The Holly chieftain., 1914-11-27
TWO BIG. BATTLES
NOW IN PROGRESS
Russian Armies Engaged With
German and Austrian
Forces In Poland.
SLAVs PRESSED BY TEUTOns
The Invasion Of East Prussia and
GaiIeia May Fail Because Of
Attacks on Center Of
Russian Front.

Russian Front.
Summary Of Euemts.)
Two big battles, either or
both of which may have decisive
results, are being fought in Po-
land, and a third conflict of al
most equal Importance is progress
ing in East Prussia.
Hard Fighting In Poland.
The great battle In West Poland Is
In full progress. Official reports
state that no decision has yet been
reached, but otherwise no definite de.
tails are known of the battle which
far over-shadows the conflict on the
west front.
The engagements presumably re-
ported eastward of the Mazurian lakes
at Soldau, Lpno, Kloclawek and Cra-
cow seem to have been merely pre-
liminaries to a general engagement
along the whole line. The German
bulletin mentions fighting northward
Of Lodz, while the Austrians report
the advance of their army northward
from Cracow. and 1t is evident that
the allies and the Russians are en-
gagged in the center along a north and
south line. Hence 1t seems that the
Teutonic allies are leveling concen-
trio attack from three directions
against the Russian force.
Germans Believe They Are Winning.
How the struggle is progressing is
unknown. The newspaper critics In
terpret conditions as generally favor
able to the Austro- Germans and as.
sert that the German advance beyond
Mlawa and the vicinity Of Plock las
eliminated danger of an invasion Of
East and West Prussia except by such
cavalry forces as are operating north.
ward of Edytkuhnen, in East Prussia
cn the Russian border. These, how
ever, are only raiders.
PrzemysI About to Fail.
dispatch from Petrograd says
that it is announced there that the
siege Of Przemysl appears to be rapid
ly approaching its end. The trenches
surrounding the Notifications are in
the possession Of the Russian troops.
Many Of the trenches are filed with
lime, confirming statements of pris-
oners that cholera is raging in the gar
rison of Przemysl.
Austrians Tell Of Success.
Reports from Vienna tell OF success.
es in Galicia, including the occupation
by the Teutonic allies of Tarnow and
Wieliczka. According to these reports
seven thousand prisoners were taken.
Kieliczka is the most westerly point
reached by the Russians on their ad-
vance on Cracow.
Big German Army In Poland.
The advance Of the Germans from
Thorn into Poland Is being made in
great force. The greatest German
strength is to be concentrated on this
line. Fighting of the most desperate
character has been in progress and
heavy losses have been suffered by
both sides.
It is now a race between the Rus
sian army invading East Prussia and
the German force striking at Poland.
1t 10 believed generally the kaiser ex.
poets to relieve the pressure upon
East Prussia by striking crushing
blow with his forces advancing along
the vistula and from Kalisz. A VIC
tory for the Russians about Soldau
would be followed by q quick rush
INTO East Prussia. which would force
an abandonment Of the determined Of
fensive in Poland for the defense Of
the northern province.
. Russians In oallela.
In Galicia, before Cracow and
in East Prussia. the Russians are
pushing their advantage, apparently
disregardlng the fact that their cen.
ter has been compelled to fall back.
They also are showing much activity
in the Carpathians, their object being
to prevent the Austrians from retiring
into Hungary-in fact, 1t is stated that
they already have cut OF eight hun.
dred thousand Austrians, who will
now be compelled, II defeated, to re.
treat westward.
Russian and Turkish squadrons have
met in q long distance battle of Sc.
bastopol and each claims to have had
the better Of the encounter. Accord.
ing to the Russian report, the former
German cruiser Goeben. now attached
to the Turkish navy. was damaged
while the Turks assert that the Rus.
sian f1eRship suffered severely and