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fepzar's Desperate Night At-
f' tacks Fail to Retake Spe
cially Strengthened Post
at Borjlmow.
. LONDON, Jrni. 1
,, violent (Uisault oyer several days
htve wxih Dttrjmbw, a heavily strength
ened Huslan position In the Gorman
drivd between Warsaw nnd Ivangorod,
According to tho Berlin official bulletin.
. 8o Important la this point deemed by tho
Jluflslnna that they mode three night at
tAcka to regain It, but these were beaten
back.
(Barjmpw doe not appear on tho most'
recent maps or Poland, but. In some re
ports lg located aa northeast of Bollmow,
whloh Is west ot Warsaw at the Junction
of tho Bnim and Hawka Hirers.)
Elsewhere the Germans have beon un
able to make hoadway against the Ru
elans, who, aa defenders of well-fortMed
positions, arc aided by tho wet weather
and muddy roads, which hlndor the Ger
man movements.
The Austrlans claim to havo cheoked
the Russian advance near Oorllce on tho
Bouth GrUlclan Railway, west of .Tn.lr.
but apparently the battle hero has not
Yet been conoluded.
The Russians, on the other hand, have
taken the Austrian positions near Uzsok
Pass, which should open anothor en
trance for them through the Carpathians
Jnto Hungary, whllo the Austrian retreat
in Bukowlna Is described by the Rus
sian as a rout
' The Germans agntn have been repulsed
with great losses from the Bzura. and
SUwka Hlrora. Tho War OCTlco nn-
noundod lost night that In attempted sur
prise attacks' tho Germans had foiled
completely. Their Infantry charges wero
for the first time accompanied by a
shower of bombs, but the Russians stood
their ground unshaken In the trenches.
A strong Austro-German force had mado
an 'oven more furious attack on the Rus
sians, barring tho road to Kleloe. They
succeeded In holding lomo Russian
trenches for n few hours, but In the
afternoon Russian Infantry rushed at
them with the bayonet and drove them
'far back along tho southwest road.
Russian armored boats, on the Vistula,
have enfiladed the remaining German po
sitions west of the Junction of the Bzura
nnd Vistula, and Russian troops on tho
leit Danic or tno JJzura have foroed tho
Germans back from Bochaczew.
The invaders have ceased to threatou
Warsaw along any of the direct ap
proaches. Whatever fighting Is still go
ing on op tho Bzura and along tho
Rawka has the charactor of reinforced
reconnaissances, which tho Germans are
trying to maintain until Marshall von
"Hlndonburg launches a new general
plan.
'AH those operations north of the Plllca
must now bo governed by the changing
scene In southern Poland. The repulse
bt General Dankl's army on the road to
Klelco represents the last effort to carry
out von Hlndenburg's scheme for turn
ing the Russian left flank In Poland
and thereby compelling the Russians to
withdraw a substantial portion of their
Strength from their lines weBt of Warsaw.
MlENOBt
From the sea, to tho Alsne, the day
(Sunday) was almost wholly calm. The
weather was rainy, There was n, duel
of artillery. Al some points on tho
front our heavy artillery silenced the
German batteries.
On tho Alsno and In Champagne the
cannonade was particularly violent.
.Our batteries established , their
superiority and shelled the reserve of
the enemy.
We captured several points of sup
port held by tho Germans In the region
of Perthes and of Mosnll-les-IIurlus;
between the Argonne and the Mouse
wo have dona the same. On die
heights of the Meuse there was an In
termittent cannonade.
An attempt mado yesterday by our
troops to capturo Boureullleo was not
successful.
Our progress continues In the forest
of La Prelro, northwest of Pont-a-Moumion.
In Uppor Alsace we captured an lm
portan holght to tho west of Cer
nay, A counter-attack by the onemy
was repulsed.
At Stelnbach wo havo taken pos
session of tho church quarter and ot
the camotcry.
GERMAN
In the western war theatro It Is quiet
except for artillery combats more or
less heavy. Only about Thann and
Auberstrasse has the enemy showed
great aotlvlty.
After an overwhelming bombard
ment of tho heights west of Sennhelm
tho cnomy occupied our demolished
trenches. The enemy also took the
heights of Stelnbach, which wo had
stubbornly defended. During tho night
thrco of tho heights worn rofnkfin
Fighting for the village of 8telnbaoh
continues.
In tho enstern theatro of war the
situation Is unohanged. Our attacks
In Poland, east of tho Hawka Rlvor.
continue.
BtTSSIAN
A strong artillery combat has been
fought nil along the front on the loft
bank of tho Vistula. The attompt of
the Germans to gain ground In certain
places In tho roglon of tho Bzura River
was without success.
On tho night of January 2 we dis
covered the passage of Germans
across tho Bzura In the vicinity of
Kozlort and Blskeupl. Having watched
the concentration of the enemy's
forces, one of our regiments surround
ed the Germans. They attacked them
with tho bayonet, without firing a
shot, and In tho hand-to-hand struggle
which followed killed sevoral hundred
men. Tho survivors saved their lives
by surrendering.
About 8 p. m. on January 2 a bri
gade of German Infantry attacked out
position near Borjlmow, northeast of
Bollmow, but tho German assault was
repulsed with enormous losses by the
Are from sevoral batteries and a coun
ter attack made with tho bayonot.
Desperate fighting occurred during
the night of January 2, continuing
until daybreak, northeast of Rawa,
where wo succeeded In dislodging tho
enemy from somo of tho trenches
which they hod previously taken.
South of the Plllca River fighting
took place at Metnlre and Gaschek,
west of Inowlodz, and alBO southeast
of Malagoszek, near Volmlne, where
wo repulsed all attacks of tho onemy.
In Gnllola the fighting around Oor
llce Artd Kakllcsyn continues.
In the region of the Uzsok. Pass and
Routokl (outh of Ltsko) wo have
made progress. We drove back tho
enemy, who fled In great disorder. We
captured 2000 prisoners nnd somo mi
trailleuses. Several companies of tho
Austrian surrendered In a body, In
their retreat to Uscok tho AUstrlans
abandoned arms and ammunition.
Our offensive In Bukowlna contin
ues. AUSTRIAN
Repeated attompts by tho enemy to
break our front west nnd northwest
of Gorllce, Gallcla, were unsuccess
ful, Tho enemy lost heavily, During
tho fighting, which lasted the whole
of tho day, our troops stormed and
captured a height south of Gorllce.
whero an ehtlfo Russian battalion of
SSO men, with two machine guns and
an aoroplane were captured.
TURKISH
Our troops took Ardagan on January
1. Ardagan was defended by General
SSachcn with 3000 Infantry, 1000 Cos
sacks, six field guns and two machlno
guns, The battlo for tho town, which
began December 29, ending in the flight
of the nusslnns, who lost heavily.
Our troops, In conjunction with Per
sian tribesmen, have completely de
feated 4000 Russians, who had moro
than ten cannon, ten miles northwest
of Saonjbulak. Four hundrod Rus
sians were kilted nnd they lost six
cannon.
Aocordlng to reports from Brzerum,
Turkish Artnenln, great transports of
Russian prisoners from the latest bat
tles are on tho way there.
ALLIES' NIGHT
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IF BULGARIA ATTACKS
Balkan States on Verge of Another
War,
LONDON, Jan. 4.
Steps which havo been taken to bring
about an understanding bfHMjn the
Christian Balkan States, With the Idea
of securing the neutrality of Duhjarla,
apparently havo not met with comP
success, accoramg 10 op1 . t
in Isndon from the Near Eastern capi
tals, and Greece, 8ervla and Rumania
are preparing for eventualities.
During a discussion of tho buds ln
tho Greek Chamber of Deputies, M. Theo
kotls Is reported to have declared that
the speech recently delivered by the Bui
garlnn Premier regarding Macedonia,
WhICh Bulgaria consiaereu ""'" "'"
been ceded to It after tho last Balkan
war, constituted a menace! while the
Greek Minister of Finance said that
Greece was making urgent military
preparations to maintain her liberated
territory.
Should Bulgaria, contrary to expecta
tions, attack Servla, with tho object of
recovering Macedonia, Greece, by its
treaty obligations, would, It Is thought In
political circles here, como to the assis
tance of Sorvlo, and the Balkan Penin
sula would bo ln tho throes of a third
war.
Turkey apparently expects trouble, as
the Ottoman Government has expelled
the subjects of all neutral countries from
tho Dardanelles.
RUSSIANS CAPTOR
TURKISH REGIMKl
IN CAUCASIA J
Turks, However, pi
Flight of Foes Fromft
gan and- ouccess in
Campaign.
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WHEN HIS COUNTRY IS AT WAR
Continued from Tnge One
chief fighting of tho entire campaign In
tho westorn theatre of war Is today ln
tho "lost province." Fighting Is In
progress all along the line from Ccrnay
(Sennhelm), 10 miles west of Mulhauscn,
to a point well to tho east of Stelnbach.
The Gormans attempted to counter
attack against tho French lines weBt of
Cernay, but, according to today's official
announcement, tho offensive was checked
and tho enomy ropulscd. Tho church and
oometery on tho heights at Stelnbach
were taken ln a night attack by the
French who havo also gained a slight
advantago In the village Itself.
Today s report emphasizes the fact that
the elements are preventing any serious
fighting ln the north. From the sea to
the Olso it is stated calm prevails bo
cause of the heavy rain. There has been
heavy cannonading In the ChamDajrne
and Alsne districts with the French secur
ing the advantage, German reserves hav
ing been shelled and forced to retire.
The French are also reported to have
made distinct gains at Perthcs-le-Chatlot,
directly south of Rehel, nt Mesmllles
Hurls and In tho woods of La Pretre.
In general, however, the situation hangs
fire, while both Bides wait for the weather
to lmorove.
BERLIN, Jan. i.
French success In Alasce is admitted In
an ofllalal report from German head
quarter given out horo this aftornoon. It
says that the greatest activity is now
being displayed in Alasce, operations
along the remainder of tho front being
mainly confined to artillery conflicts
Capture of tho heights west of Cernay by
the Frenoh Is admitted, and tho report
also Bays tho enemy last night took tho
holghts of Stelnbach, but that three of
tho capturod positions wero retaken after
wards by the Germans.
RUSSIANS IM BUKOWINA
HOLD KEY TO HUNGARY
Take Several Towns In Austrian
Crownland nnd Control Passes.
BUCHAREST, Jan. t.
The Russians are advancing In Buko
wlna and after occupying the towns ot
Radautz, Sereth, Zelctln and Hatna today
occupied Suclava, whlc htouches tho
Rumanian frontier.
Tha remnants of the Austrian army havo
taken refuge nt Dorna Vatra, whither has
beon transferred the capital of Bukowlna.
AH along the Rumanian frontier
refugees are seeking shelter.
PETHOGRAD. Jan. 4.
By tho occupation of Kromenz, Zeteten,
Sereth and Radautz, In Bukowlna, on tho
Rumanian frontier, Russia not only holds
the strategical railway lino connecting
Bukowlna with western Gallcla and
Hungary, but is within a hundred miles
of Hungary over easy passes of tho
wooded Carpathians.
Tho Bourse Gazette's Moscow corre
spondent asserts the Austrlans are- evacu
ating Bukowlna, and that moro than
30,000 panic-stricken Inhabitants of Buko
wlna and Transylvania havo fled Into
Russia.
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PANIC-STRICKEN AUSTRIANS
SURRENDER BY REGIMENTS
Resistance in Gallcla Broken by Rus
sian Sweep.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.
Tho Austrian armies In Gallcla are
panic-stricken nnd whole regiments aro
laying down their arms and surrendering
to the Russians. Dispatches from Lem
berg stato that the resistance of the Aus
trian forces as an organization has been
completely collapsed, that the troops are
offering an effective defense only at Iso
lated points.
Tho garrison at Przemysl Is making
dally attempts to smash tho Iron ring that
Russia has made around the stronghold.
From tho desperation of the attacks upon
the forcos besieging Przemysl It Is be
lieved that tho largor part of the garri
son consists of Gorman troops. Tho gar
rison has lost heavily in its latest sorties
and it Is believed here that Przemysl will
soon bo compelled to fall.
POPE'S PLEA PREVAILS
TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS
Belligerents Agrco to Pontiff's Plan
for Comfort of "Wounded.
ROME, Jan. 4.
Evidences of tho Influence the Vatican
now has with all the belllgeront Powers
was forthcoming todny, when It was an
nounced that success has crowned the
Pope's effort to have crippled soldiers,
Incapacitated for further fighting, sent
back to their homes. Tins material suc
cess, It Is stated on high authority, has
greatly cheered the Pope and led him to
believe that eventually a way will be
found to reconcile the nations nnd end
the war.
In tho official announcement mado In
the Vatican today It was stated that
Great Britain, Germany, Russia, Austria,
servla ana Turkey had ngreed to ex
change prlsonors in their hands for their
own people wherever these prisoners nro
so disabled as to be of no further uso as
fighting units. While France and Monto
ncgro have so far failed to answer, their
consent to the plan Is expected momen
tarily. Of the million and a half prisoners de
tained ln tho various prison oamps of tho
belligerent nations, It is believed by tho
Pope and his advisers that between 1C0.
000 nnd 200,000 will be restored to their
homes by this agreement.
PETROGRAD, $5
Defoat of tho T.urks and the cijii
6000 prisoners by tho Russians ilj;
nounced In an official renori S
today from the headquarters altft
Tho entire BOth regiment, wltnkj
ofllcoru, Is roportcd captured In th(J
Tranecaucnsian engagement, anal
all along tha line Is claimed.
On the other hand tho Turkii
umce announces comnieia tnr.--
tho capture of Ardagan with the'jj
This dispatch comes from Tlfll
Throughout the day of'Jantf
and part of tho night of Januin
an engagement around Sarlkand
conlnued with dxtromo forocltr'3
Turks suffering enormous loiial
Thoro has been no Important tcij
in uiu umer retfiuua.
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RUSSIA SCOUTS PEACE IDEA
ROME, Jan. 4.-The Russian Ambas
sador to Italy, M. Kroupenskl, was
authorized by tho Potrograd Government
today categorically to deny reports at
tributing to Russia an Intention to con
clude peace.
"Russia does not think of discussing
peace," the Ambassador said, "until Its
enemies aro obliged to accept conditions
which Its allies consider the only guar
antee of a lasting peace."
RESERVISTS SLIP BY FOES
Germans From U. S. Make Way
Baok Home.
CIVITA VECOHIA, Italy, Jan. 4.
Thirty-one German sailors, rcsorvlsts
from the German navy, were today fur
nished transportation to their headquar
ters by the German Consul here. All
camo from Baltimore and eluded the
British and French by means that they
are keeping secret. They wero caught
In Baltimore when their ships wore In
terned there, and went to New Tork to
report to tho German Consul General.
He could not send them back home, so
they got together and devised a plan
which was successful.
LONDON, Jon. 4. "The Turki!
oicunled Ardagan. Denotratlntr bit.
Into Russian Caucasia," says ihtw
siununupio corresponucm or thi'l
change Telegraph Company. jfjl
Ardagan la a fortified town on twi
45 miles northwest of Kars. FlghKtJ
vweuu uiu a urjta una Jiussians hgt i
going on In that region for seven) i
Tho Turks declaro the Russian! Iij
city In lllght, losing heavily ,ifc
A rout of a force of 4000 RussIimi
Saoomjbulak Is also reported. Thdl
killed 400 of tho enemy.
Russian cruisers again have ftdw
an attempt to land marines nearV
They wero driven off by the flrst!
land batteries and sovoral of thlrS
acinousncu.
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AMSTERDAM, ju
Tho prcsonco of a Russian ward
tho Mediterranean is reported !nsJ
ment issued from tho Russian ibjl
at uonsiuminopie. According tL
statement a Russian cruiser Askofe
tempted to disembark troops at'Jafjj,
tho const of Palestine. ' The tti
coast guards fired on tho boats, te
them to return to the cruiser, ondM
a number of tho would-be landing
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Germans.
nuixanuAiii, ami. 1,-10 eGhjul
enough to satisfy tho Gorman Qhn(
compelled Its unmarried men to pi? J
positions ranging from 5 francs lri:aL
of bacholors of 27 years of agelti
francs in tho enso of those ,of W,i
of ago. Even celibates In thoButt
navo not Deon exempt .irom this taxi
Tho Germans take tho leading da
as hostage, 15 being chosen eacW
Unemployment In Ghent Is so great
only 65 per 1000 of workers of the'Js
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