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Show GREAT BATTLE ON WEST OF WARSAW Fighting Extremely Severe Artillery Fire Heavy and Continuous Aeroplanes Aero-planes Busy. Warsaw Dec. 17. via London, 4:20 p. m. A great battle is In progress near Sochaczew, 30 miles west or Warsaw The German wedge, whicb is proceeding in a southeasterly direction di-rection from How has managed, after aft-er heavy fighting, in which serious I losses are reported to have been in-Iflicted in-Iflicted n establish itseli a quarter jmile west of Bochaczew. The Polish campnign now centers at that point Germans Meet Fierce Resistance. The German column was met at Sochaczew by fierce resistance on the I part r,f the Russians. The fighting I was extremely BOVere, at points lend-l lend-l Ing to hand-to-hand encounters Ar-, Ar-, tillery fire on both sides was heavy and continuous German aeroplanes are constantly circling over the town Reinforcements are being poured in rapidly on both side6. The Russians are bringing in troops by highway and by the railroad from Warsaw The Germans are moving forces from the I reqlon about Lodz. Notwithstanding the conflicting nature na-ture of reports concerning the char acter of the German operations, it Is evident that their maneuvers, which, according to some reports, include as many as five army corps, are being conducted along a line to the north of Lowics. Men Treated for Insanity A new first aid corps consisting of1 nerve specialists for the treatment ol scldiers who have become Insane during dur-ing battle has been organized The necessity for this form of treatment Is growing as a result of the Intensity of the nervous strain under which the soldiers are fightinc. An Instance in point is the case of a second lieutenant lieuten-ant who escaped unwounded from a fight in Which there were only 13 survivors sur-vivors out of 240 men. He Is a mental men-tal wreck. It is said that there are many similar cases. |