Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-11-26
GERMANS NEARING
CITY Of WARSAW
TEUTONS THREATEN POLISH
CITY SECOND TIME IN EAST
ERN CAMPAIGN.
QUIET IN WESTERN FIELD
0erVian 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 hat
ties IN the east. Needless to say, the
claim is German, but it is semi-oficiaI
and apparently authenticated.
AS IN all great movements of the
war OF consequence, the barriers have
been raised against news of anv kind
which could possibly betray the aims
OF one commander or the other.
1t mas become known, however. that
the army of Won Hindenberg has
forced its way forward to the Lowicz-
0klern1ewice line, which following the
Heelng Zoe, indicates that he has pro-
crossed fully two-thirds of the dis
lance IN his advance on Warsaw.
u the other two battles still less is
known. The Austro-German forces AL
ready have been reported repuIsed at
point between Radon and KieIce in tba
second battle in Poland, while in East
Prussia the action has diminished
considerably.
DIX army corps comprise the Rus
sian strength facing the German adj
vance between the VistuIa and tba
"artha, where the front extends for
forty-fiye miles and partial successes
are claimed by the cars troops.
Berlin Is Optimistic.
Berlin, Nov. 23-(By wireless via
oayVliIe).-The week opens with onti-
nlstlc views regarding the situation
III Russian Poland. All reports indf-
cate that the fighting is progressing
satisfactorily for Germany. Accord
ing to the Austrian official renort is-
sued yesterday, the Germans and the
Austrians are pushing their attacks
along the whole line. Two Russian
DattaI1ons surrendered at a noint
northeast of Czenstochowo.
The Austrians have also resumed
Ihelr offensive on the line from era
COW to PrzemysI.
The Turkish main headouarters con-
tlnue to report victories over the Rms
SLAMS and English. The Russians have
been driven back further in the Cauoe-
sus region. Special correspondents also
report that the Persian mountain
trlbes are making inroads into Rms
sian territory, inficting heavy losses
Serbs to Make Stand.
soma reports that the defeated Ser
Wan army will try to make a last
stand at Kraguyevatz. The Servfan
government recently impIored helm
from Greece.
The suburbs of Tangier are report
ed to be in the hands of Moslem reb-
els and the French have sent troops
to Morocco.
The English, after suppressing a
riot at Port Said, f1ogged the rebels.
Dutch newspapers report that Boer
rebel forces are appearing everv-
Where IN the Transvaa1, 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
ahect1on of the South Africans is an
assured face.
Floating Mines British.
Holland reports that as a result of
an official inquiry all of the 100 mines
found on the Dutch coast were foun6
throughout to be of British and not
German origin.
Mr.. Rathenau, the well known man
ager of the general Electric comnan,,
replying to the allegation of the Lon
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 Germany's and that tbara
Is sufficient quantity of oil and copper
at hand
War In France HaIts,
Paris, Nov. 23.-The troops in the
trenches are gaining some ADVANTAGE
from the enforced lull in the fighting.
Many of the fighting units have been
worn almost to exhaustion by the ter
rifle strain under which they have
lived and struggled. Even though the
rlgors of winter have reduced to the
minimum the chance of any rest be-
ing taken in comfort, still the troops
have welcomed the chance to recoup
their physical strength and to ease
their nerves, which have been under
severe strain for weeks.