSIAN TRAP.
CRACOW ABOUT TO FALL
Strenuous Fighting Is Resumed
Along the Western
Front.

THE German rechstag has voted
Il new war credit Of $3.50, ,0OO,-
600 and the imperial chancellor, Dr..
Won Eothmann-Hollweg, before the
German house of representatives,, has
declared that the future can be re-
garded with every confidence.
We must and viii fight to sue
ccssful end" the chancellor said, ''our
defensive war for right and freedom
At the same time the chancellor as
serted that the apparent responsible
fly for this greatest Of all wars lies
with Russia, while the real respunsi-
bilty falls on the British govern
ment."
Germany's action as mediator be-
tween St Petersburg and Vienna
would have been successful the inn
perlal chancellor further declared, had
England warned the Russian govern
ment that she would not allow a con-
tinental war TO develop from the Aus
tro- Servian conflict. and thus obllge
France to restrain Russia from un-
dertaking warlike measures.
Heavy Firing Reported.
Regarding the progress of the war
the French official statement reports
violent hOmbardment of Lamper-
nisse TO tho west of DiXmude. an ac-
ton to the northwest OF the forest OF
La Grurie, and in Asace the capture
OF the towns Of Aspach-LeGiaut. and
Appendicitis by the French troops.
In the east, according to the an
nouncemcnt from Russian general
headquarters relative calm prevailed
on DE, mher / on all fronts, but about
midnight the Germans made deter
mined attack on the Russian positions
north of LODI, which. however, met
Win rcpulse.
Belgrade has beer occupied by the
Auslrians after evacuation by Servian
troops and indications are that the
Seryian army is being hard pressed,
Italy awaits with some anxiety the re
opening Of the Italian parliament, at
which Premier Salandra will outline
the governments attitude in the wal
and the reasons which actuated the
policy Of maintaining armed and
Watchful neutrality
Capture General DcWct.
King George and President Poin-
care have visited the British lines,
where they received an ovation from
the troops.
General Christian DeWet, the IA.
nous Bocr leader in the South Airl-
can war, who turned rebel shortly ar
ter tho commencement Of the present
conflict. has been captured by the
Enion Of South Africa forces accord
ing to an official dispatch from Pre-
tor.a.
The possibility of a German in
yas,on Of England has been revived
bv the warning issued 10y the Earl or
Warwick. lord lieutenant of Essex,
who abjurcs the people In such event
not to take part in the fighting as
civilians, as such action would only
result in reprisals and possibly in a
repetition Of the horrors that have
taken place in Belgium
Emperor Francis Joseph OF Aus
tria IL again reported by London
newspaper as being in very feeble
health.
LONDON. Dec. 2.-GO:05 p. M
BELGRADE. which until the outbreak OF
the war was the capital of Servia. was
today occupied by Austrian troops,
the Servians having previously evacu-
ated the city
Thus. on the 66th anniversary OF
the reign Of Emperor Francis Joseph,
who again is reported seriously Ill
and four months after the outbreak OF
the war, his generals report one OF
the most important successes they
have obtained.
Belgrade was frequently under
bombardment In the early part Of the
war, and but for the general Euro
pean conflict which compelled Aus
tria to send her troops against Rus
sia, must have fallen an easy prey to
Servias big neighbor.
Apparently Austria miscalculated
the nature of the Servian opposition,
and only after Bosnia was invaded did
- she send a sufficient force against the
Servians to drive them back. Now
they are being forced backward. and
are eagerly looking for the advance
of the Russians into Hungary to af-
ford them relief.
Tries Diycrting Raids.
Russia has been sending Cossack
raidng parties through the Carpa-
thians with the object of diverting
Austria's attention, but the dual
monarchy seemingly is determined to
finish with Servia first.
This, however. is only small af-
fair compared with what Is going on
IN north Poland. There the German
army which, with the aid of reinforce
ments, succeeded In escaping from the
ring the Russians had forced around
It. has formed a Lew front and at
some points has resumed the offens-
I've. The Germans assert that in this
series OF maneuvers by which they
were able to check the Russians, they
made 10000 prisoners.
The Russians, on the other hand,
In q statement issued through Rome,
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