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VIII Won Hndenburg Fail,
as Did Napoleon and Lee?
His Campaign Compares With Theirs. but Both the
Frenchman and the Confederate Lost Before
the Masses of Their Opponents.

N.stula west Of Flock. followed tho rail-
road south through Kutuo and arrived on
the flank OF the Russians about LODI.
broke through the thin line of Russians
between tn, Vistula and LODI. came in
same time a second German army moved
northca. along the Cracow Warsaw rail-
way and arrived ON the front OF the Rus
SLAMS standing at LODI
This was the first phase OF the latest
Poland campaign. At this point II
seemed possible that the Germans. hold
ing the railway connecting the main Rus
sian army with Warsaw and established
IN its rear and front. might destroy the
Russian army at LODI. This was the
point at which Berlin proclaimed the APP
proach OF victory,
But the Russians countered rapidly by
bringing troops south from the Nistula,
drawing them from Warsaw reserves and
from the East Prussan troops at Mlawa.
Thus in :urn the Germans presently found
Russian troops in their rear. between
them and Thorn. while the LODI army had
again formed "A lire in their face. This
was the point at which Petrograd in its
turn proclaimed the approach OF a tremen-
dous success,
Il IL next TO impossible to reduce this
military situation to any clear statement.
In fact 4 Russian army about LODI was
partially developed by German army
In its front and rear. and between tho
nor hern army Of the Germans and their
base was another Russian army moving
or Their flank and rear.
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INDIAN TROOPS DRIVE
TURKS BACK ON TIGRIS
Assisted by Naval Launches,
They Hurl Enemy Back
to Right Bank.

LoNpoS, Dec. a.-The official news bu-
reau says q recent operations In the
Persian Gulf that British Indian troops
while reconno,rinG the Turkish position
at Kurnah on December ;, encountered
the enemy on the lett bank OF the Tgr.s
and drove them to the right bank, in
flict!ng heavy losses and capturing two
guns and seventy prisoners. Naval
launches assisted the expedition.
They were reinforced on the following
day and repulsed the Turks at Mesera,
opposite Kurnas. on December Masera
was captured. the Turks abandoning their
position.
This cleared the left bank Of the Tigris
OF Turkish troops. In the action of that
day Two guns and 100 prisoners Were
taken The British forces crossed the
Tigris on Dec, mbcr : and occupied the
approaches To kurnah and the Turkish
commander surrendered Internationally.
on the following day Kurnah was oc-
cupicd by the British Indian troops,
These successes have given tho British
forces, says the Official Bureau complete
control of the delta from the Junction OF
the Tlgrls and tho Euphrates During
The whole operation forty Indian soldiers
were killed and 100 wounded. on the
naval launches that accompanied the ex-
petition one British officer was killed and
three seamen were wounded.
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SQUADRON REINFORCED
The InvincibIe and Queen Mary May
Have Joined British ships.

The British Admiralty has been ex-
tremely active in sending out warships
TO reinforce the squadrons which have
been trailing the German Pacific fleet
since the battle OF the Chilean coast
on November /. In addition to the
battleship Campus. which reached the
scene too late. IT was reported recently
that the dreadnought Invincible, which
carried eight IL inch guns, was on her
way across the Atlantic.
In addition to this information reached
THE SUN last night that the British
naval station at Bermuda received Or
ders by wireless recently to be prepared
to supply the battle cruiser Queen Mary
and her sister ship the Tiger, which were
on their way to strengthen the South
Atlantic squadron. The Queen Mary and
the Tiger are both new ships. carrying
eight 1915 inch guns and designed for g
knots. The cruisers did not call AT Ber-
muda as expected.
II was reported n few days ago that
the German battle cruiser Won der Tam
had got through the British North Sea
fleet and was on her way across the At
lantic to Join Vice-Admlral Won Spec.
The Won der Tam has speed OF %
knots and carries eight IL inch guns in
her main battery.
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German Troops From West.

IN this situation the Germans did two
things First. the troops which had been
almost euvcloped cut their way out IN
what seems To have been he most Dies
porote lighting Of the war. giving and
taking terrible losses but actually eScap-
ing A; the same time Germany drew ont
of tho west several army corps and
strengthening 'hcse with new formations
pushed southeast from Tho and north
east from Kal!sz toward LODI.
Ird"r this new pressure the Russians
were forced to give ground ON all sides,
los' LODI and were forced back AT tho
north. Presently the two forces whose
lines had been hopelessly entaugled, man
aged to straighten out into parallel fronts,
the Russian facing west along the War
saw-Crarow railway, east Of LODI. and
stretching north 10 the Nistula, east OF
Flock and some Af'y miles west OF War
saw
Rut in all this time the Russians did
not le, go ut CraCow In October, when
tho Gcrmana were moving ON Warsaw
they abandoned western Galicia, drew
their masses north to meet the attack.
In November and thus far in December
they apparently feel strong enough to
keel, M their campaign in Galicia, As the
main purpose Of the German offensive in
Poland wa to relieve CraCow. II seems
SO far to have failed
In viewing the Eastern campaign it Is
safe To- neglect the details of topography
and the possession 81 cities. Untn tho
Germans take WARSAW or the Russians
hrcnk the Cracow Thorn Dantzig line Of
rortrosscs the campaign amounts to trc-
mcudous handwriting. tactical playing
for temporary advantages
Vet there IL one detail that must he
cmphas zed Russian numbers are steadily
mounting. ny compelling the Germans
3 Ia. draw ar thpir Np armies N
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IN estimating the meaning o. Ger
man victories in POLAND it IS useful 70
witch the Cracow barometer. Precisely
as long as Russia is able to continue
her offensive about the Galiclan strong
hold 1t is SAFE 20 assume that no Ger
man triumph in Poland Is m any sense
decisive. II Russia can take Cracow.
still rather remote possibility. no sue
cess OF the Kais,rs force In the Polish
p!ov.rNes Will countcrha'ance this trl-
umph
Looking az tho present fighting IN the
East Il Is well 70 remember that inside
OF the Polish territory west OF War
saw no position has other tnar tenn
porary tlctical advantage Poland Is
not included in the permanent defences
o! Russia. that is west OF Warsaw.
All this sweeping back and forward in
recent months represents the effort
first ~ tho Russians. then OF tho Ger
mans and finally OF the Russians, to
strike blow at permanent lines, for the
Russians on the Nlstuln. lpr the Ger
mans on the Silcsiau marches
So far both have failed hut In the
whole eastern field the advantage has
been and stil remains with tho Rus
slams. because while thoy hav" taken
nearly all OF Gal!c.a, held hal' CO II
since Septombcr. twice pene:r tcl Eat
/ Prussia and Hungary, the Gernans have
failed TO make any permanent lodge
ment In Poland
As TO the precise operation now going
on before Lod2 the development OF THIS
seems 10 have been nhou, ~ follows {:
Lotto in October tho mot ambitious 81
/ German ,ffor,r I'm flp Tlc'. The advance
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. CRUISER LEIPZIG
G1 <r<s1yc%~ o~ESs Assn.

sent 10 destroy her and can exist only
so long as she can keep out OF the way.
The Nurnberg and the Drc sden are
small cruisers and by themselves they can
do little harm. except to commerce. II Is
probable too that they will both DE cap
tured within a short time. as the presump-
ton is that they were In action with the
rest Of the fleet and that they must have
suffered some damage which would pre-
vent them remaining At sea without re-
pairing The loss of the two German coli
Hers also makes 1t necessary for them to
put into \ neutral harbor for the purpose
OF taking on more coal
Tho Schai uhO"st and the Gneisenau
were built IN 1906 They had a displace-
ment OF 1850 tons each. were ii9 feet
long carried 765 men and were designed
tp make 225 knots Each OF them car
rled eight SO inch a. calibrc guns. six
G inch guns. twenty - Founders, four
machine suns and four submerged tor.
pcdo tubes. The Leipzig was completed
In 1905. She had displacement; OF $3.50
tons. was 3ii feet long and had a com.
plemeut of ESQ Her speed was % knots
and she carried ten Al inch guns. ten
one Founders. four machine guns and two
submerged torpedo tubes
The Dresden is n sister ship Of the
Emden and was built In 1901. She had A
displacement of $500 tons, a complemen mt
~ inch guns. eight Founders four
machine guns and two torpedo tubes Her
speed WAS 2i5 knots.
The Nurnberg has displacement *
I 1850 tons and a complement Of 2g5 she
was built In 1906. has 235 knots speed.
and carried ten IL inch guns, eight 8
Founders, four machine guns and Two
torpedo tubes.
The Dresden was the only ship In Won
Specs squadron which was not engaged
In the Chilean battle. She has been re-
ported in the Atlantic and 1t is probable
that she went down the east coast and
Joined the Pacific squadron as Il emerged
from the straits.
Inquiry at the British Embassy In Wash
ington last night as 10 the identity of
the ships in the British squadron brought
the answer that no information as to the
units in Sturdee's fleet had been received
there. In naval circles in Washington
II was thought that the Glasgow. when
was disabled in the Chilean engagement.
might have Joined Sturdee. The Glasgow
got away by superior speed when the Good
Hope and the Monmouth We're sunk. came
through the Strait OF Magellan and put
In at Buenos Ayres on November l6 70"
repairs. At that time Capt Luce. ner
commander. concluded report to the
British Admiralty with the words at is
our unanimous wish TO meet the enemy
again as soon as possible"
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REJOICING IN LONDON.
Press Has High Praise for Sir John
Fisher.

SDSctdt 'dhe D'NpdNH 10 INV SNN
LoNDoN, Dec. lU.--Rejoicing that the
death OF Sir Christopher Cradock has been
avenged is the keynote of the comment
in the London press on the naval victory
IF the Falkland Islands. Coupled with
this is a feeling of qualification at the
severe loss inflicted upon the Germa ms
and at tho freeing of the trade routes
from the menace OF the German fleet.
The Times calls the victory a ORA
matte act Of retrIbutlon for Cradock' $
disaster, which WAS a severe blow to
british pride and adds
1.-The Admiralty deserves the utmost
credit for the rapid and thorough fashion
in which II retrieved our humiliation,
Rear Admiral Sturdee. who WAS chief of
stan Of the Admiralty when the brave
cradOck met his fate. was given COM
mand Of squadron sent to nnd and
crush Won Spec. He lost no time on
his mission, That he has made "A voyage
of some 1000 miles and found the enemy
at once aud WAS able 10 destroy him 50
effectively are striking illustrations of the
power Of modern methods when properly
directed. They are also personal tri-
umph for sir John Fisher, the First SEA
Lord 'or they are VIGOROUSLY the first
fruits ~ his r'nppearance in the Al
ntrIltN'
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Concentrate ut Thorn.

In this situation j. became absolutely
essential for the Germans 10 relieve pres
sure upon IN ir northern and youthcrn
nanks. tant is, upon the Germans IN
East Prussih. the Austrlans IN Ciacow.
To do this they gathered up several army
corps from the armies which had with
drawn from before Warsaw and lyango-
rod. haatlly transported them inside the
Sucaiau frontiers 20 Thorn ON the Nistula
and n point south Of the Nis,uln I'm ro-cn.
They wcr" abb" to make tnis sudden
concentration because they possessed rail-
roads, while tho Eussilns ON their side
lacked them.
This army, starting from Thorn, with
the Nistula on their left, moved rapidly
toward Warsaw, following the Thorn
Warsaw railroad and the Vlstula, To
meet this new attack Russia drew out
her garrsons at Warsaw ana other points,
delayed ,he German advance lay several
engagements eliminating at plock, half
way between Thorn and Warsaw At t..c
Same time Russians troops from tn" south
of Lodi, were hastily drawn moth Ia
meet tho German invasion, delayed but
not halted by the garrison troops
Meantime the Germans. leaving the
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Jhe ScHASNHORST.
(5l5Tee SKIP OF .1he. GMEiSENAW

sl<ilful use Of few men To hold back many
than Won Hindenburg IL making in the
east His cdmpa gn will compare with
that OF Napoleon IA 1874. Of Lee in Nir-
ginia, but both lost ultimately because
all their skin was unable 70 hold back
the masses of their opponents.
Berlin has set the example in warning
the German people not 70 expect too much
from the capture OF Lodz. In fact the
Germans have saved an army at the
sacrifice OF the offensive in the west. won
a little territory of no great value: so
far this is all. II the Allies in the west
can take advantage OF the weakening of
German lines IN front OF them Germany
may have avoided disaster in the east
a. tho cost OF defeat in the west.--From
THE EVENING SUS OF ycStcrddy
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RUSSIANSDRIVE
GERMANS BACK
ALONG VISTULA
Germans, Revealed i'm Beams
of Searchlights, Decimated,
Says PctrOgrad.
REPEATED ATTACKS
AT NIGHT REFUSED

special Cable Despatch to TUE STU.
PETRoGRAD, Dec. 9.-The following of
fetal statement was given out by thu
Russian General staff tonight:
In the region of Mlawa yesterday
the lighting was less stubborn.
on the left bank of the Nistula on
December the Germans. under
cover OF darkness. began "A stimuli
taneous offensive movement along
the whole front from Tlof to Glovco.
They made repeated stubborn at
lacks in compact columns. but
these were repulsed at every point
by our troops.
The enemy, revealed in the beams
Of our searchlights were decimated
by our fire and when the moon
came out their attacks ceased.
Next day Tuesday, they renewed
the desperate fighting on tn
Lowicz-Iloff front. but without
success. In the region of Petrokow
the fighting continued without mod
iflcation of the situation.
South Of Cracow stubborn fight
ing continues. both sides alternately
taking the offensive. The q rmans
twice tried to pierce our front, but
were repulsed with heavy loss.
No ships OF tho enemy were
sighted in the Black Sea yesterday.
The following statement was ISSUED
earlier in the day:
The German official communicate
asseits that the Russians suffered
enormous losses In evacuating LODI.
Tho trt.stwor'hiness Of this commun-
cation may be gauged by the fact that
the Russians retired from LODI about
midnight on December 3. while tho
Germans were inactive for fifteen
hours in front OF our empty trenches.
the assault on which had cost them
more than 10000 men. and they were
afraid to advance.
II was not until +. VI, on Deem
her that the Germans asoertained
that there was nobody facing them,
and 1t was after that that they en-
tered the town
In changing positions in the LODI
district We have not lost a single
man. We undertook this mannuvre
only after il was well established
that the Germans had completely
abandoned tho idea OF continuing
their attacks In this region. our
manpuvre was quite independent ~
any pressure on tho part Of the
enemy.
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new German and Austrian attack Is being
delivered from the north .oward Warsaw
In this quarter the army OF East pruss a
under Gen. Francois is clearly attempt e
TO connect It's offensive with the German
army Of Poland to push back the Rs.
SANS ana threaten their lire Of com
WuulDIuo"s on the right bank ~ tie
NIstula
Al the other end Of the 500 mile hl'''e
from. thc Austrilus are advaucur fr N
the foothills of the CarpathiaN MountA.'s
with the hope Of drawing away por' -
OF the forces preparing 20 invest C"t, -.
Quantities Of food and ammunition ~
being hurried into the fortress
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BRITISH SHIPS LEAVE PANAMA
col. GoethRis Orders Two Golfers
From Canal Zone.

nANAMA. Dee. Col. Goethals Or
dcred the British GOLFERS Kirnwood and
Roddam to leave Panama this morning,
and the two vessels put to s,a at once.
Tho action Of col. GoethHls was taken
t. avoid any question OF the good faith
Of the United states regarding the ohserv-
ance OF neutrality in the waters OF the
Canal Zone.
Sir G. Mallct the British Minister
Resident and Consul General at Panama,
had inquired of the American Govern
mont whether the golfers would he per
mltted Ia coal British wnrships IN waters
of the Canal Zone. Col. Goethalss order
followed this inquiry.
1t is surmised from the British in
Ouirv that British cruisers are now on
tho way To Balboa. the Pacific entrance
Iof The canal,
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LOSSES AT SEA SO FAR.

Unofficial lists show that since The be-
ginning OF the war Great Britain has lost
one superdreadnoucht. one battleship, ten
cruisers. two submarines two gunboats
and three converted cruisers total Of
nineteen.
Germany. according to tho same lists.
has lust twelve cruisers, six dcstroyers,
Sin submarines ana four converted cruisers,
a total of twcnty-eight.
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Won SPEC 81 YEARS OLD.
Joined Navy In 1878 and Became
Nice-AdmirnI Last Year.

Vice-Admirai Count Won Spec was "a
years old ale was born in Coucnhag~n
and Joined the German navy in 1878, In
September. 1919, ne was appointed In
Command OF tho cruiser squadron, In
1913 he was promoted to the rank of Vice
Admiral.
His chief OF staff was Cap. Pielt2.
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OTHER SHIPS DAMAGED.
warships which Escaped Destruc-
ton Are BADLY Battered.

SANTIAGO. Chile, Dec. 9.--The reports
received here of the sinking of the Ger
man cruisers Scharnhorst. Gneisenau
and Leipzig by British warships on the
Falkland Islands say that two other
German cruisers engaged in the battle
were badly damaged.
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FEsTETICs REPORTED KILLED,
Count George Was Well known In
London society.

LoNuoN. Dec. l0.-Reports have been
received hero that Count George Festotlcs
has been killed in battle I'm Galcla.
lie was attached to the Austro-llun-
garian Embassy In London and was we'll
known IN London society.
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POWERFUL SHIPS LOST.
prIusb \ictor> Disposcs Of BiR
Wnrships n, Large.

The destruction ~ the Gneiscnau.
Schnruuurs, aud tine Lc,pzis disposcs ~
g." mosl poNcrfu, t'rmtn ships that were
At large The karlsruhe is now the only
"ne that mas rot been caught. and her
value is mainly In her ability to harrass
IhItsh commerce. Sn" is not the equal
~ armament Of any ship that has been
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XMAS TRUCE POPE'S PLAN.
.BrrIincr TaCcbIntt" Says Germany
would Not Object.

THE HAGUE. Dec. 9.--Thc Pope has APP
pealed to the hclhgercnts for n three
weeks truce over Christmas time, accord
ing TO the RerliIcr TdgCbldtt
From the same source comes word that
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WALES NOW A GUARDS CAPTAIN
Young Prince Is Promoted From
Grenndi~r Lieutensncy.


LoNpoN. Dec. 9.---The Prince Of Wales.
who was a Lieutenant in the Grenadier
Guards. has been promoted to be a Cap
tain in tho same regiment
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ADAM A wEsCHLER, AUCTIoNEER.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE PROP
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FRAME DWELLING. KNOWN AS No. 1247
STH STREET NORTHWEST.
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