The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-12-10
Heavy Russian Losses Are
Reported From German
Sources---Reports All Con-
flicting and Unreliable.

For the first time since the Germans
were checked in their advance on Wa1
saw, it is possible to gain fairly clear
idea of the military situation in Rus
sian Poland in it's broader aspect.
Adyices from both Berlin and Pc
troerad indicated the Germans had de-
tinitely succeeded in throwing back
the enyeloping Russian forces and
were maintaining stolidly their posi-
lions west of Lowicz. Furthermore II
is said the Germans are again under
taking an energetic offensive.
The completeness of the change IN
the situation, ascribed valiously 70 the
failure of General Runnenkampff to
close up the ring about the Germans,
and brilliant strategy of the German
leaders, is indicated by report tele'
grabbed from Petrograd by the Eng
lish correspondent who previously had
announced the Russians had wan an
overwhelming victory.
He now states that the Germans are
holding their position and that tre Sit
uation remains extremely interesting
and hazardous.'
The latest official announcement
from Petrograd states that the fighting
has become less severe.
German military critics estimate the
Russian losses in killed, wounded and
prisoners and death from sickness
amount fully to 10000 men, or one
third of the nations best troops.
In Galicia the situation is still con-
fused. Recent reports from Petro'
grad that the Russians have invested
Cracow on three sides are now 'on'
tradicted by an unofficial dispatch
which says the invaders are eight
miles from the city.
The archbishop of Prezemysl, the
Galician stronghold, which has been
under siege for several weeks, is quot
ed as saying that the situation there
is desperate and the surrender of the
city impending.
London, Dec. 4.-The increasing
thunder of guns in the vicinity OF
Ypres and the arrival to Bruges OF
transports bearing wounded men leads
to the conclusion here that a greater
degree Of activity has prevailed in
west Flanders than has been reported
in the official communications.
All reports agree that in northern
Poland tae battle still is undecided,
and fiercely contested, with the Ger
mans making desperate efforts to re-
sumo their forward movement in the
direction of Warsaw.
+ From Petrograd comes the report
that General Rennenkampff has been
made a scapegoat on account of the
:Napoleonic coup which enabled the
German forces to cut through the en-
circling Russian Gordon.
According to this report the lllatorl
ness of Rennenkampff in bringing re
Inducements up made the success O
the, German move possible.
Discussing the campaign as whole
a we'll known Berlin military criti
maintains that the long resistance ant
unexpected recuperative powers of tn
Austrians, coupled with the Russian
loses in Poland, have deprived Russi
of such a large portion of her first lin
troops that her offensive power ha
been irretrievably impaired.
On the other hand, observers in Pr
trograd express the opposite view
They are confident that Grand Duk
Nicholas will prove himself more tina
a match for the admitted resourcefu
ness of General Won Hindenberg. Th
Russian forces are now reported to I
within ten miles of Cracow, while TT
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