Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-28
GERMANS NEARING
CITY OF WARSAW
TEUToNS THREATEN POLISH
CITY SECOND TIME IN EAST
ERN CAMPAIGN.
QUIET IN WESTERN FIELD
serVian Forces Face Defeat Unless
Reinforcements Are Sent-France
Has Dispatched Troops to
Morocco.

London, Nov. 23.-The German adj
vance is only forty miles from War
saw and the Polish capital is threat
ened for the second time by the forces
OF Gen. Won Hindenburg.
This is the outstanding claim of the
rival armies clashing in three big bat
Ties In the east. Needless to say. the
claim is German, but it is semi-official
and apparently authenticated.
AS in all great movements of the
war OF consequence, the barriers have
been raised against news of any kind
which could possibly betray the aims
OF one commander or the other.
IL has become known, however, that
the army of Won Hindenberg has
forced its way forward to the Lowicz-
oKlernleWice line, which following the
neelng foe, indicates that he has pro-
crossed fully two-thirds of the dis
lance In his advance on Warsaw.
or the other two battles still less is
known. The Austro-German forces al
ready have been reported repulsed at a
point between Radon and Kielce in the
second battle in Poland, while in East
Prussia the action has diminished
considerably.
SIX army corps comprise the Rus
sian strength facing the German adj
vance between the Vistula and tbe
Wartha, where the front extends for
forty-five miles and partial successes
are claimed by the czar's troops.
Berlin Is Optimistic.
Berlin, Nov. 23.-(By wireiess via
Sayville).-The week opens with opti-
mlstic views regarding the situation
IN russian Poland All reports indi-
cate mat the fighting is progressing
satisfactorily for Germany. Accord
ing to the Austrian official reDort ie-
sued yesterday, the Germans and the
Austrlans are pushing their attacks
along the whole line Two Russian
Dattalions surrendered at a point
| northeast of CZenstochowo.
The Austrians have also resumed
thelr offensive on the line from Ora.
COW to Przemysl.
/ - AAA'ii main IeduuuaTTeTS n
tlnue to report victories over the Rms
SLAMS and English. The Russians have
oeen driven back further in the Cauca-
sus region. Special correspondents also
| report that the Persian mountain
tribes are making inroads into Rms
sian territory, inficting heavy losses
Serbs to Make Stand.
Sofia reports that the defeated Ser
Wan army will try to make last
stand at Kraguyevatz. The Servian
government recently implored helm
from Greece.
Inc suburbs of Tangier are report-
ed to be in the hands of Moslem rob
els and the French have sent troops
| to Morocco.
The English, after suppressinq .
riot at Port Said, logged the rebels
Dutch newspapers report that Boer
rebel forces are appearing every
where in the Transvaal and in the
orange Free State Gems. De Wet
and Beyers are reported to have
joined hands and their combined force
is now $4,000 strong. The lasting dis
affection of the South Africans i an
assured face
Floating Mines British.
Holland reports that as a result If
an official inquiry all of the 100 mines
found on the Dutch coast were fonnd
throughout to be of British and not
German origin
Mr. Rathenau. the well known man.
ager Of the general Electric companv
replying to the allegation of the Ion.
don Times that he expressed doubt in
the German victory because imports
OF copper and oil have been cut off
says he is convinced that ultimate vic.
tory will be Germanys and that there
Is sufneient quantity of oil and copper
at hand
War In France HaIts.
Paris, Nov. 23.-The troops in tho
trenches are gaining some ADVANTAGE
from the enforced hull in the fighting
Many OF the fighting units have been
worn almost to exhaustion bv the ter.
rlhc strain under which they have
lived and struggled Even though the
rlgors of winter have reduced To the
! minimum the chance of anv rest ha.
| ing taken in comfort still the troons
have welcomed the chance to reeoup
their physical strength and to ease
their nerves. which have been under
severe strain for weeks.
Pope Delivers First Address