The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-01-28
NAVAL BATTLE
IN NORTH SEA
HONORS EVEN
GERMAN CRUISER AND ALSO
BRITISH CRUISER SANK.
AUSTRIAN ARMY is AUGMENTED
Reports to Rome from Vienna Says
that German and Austrian Gen.
eral Stats Are Swapping
Armies in Hungary.

and allowed to be sent to the United
States by the British censor, the Ger
mans at least broke even in the North
Sea battle Sunday.
The Germans admit the sinking of
the cruiser, Bluecher but claim they
sank a British battle cruiser, a large
ship, and forced the British to retire
In the fighting rs miles west north
west of Heligoland.
The British papers are rejoicing
over a victory and demanding that the
British feet now eXterminate the
German feet.
Reports from neutral ports say that
there is much activity at the German
base at Kiel and other sea battles
are expected.
The British reports indicate that a
German squadron attempted to make
another raid on the British coast,
that British squadron of heavier
ships intercepted it near the German
base and opened a running fight the
the Germans fleeing to the ports for
the protection of the land batteries.
The big British armored cruiser
Tiger, faster than the Bluecher, cut
that vessel off and the British ship
pounded her to pieces with her heavy
guns. She carried over eight hun
dred men and over one hundred are
said to have been rescued by the
British and Will be brought to British
ports as prisoners of war.
Dutch reports say another German
cruiser was seen crippled. off the Is.
10 n RnrHnTN - h,n mr. Of n
Ems river trying to make port. Brit
| ish reports say two German cruisers
were damaged but the Germans say
all their ships escaped uninjured ex.
cept the Bluecher. If the German re-
ports are true the British suffered as
much as the Germans in the raid.
According to the best information
the German squadron consisted Of
four battle cruisers, four smaller
cruisers and two torpedo boat fotillas.
The British squadron was composed
OF five battle cruisers, several small
Ter ones AMI &c torpedo boat destroy
Iers. The battle lasted almost three
hours.
Rome, Jan. 25.-The Austrian army
has been augmented by heavy re.
! Inducements. 1t is reported these
achievements come partly from
Germany and that the army is block
ing the Russion offensive aimed at
Hungary by threatening the cars
hold on Bukowina.
Official dispatches received from
Vienna report the capture of several
trenches held by the Russians in the
Carpathians. These costituted the
out works by which the Russians held
the passes leading into Pennsylvania
and Hungary. North of Watra Dorna
in southern Bukowina, the Austrian
artillery forced the evacuation of
several lost trenches.
Some credence is being given here
to reports from Vienna that the Aus.
trian and German general STATS are
swapping armies 1t is reported that
as a result of recent conferences in
Berlin large bodies of German troops
are passing into eastern Hungary TO
block the threatened Russian invas-
ion. In exchange the AuStrians are
reported to be sending an army into
Flanders and France.
Union Forces Win.
Pretoria (via London, Jan. 25.)-It
is officially announced that 1900 re-
bells with four guns, under their lead
ers, Lieutenant Colonies MaritZ and
Kemp, attacked Upington, Bechuana-
land, yesterday. The rebels were
repulsed, leaving behind twelve dead
and twenty-three wounded and nitety.
six prisoners.
The Union of South Africa forces
lost three men killed and twenty-five
wounded.
Germans Meet Reverses.
Petrograd, Jan. 25.-The develop
ment OF a new Russian offensive men,
acing LODI and q brilliant victory
over the Germans in southern Poland
were announced today. The German
armies advancing upon Vangarod, the
main fortress protecting Warsaw
from the south. have been rolled
back The Russians after occupying
Kielce and OpooZno have pushed back
the Germans from 20 to 80 miles over
the forty mile battle front and driven
the enemy toward the Apilica river.
Official reports of the progress of the
Russians toward the Prussian for
tress of Thorne asserted that the
Russians are in close contact with
the enemy at Kikol. ""
French Blow Up Bridges.
Paris, Jan. 25.--How German pom
toon bridges across the Mouse at st.
Mihiel were blown to pieces by
French shells was told in the bulle-
tins today, German gunners on the
west bank of the Mouse attempted
unsuccessfully to, silence the French
batteries. Additional guns were
brought into position by the French.
Shells fell in the city of st. Mihiel,
infiicting heavy loss upon the Ger
mans. Excepting this progress In
the drive against the point OF the
German wedge south OF Verdun and
slight gain east of ST. George near
the coast. the fighting In the past
twenty-fonr hours has resulted In no
more important changes.