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ORGEDBYGARRISOH
Secretary, of War Recommends Im
mediate Development of Na
tion's Military Forces.
NEW MEN 25,000 OFFICERS 1,000
Regular Ranks Then 123,000, for
- Mobile Fighting on the Conti
nent 50,000 Troops. 1
NO FEAR OF WAR OR DESPOTISM
Simply Demands Adequate Prepar
edness for a Great Country.
MUST NOT LET EXPENSE HINDER
"Liiwrrabl Indictment" Will
Lie Against Reapoaalble Onea
Who "brink from Coat of
Natlon'a Vital lntrrrili.
WASHINGTON. Dec 9.-Secrtary Oar
rlson of the War department makes the
following; recommendations in his annual
report to the president :
That the federal army be Immediately
recruited to Ita full war strength, meaning-
an addition of 25,000 men and 1,000
officers.
Immediate legislation to create an
Adequate reserve force ,and deal more
satisfactorily with enlistments; vntform
state provisions.
Legislation to complete what congress
ha begun toward putting .aviation for
military purposes on a substantial basis.
Adoption of the bes; method for the
training of more civilians to become of
ficers in case of necessity.
No Fear of War.
The aecretary disclaims apprehension of
war. but observer that "every nation
must have adequate force to protect It
self from domestic insurrection, to en
force its laws and repel invasion." As
to the matter of "expe'ise," he says:
"I do not overlook this, but 1 think
those who are charged w'.th responsibility
on behalf of the public should realize the
unanswerable indictment that will lie
gainst them If they shirk from Incurring
expense for what Is vital to the nation."
Thus recruiting the army, as the secre
tary recommends, would bring It to about
120,000 men, of whom 60,000 would be avail
able as a mobile fighting force In the
continental United State. The present
mobile strength of 31,000, the secretary
points out. goon wll) be cut in half by
additions to the garrisons In the canal
.. aotuv-Uaaian. ad -tb-hlUHHle. v
. The report directly mentions the Europ
ean war but once.
Imperative Dnty.
"It would be premature' It says, "to
attempt now to draw the ultimate lessons
from the war in Kurope. It is an Im
perative duty, however, to heed so much
of what it brings home to us as Is In
controvertible and not to be changed by
any event, leaving for later and more
detailed and comprehensive consideration
what Its later developments and final
conclusions may Indicate."
In addition to strengthening the regular
establishment, the- secretary urges that
teps be taken at once to create a more
adequate reserve army. He dismisses as
Impracticable all talk of Immediate dis
armament, and as groundleaa fears of
militarism In America, and recommends
military preparedness on the ground that
'eternal vigilance Is the price which must
be paid In order to, obtain the desirable
things of life and to defend them."
" Preseat War Strength.
The present full war strength, of the
United States Is summarised by the re
port as follows: ' '
"The organised militia of 'the various
states totals 8,323 officers and 119.0K7 men.
The enlisted men therefore required. In
order to obtain the financial aid which
. the congress authorises the secretary of
war to extend under certain conditions, to
attend twenty-four drills a year and five
days annually In the field. If all of the
national guard could be summoned In
the event of war and should aU respond
(an Inconceivable result), and if they
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN THE WAR Emperor William
of OermanjV;-" been unsparingly active during the war,
with the iat the news comes from Berlin that he is
laid up,Vv , aeumonia and nervous depression, resulting
from.'v Aertion. The picture shows the emperor in the
fievs iVing in person reports from his staff.
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FARMERS AGREE ON
RURAL SCHOOL LAWS
Recommendations Pertaining to the
' Rural Schools of the Statt Ap ?.
proved by the Congress. "
ACTION FOLLOWS 'LONG DEBATE
Nonilnationa for Klertloa This Mara,
lasr Are Made, Georgt ro up
land the Only Candidate
for Prraleacjr.
(Continued on Page Four, Column Two.)
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Thuraday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffa and Vicinity
Unsettled and colder.
Tempera tares at Omaha Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
n nil
corm
5 a. m 2i
t a. m 27
7 a. m .......28
8 a. m.. 27
a. nr. 27
10 a. m 27
11 a. m 20
12 m 25
1 p. m 21
2 p. m 23
3 p. m 22
4 p. m 21
5 p. m 20
p. ro 21
7 p. m 20
8 p. m 18
Comparative. Loral Keeord.
, 1914. 19U. 1912. 1911.
Highest yeaterday 2x 4 H a
lxweut yeaterday 2 M 14 So
Mean temierature. ...... 24 38 32 3
Precipitation 09 .00 .00 Xi
It took one day of the work of the Ne
brauka . Farmers' congress to deride on
what the farmers wauled In the way of
rural school legislation yesterdayl The
report of the special committee on the
Investigation of rural school conditions
made its report early in the morning, and
It was nearly adjournment time In the
afternoon when the convention agreed on
all the details of what It would ask for.
There was much parliamentary squab
bling and hot debate. President George
Coupland was ill all day with a sick head
ache and kept out of the convention hall
as much as possible. J. H. Orinnell, third
vice president, presided moat of the day. .
Once when the debate was warm on the
subject of Increasing u.e course of study
in the country schools tc two years above
the present common school course. Presi
dent Coupland, In spit cof his headache,
came Into the hall an mude a long pica
In favor of better rural school conditions
in order that the good, ambitious young
stock on the farm liould le content to
stay on the farm instead of being stead
ily drained off to the cities from year to
year. Those who were not ao much in.
favor of the movement tried to throttle
(Continued on Page Four, Column Four.)
precipitation depar-
Temperature and
turea from the normal:
Normal temperature
Deficiency for the day
Total exceaa alnce March I..
Normal precipitation
Kxcna fur Ihm H u
Total rainfall since ii,rrh"i"")i,...,k..
iJeflciency alnce March 1. g.57 inchea
leflciency for cor. period, 1U1J.. tea Inches
JJeficiency for cor, period. 112.. i.tti Inchee
Heporta from atatloas at T P. M
30
, 84
its inch
inch
Temp. High- Rala-
eat. lait
Elation and Btate
at W eat nor. .
Cheyenne, clear
lavenport. snow
Jenver, cloudy
Jes Moines, cloudy..
North Untie, cloudy
Omaha, cloudy
Kapld City, cloudy...
Ktieridan. mow..
Hloux City, aauw
Valentine, snow
T Indicates IrHce of pro imitation
A. Wh.LH.. Local Forecaster.
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Five Thousand to
60 to His Fiancee
A bequesl of (5.000 to Miss Emma Mark
man, to whom reference is mude as his
fiancee, is made by the will of the late
William U. Townsend.
The will provides that the stlre In which
Mr. Townsend poiae-.l a two-thirds in
terest, be aold by Auguat 1, ViW. and
that the i,000 bequest to Miss Markman
be first paid. The remainder, it is pro
vided. Is to go in equal shsres to his
mother, his brothers, Harry C, of Omaha,
and Addison C. of New York City, and hts
slater, Mrs. Bessie Bothwell. To his
relatives Mr. Townsend also bequeathed
land owned by him in South Dakota and
Florida.
AMERICAN GUNS TO
k RETURN. MEX FIRE
If Forces Across Border Do Not Quit
SHooting Into Arizona,' U. S. t
. Cannon to Reply. .
THIS IS WILSON'S RESOLVE
Presldeat " Dlaraaaea Matter with
Cabinet aad It Is Drrmlard
at Last to Protect Home y
People,
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-If the contend
ing Mexican forces opposite Naco, Arls.,
do not cease firing Into American terri
tory, the hree batteries of field artillery,
sent to the International line by Preaident
Wilson and Secretary Garrison, will be
ordered to return the fire.
This la the determination of the United
States government, It became known to
night, after a full discussion of the ques
tion by President Wilson with his cabinet
yesterday.
NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANKS
' REPORT TO COMPTROLLER
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-8peclal Tele
gram.) The abstract of the condition of
the national banks of Nebraska, exclu
slve of Omaha and Lincoln, at the close
of business on October 31. as reported- to
the comptroller of the currency, shows
the average reserve hel is 15.68 per cent;
loans on discounts, $S2.S77,4; gold coin,
81,367,669; lawful money reserve, $3,316,089;
individual deposits, $48,349,489.
POWER MAGNATES SAY
MEASURE UNWORKABLE
WASHINGTON. Dec. .-Represei.ta-tlves
of several far western electric power
companies, appearing today before the
senate public lands committee to oppose
the administration water power site leas
ing bill, declared at the outset that the
measure was unworkable aa drawn, nth.
1 ers preaent announced their Intention to
oner amendments.
THREE GERMAN
CRUISERS SUNK
BY THE BRITISH
Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Leipzig
Sent to Bottom in Atlantio Off
Falkland Islands.
Germans Charge French Use
Red Cross Station to Mask Guns
FIRST FLAGSHIP OF VON SPEE
Scene of Battle East of Straits of
Magellan Off Tip of South
America.
TWO OTHER VESSELS PURSUED
Dresden and Nurnburg Make Off
During Action and Being Chased
by the English.
TWO COLLIERS ALSO CAPTURED
Trio Sent to Bottom with Those
Escaping Pacific Fleet
DESTROYED CRADDOCK'S CRAFT
Vice Admiral Frederick Maraee, la
Command of VlrtoHoas Vea.
aela, Reports I,oaaea
Sllaht.
LONDON, Dec. 9. It wan an
nounced officially here today that
the German cruisers Scharnhoret,
Gneisenau and Leipzig had been
sunk In the Atlantic, off the Falk
land islands.
The following announcement was Is
ued bv the official information bureau:
Ma-htcd by British Fleet.
At 7:30 u. m. on the 8th of December,
the Scharnhorst. Gneisenau. Nurnberg,
Leipatg and Dresden were sighted near
the Falkland Islands by a British squad
ron under Vice Admiral Frederick Btur-
dee.
"An action followed, In the course of
which the Wcharnhorst, flying the flag of
Admiral Count Von Spee.:, the. Gneisenau
and the Lelpiig were gunk. The Dresden
and Nurnberg made off during the action
FINDS NO COLLUSION TO-
DEPRESS WHEAT PRICES
WASHINGTON, Dec. .-On Its In
vratigation of marketing of Kansas
wreut, the Department . of Agriculture
today reported to congreaa that no "col
luaion to restrain competition or depress
prices at Kansas City" was discovered,
and that Kansas farmers "as a general
rule are getting til that their wheat Is
worth."
Operator Partly Denies Charge
of Developing Feudalism
DENVER, Colo.. Pee. . "Does your
company develop a species of feudalitm?"
asked Commissioner Garretson of the fed
eral commission on industrial relations
of E. M. Weitsel, manager of the fuel
department of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, when the latter resumed his
testimony in the strike investigation to
day. "loean t It supply Its own brand
of religion. Its selection ef literature. Its
kind of education and school teachers T"
I "That would be true if the conditions
were as you slate them," objected Weit
sel, "but the miners ran get what other
literature they want through the post
office. They get tons of It."
"Get their religion, politics, literature
by parcel post?" suggested Garretson.
"You have suggested thst the peace from
Industrial unrest In the southern Colorado
district Is like the peace of God passes
all understanding doesn't It smack of the
cemetery V
"No. I didn't aay there waa no unrest,"
protested Weitsel. "No man la satisfied.
I am not satisfied; neither are you.''
British casualties are very few in num
ber.
"Some survivors have been rescued
from the Gneisenau and the Leipzig."
Composed Pacific Fleet.
The Scharnhorst. Gneisenau and Leip
zig, with the cruisers Nurnberg and Dres
den, composed the German Paciflo fleet,
which in the engagement with the Brit
ish squadron under Rear Admiral Sir
Christopher Craddock off the coast of
CIillo on November 1 sank the . British
crulaers Monmouth and Goodhope with
the loss of about 1.500 men. Since thai
time B mien and Japanese squadron
have been searching for the German
fleet ot which little has been heard.
Recent reports from Montevideo, Uruguay,
were to the effect that the German fleet
was lwlleved to have rounded the caps
and entered the South Atlantic, but there
has been no authentic Information of the
whereabout of these vessels since the
battle with the British squadron.
The Hcharnhoret and Gneisenau are
the largest ships of the German fleet.
They were slater ships of 11,600 tons dis
placement, 450 feet on the water line and
were rated at a moan speed of 22'4 knots.
Bach carried a complement of 758 men
and was armed with eight 8.2-Inch guns,
six 6-Inch guns, twenty 24 pounders, four
machine guns anl four torpedo tubes.
.
Lelpslgr's Displacement.
.The Lelpslg had a displacement of 3,250
tons and carried 286 men. It waa 841 feet
long on the water lino, had a beam of 43
feet and was rated at S3 knots. Its largest
guns, of which it carried ten, were 4.1
Inch. It also had ten one-pounders, four
machine guns and two torpedo tubes.
Admiral Count von 8pre, commander of
the German squadron, was aboard the
Scharnhorst, which was his flsgshlp.
The British official statement shows
that, as has been reported, the German
squadron made Its way from the Paciflo
to the Atlantic. The Falkland Islands,
near which the German ships were
sighted, lie off the tip of South America,
directly east of the Straits of Magellan.
HF.RLIN. Dec. 9.-(By Wireless to Lon
don.) The official statement lud by the
Herman army headquarters this after
noon says:
"To the west of Ithelms a fishery, al
though flying the Red Crooa ling, has
been bombarded and et on fire by our
troops, as we have as;eHalned ty mesne
of photographs taken by our avlntors, that
behind the. fishery wan hidden a French
heavy battery.
"French nttneka In the dlxtrlct around
Soualn and on th vIMakcs of Verennes
and Votiquers, In the eitern part of the
forest of Argonne, wjre repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy.
'In the foieat of Argonne, Itself, ground
waa gained In several places. On this oc
casion we took a number of priaonere.
"The French suffered heavy losses In
the battles reported yesterdny to the
north of Nancy. Our lomcs were compara
tively small.
"No new reports are at hand fr.rni Kaat
Prussia.
"In northern Toland out troops are in
close touch with the Russians, who have
come to a standstill In a strongly fortified
position. Fast of the Warta the fighting
for Lowlcs continues.
"In southern Poland the Auntro-llun-garlan
troops ure fighting side by sldo
with our troops and have successfully re
newed tha attack."
U. S. NAYY COULDN'T
FACE THEGREATEST
Rear Admiral Fletcher Says America
Unable to Cope with Strongest
Sea Power.
NOT READY FOR EMERGENCY
Officer "ays Nation Would Have
to Knlarar Its Fleet tlreatly
to Protect Its Interests.
ami are belntf pursued.
'-Twrt miliars also were captured,
Tbo vice admiral report - that thai denejr. as high" aa they ever' have been
WASHINGTON, Dee. 9-Rear Admiral
Fletcher of the Atlantic fleet impressively
told the house naval committee today
that the I'nited States la unprepared to
cope with the most powerful navy In the
world. He mentioned no country. "You
can .safely say." he testified, "that we
are not prepared for the worst emergency
that might arise to protect ourselves from
the greatest force available."
"We would have to greatly enlarge our
fleet to protect American lntereste agalnat
all poaalblo combinations against us, or
to control the ocean. Wo would have to
take the offenxlve when we have a strong
enough fleet."
"Are we strong enough." the admiral
waa asked, "to offer derided resistance
against any nation at this timer'
"Not at all," the admiral replied. "We
would have to defend ourselves as best
we oould. We probably would be unable
to keep on the sea or to protect our com
merce.
"Are you maintaining the some standard
In the personnel of the navy as you al
waye have?"
it has never been any higher than It
is today." replied tho admiral. "The ships
Individually ara in a high state of effl-
and if there la any criticism at all It la
because of lark of tho usual opportunity
to have the ships take their drill ex
ercise together, due to the fleet being
busy In Mexico and the West Indies."
Admiral Fletcher told the committee
(Continued an Pag Two, Column Four.)
HOUSE PASSES L0BECK
BILL FOR SALARY .LIFT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9. (Special Tele
gram.) The house today passed the Lo
beck bill to Increase the salary of the
Omaha collector of customs from $2,500
to $3,600. Provision was also made that
tha $3,500 annual salary should Include
all of the fiscal year, ending June 30,
1914. The report on the bill pointed out
Ithat It had been Intended to give the
umaha collector $3.S00 and that the lower
figure wii an error.
"The effect of this bill." says the re
port, "1 to make this officer' salary the
ame a other similar customs collectors
In districts of the same class.'- Secretary
McAdoo had advised the committee of the
error.
Mayor Dahlman today wired J. H.
Hanley, secretary to Congressman Lo
beck, and H. W. Drlscoll, a clerk In
Senator Hitchcock' offlco, to act as dele
gate to the River and Harbor congress.
BELGIAN RELIEF FUND
REPORTED AT LINCOLN
The National Capital
Wednesday, December 9, 1814.
Subscriptions prevously reported. .$,995.18
di-iiwji i-niiuren AJisinci jy, italics.
ter county
German Cong, church, Lincoln.
Edna Ewart, Lincoln
C. W. Anderson, Lincoln
O. J. Jones, Lincoln
Cash, Lincoln
Rev. Mr. Horenaon, Cuahlng, Neb.,
N. P. Ackerman, llavelvck, Neb....
Mrs. K. N. Klwell, Lincoln
C. II. Hare. Pawnee City, Neb
Dr. 8. C. Blede. David City. Neb..
Rev W. R. Ludwlrk, Seward, Neb.
A. R. Kdrnlaten, Lincoln
Rev. W. M. Blleiigo, Weeping
Water, Neb
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The Day's
War News
It Is reported unofficially from
Berlin that Emperor William,
whose Illness was announced yes
terday, Is suffering from pneu
monia and nervous depression.
The emperor Is quoted In Berlin
as having told his troops recently
that victory would come to Ger
many because "our nerves are
stronger than those of our ene
mies." The Russian War office elates
that a serious defeat has been
Inflicted on the Oermana In one
of the three war areas In the east.
It Is announced that In the region
of Cracow, Gallcla, the Germans
were put to rout, their right wing
being turned, and that they are
still being pursued.
Although Russia tiaa not yet
admitted the fall of Lode, the
official announcement contains .
the suggestion that the fighting
In that vicinity has been less In
its favor than Is said to be the
case in Gallcla. It is stated that
in the battle near Plotrkow, a
Polish city twenty-five miles
southeast of Lodz, "we were only
partially successful." To the
north engagement are In progress
to the east of the border of east
Prussia.
According to current reports In
Rome, Germany does not look to
Italy as a possible' ally and is
bending all ita efforts to -keep
that nation out of the war.
Attacks by the : allies and
counter attacks by the Germans
In the west apparently have not
thus far made essential changes
In the positions of the opposing
armies. The Germans have re
sumed the offensive in Belgium
with force. In the Argonne also
hard fighting is in progress.
KAISER IS SICK
AND HAS ORDERS
TO TAKE IT EASY
German Emperor, Suffering from
Pneumonia and Nervous Depres
sion, Sent Home by Doctors.
GERMAN LINE IS MOVING EAST
Pursuit of Retiring Muscovites Con
tinues, According to Official
Announcement from Berlin.
LULL IS EXPECTED SHORTLY
Losses Have Been Enormous on Both
Sides and Troops Must Have
Time to Recuperate. .
Sweden is Indignant
at Sowing of Mines
Along Finnish Coast
STOCKHOLM, Bwedon. Dec. 9. (Via
London.) The Swedish pieaa is very In
dlgnant over the planting of floating
mine along the coast of Finland, which
has resulted so far In the loss of three
large Swedish steamer and the drowning
of upward.t for forty men.
Navigation of Finning waters hitherto
ha been unimpeded and no warning of
the laying of mine ha been given. Cap
tain of Swedish- steamers reaching here
declare they saw German warships near
the Finnish coast Saturday and Sunday,
Consequently the strew'ng of mines In
these water Is credited to the Germans.
Traffia In Finnish waters Is to be dis
continued until thfey have been swept for
mines.
NEBRASKA APPLE JUDGING
TEAM WINS AT DES MOINES
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DFS MOINES, la.. Dee. . (Special Tel
egram.) The Nebraska Agricultural col
If go team student won over Ames In the
apple judging contest before the State
Horticultural society today. Nebraaka
cored, out of a possible 6no points, 419.35,
and Iowa had 402.19.
The Seaate.
Met at noon.
Hearings begun before the land com
mittee on the land leaalng bill.
Debating was begun on the immigration
bill.
Many formal nominations of officehold
ers appointed during the recess of con
gress were received.
Senator Kenyon introduced a bill to re
duce the number of men required for a
federal grand Jury.
The Ixindon aafety at sea convention
was referred to a sub-ccmmltt of the
foreign relations committee for report,
with a view to Its ratification.
benator Stun Introduced the adminis
tration ahii'plng bill.
The Iindon aafty-at-aea convention
was favorably reported for confirmation.
Adjourned at 1 37 p. m. to noon Thurs-
auy.
The Hease.
Met at noon.
The secretary of the treasury submitted
his annual reiort. ,
Rear Admiral Fletcher and Rrtoadler
General Scott testified before the mili
tary and naval committees on the pre
pai'edneaa of the national defense.
Representative Maciouuld introduced a
Jilan to put the question of national de
enae to a referendum.
The Bamhart b.ll revising the govern
ment printing lawa waa passed.
Adjourned at 6:17 p. ni. until noon
Thursday,
Grand Cross of Legion of Honor is
Bestowed on Herrick by Poincaire
NEW YORK, Dec. t.-The grand cross
of the Legion of Honor Is on its way
across the sea from the president of
France to Myron T. Herrick, In recogni
tion of Mr, Herrick' service to the
French people while American ambas
sador to France. Mr. Herrick was decor
ated yesterday with a red ribbon, emblem
atic of tha cross, by the captain of the
steamship Rochambeau, acting on wire
leas orders from the French ambassador
at Washington, who said he was acting
under Instructions of President Polncare.
The decoration waa pinned upon Mr.
Herrick' coat aa soon a the steamer
reached the three-mllo sea limit ot
American sovereignty. Annoncement of
the bestowal of the honor was made to
day when the Rochambeau docked.
The grand cross of tho Legion of Honor
Is the highest honor which the French
government can bestow. There are. In
cluding Mr. Herrick, only forty-five liv
ing person throughout the worll who
have been thus decorstcd.
. A spectacular reception was given the
retiring ambasaudor anJ his wife when
the vessel docked. The passengers, nearly
ail nttive of France, llred in rail and
cheered aa Mr. and Mrs. Herrick walked
down the gangplank; and the cheering
was taken up by hundreds of persons who
naa gone to the pier to greet iilm on be
half of the city, state, nation and the
state of Ohio.
Mr. Herrick declined t talk for publi
cation on his experiences In Franca, or to
discuss the political situation In this
country.
Mr. Herrick U the only living American
to wear the Grand Cross of the Legion
of Honor. So far as Is known no other
In
American was ever thus decorated
the 113 year that have paaaed alnce the
order was created by Napoleon Bona
parte in 1X02. Bonaparte waa then first
conaul and he created the order to re
place the old order of knighthood which
Many American have been created of
ficer and chevalier of the Legion at
lower rank than the Orand Cross in rec
ognition of their literary work, their serv
ices to France or at the various Paris
expositions. The holder of the Grand
Cross are almost exclusively French am
baasadois, generals of the French army
and vice admirals of tha French, navy.
RUSS RETIREMENT STRATEGIC
Britons Only Partly Accept Reasons
Given for Retreat.
FIGHT IN WEST CONTINUES
("m Anicrxiif Mtn- n.
ether foncentrateil Attempt to
Break Through Man la Vi
cinity of Ypres.
' BILLKTI..
LOXIH)X, lxc. 0 A Berlin tele-
grant forwarded from Amsterdam by
the rorreaponrtent of Ileuter's Tele
gram company says that Emperor
William still is ill. He remained in
bed today, but was able to HhIoh to
reports from the German army head-
quarters In the field regarding the
war situation.
LONDON, Dee. 0.- Emperor Wil
liam Is suffering from pneumonia.
which is combined with nervous de
pression due to overexertion, accord
ing to Telegrams from Berlin for
warded by the Amsterdam corre- '
spomlcnt of tha Exchange Telegraph
company. The message adds that
the German emperor's doctors have
advised him not to .return to the
front.
Clermaa Llae Moves Kaat,
LONDON, iec. 9. The center of
the German line in Russian Poland
having occupied Lods, it is continu
ing to push on to the eastward after
the retiring Russians, according to
official announcement made in Ber
lin. Nevertheless, the strain on
both sides has been terrific and the
losses heavy, bo that a lull probably
soon will net in on this part ot the
eastern battle front while the troops
recuperate.
The Russian continue to asaert tha
their retirement from Lods was a strateg-f
Icul necessity rather than a defeat, but
it will take future development to show
whether this claim Is correc t or notw.
Twice driven back from Warsaw, the .
Get mans again are In a position to ad
vance on the capital of Russian Poland,
and even the Hritjah press, which mini
mises the importance of the taking of .
Lodx, point out that It 1 on the trunk
line railroad between Kallss and Win
aw, which line is now held by the In
vader probably to a point considerably
to the egst of the occupied city.
Victory Vvlthla Grasp.
Viewing the Xignting In the vicinity of
Lod In retrospect, it would appear that
Germuny had a crushing victory almost
within it grasp and lost it by not being
able to unite Ita force, which they could
not hold.
In the western arena, while It would
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