— Whole Austrian Line | Gives Way. Russians Say Germans Give Way In Poland When Great Flanking Move: ment Begins. Admission of an Austrian defeat in the Carpathian mountains was con tained in an official announcement from the war office in Vienna. It fol lows: “The Russian army, which a week ago began an offensive campaign against our forces which had crossed the Carpathians, has been reinforced to such an extent that it was mada necessary for us to withdraw our en tire eastern front from the plain of Gorlice. The situation in the north, however, was not influenced by this ~ movement. “In the Balkan theater of war the Montenegrins attacked our outer in: trenchments at Trebinje, but they were repulsed without difficulty. The enemy’s artillery was silenced. Tha Montenegrin bombardment of the for tress at Krewozije has been with out effect.” Austrian Armies Annihilated. A Petrograd dispatch to the London Evening News says: | “Of the five Austro-Hungarian ar: mies in the field one was put out of action by the Servians; two others are retreating through the Carpath- ians, and the remaining two will soon be compelled to seek safety in the fortress at Cracow. Przemysl has been left to its fate.” This dispatch estimates the casual ties of the German troops alone in Poland from Nov. 9 to the present at 600,000 killed, wounded and missing.’ Some of the German losses in the re cent operations on the Bzura river were as high as 200,000. Germany Claims Advance. The following official statement was issued by the war office in Berlin: “In East Frussia the Russian caw alry has been driven back in the di SLIGHT GANS IS ~ MADE Germans Violently Attack St. Georges In Effort to Recapture Town and Lose Another Point. In the western arena of the war the allies continue to claim slow progress, but the omnensive, started about the middle of December, has noticeably slackened. Even some of the British newspa- pers call attention to the marked de- crease in the vigor of the French, British and Belgian thrust at the Ger- man line, but they add that the rea- son for this quiet soon will be dis- closed. j France claims slight gains near Nieuport in the official announcement given out by the war department. This communication also recites othes . Candyland for the Best. ‘The New Grocery. Fresh Cut Flowers Every Day. ae points along the line where Germat With the Churches of the attacks have been driven back. There has been heavy bombarding at St.: Georges; in the Aisne region and on the heights of the Meuse. In Belgium the allies have won a little territory in the region of Nieu- port, opposite Polders, and to the north of Lombaertzyde. The Germans subjected St. Georges to a violent bombardment. This is the position the allies are putting in a state of de- fense. It is also declared that the allies have captured a German point of sup- port located to the southeast of Zon- nebeke, on: the road between Bece:-' ! laere and Paschendaele. In the valley of the Aisne and in: Champagne the Germans have mani fested another burst of activity that has taken the form particularly of a violent artillery fire to which French artillery replied effectively. “In the Argonne we have made slight progress in the region of Four De Paris,” says the official statement. “Between the Argonne and the Mo- selle there has been cannonading all along the [ront, but particularly se: vere along the heights of the Meuse. “In the Vosges the enemy delivered an attack against our positions at La Tete de Fauk; this was repulsed. County. Notes of Interest to Church People of all Denominations in all Parts of the County. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY. Service Sunday 10:45 a. m. Wednes- day 8 p. m., 93 E. High street. ——For high class Job Work come to ; the WATCHMAN Office. i LEMONT. The teachers all attended institute and enjoyed every session. Christmas was a white one and plenty cold | enough to please all. | The well near Willard Dale’s residence has gone dry, the first time that he can remember. Lloyd L. Houtz and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of number two, it being a great big boy. The Christmas entertainments held at Houser- ville, Lemont and Shiloh, were well attended and the young folks proved;good entertainers. The venerable George Roan, who is in the Wills Eve hospital undergoing treatment for his eye, is reported improved, and the doctors think his eye willfget much better. At present he can see better than before the operation. BOOKS,MAGAZINES, Etc. the market. “In upper Alsace we are consoli rection of Kiltkallen. The situation is unchanged in Poland on the right bank of the Vistula. Our offensive continues on the west bank of tha Vistula and on the east bank of the Bzura. “Fighting continues on the east bank of the Rawka, and also at Inow- lodz, to the southwest. “Reports from outside sources give the impression that Lowicz and Skier: niewice are not in our possession. We captured these places six days ago. “Sknierniewice is situated far be hind our front.” dating our position. Our heavy artil- lery reduced to silence the German howitzers which were bombarding up: per Aspach.” Unofficial dispatches tell of a se- vere attack by allied warships on the German positions on and near the Belgian coast, and significant advan- tages gained by the French troops in Alsace, An official statement issued in Ber. lin admits that the German troops have been compelled to evacuate the little town of St. Georges, Flanders. Fighting for the town, which was | taken by the allies in a surprise at "tack, is still going on. The official statement follows: “In the western theater of war we are still fighting for the hamlet of St. Georges, southeast of Nieuport, that we were compelled to evacuate owing to a surprise attack. i “A ‘storm; culminating in