Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-23
Gain by KaiSer's Men in
Poland Battle Officially
Admitted in Paris.
RUSSIANS PRESS ONlN
EAST PRUSSIAN INVASION
German Line Holds Fast
Against Allies at ImpOr-
tant Points.
SLIGHT ADVANCES ARE
CLAIMED BY THE FRENCH
German Line of Trenches Near
F'erthes-Ies-HurIus De-
clared Captured.

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That ahe German forces to the west
OF Wareaw, where the main attack
toward the Polish capital is belns
directed have made progress is ad-
mltted In. the official statement issued
IN Paris this afternoon. The French
statement asserts that the Russians
are pressing forward In their in
vasion Of Germany across the East
Prussian irontier.
A report from Petrograd today de-
ciared that large bodies Of Russian
troops are moving toward Cracow.
the Galicia.n stronghold, from the
north and Aast. An important hat La
apparently Is developing in south.
western Poland near Cracow.
Although further progress appar-
emily has been made by the allies in
their general offensive movement, the
German arrni es as a whole are stands
ing fast and 30 far as Is known have
lost no important sections OF the long
line on which they settled down after
the retreat which followed the battls
of the Marne early in the war.
German Trenches Taken.
Today's official communications in
dicate that each side has had its vic-
tories and defeats The French army
chiefs sale that they captured the
last section OF q line OF German
trenches near Pethes leg Huriuas
where fighting has been severe Toe
several days, and have made an aver
age gain of $40 yards The German
statement, epea kiug Of this engage
TnentssAfs that sne French attack Wa4
parity repeiled- French cams Of
progress in Belgium are denied Ia
5ernn. where II is SAID that the
British have suffered revernes at the
hands of the Germans. The vsilaEs
Of tiivenchy. east of Bethune, ana q
Lorest near Bike hoo1e have been cap
Sured, according to the French report
BY the United Press.
LONDON, Der. 7s.-Three Of tho
great German 42-eentimeter siege
guns have been sent from Belgium to
Thorn to be hurried across Poland
for the bombardment Of Warsaw, ac-
cording to Arnseerdam dispatches
reaching here today.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. %. 2:25 p. m.-Tns
French war offiae this afternoon gave
out an official statement as follows.
Yesterday in Belgium We made
slight progress between the sea and
the highway from Nieuport to Wes-
tende, as well as in the region be-
tween Steenstraw and Bixschoote.
where we occupied a forest. some
houses and a redoubt.
ITO the east of Bethune, working
in conjunction with the British army,
we recaptured the village of Civ
chy-Les-LaBassee which had been
lost to US.
IN the region Of Arras heavy fog
made it necessary for both the enemy
and ourselves to lessen our acticitiea.
ITO the east of ATaiens on the Aisns
and In Champagne there have been
artillery engagements.
In the region of Perthes -ies- Hursus
we carried, after a spirited cannonada
and two assaults, the last section OF
the line which we occupied In part
December p. We made an average
gain of 800 yards. In the last trench
which came into our possession we
captured q section Of machine guns,
including the gun crews. 4 violeut
counter-attack was repulsed.
We also made progress 70 the
northeast OF Beausejour. where fur
ther counter-atIacKs on the part OF
the enemy were without success.
There has been perceptible a6-
vance on the part OF our troops In
the forest of La Grurie against q
front of trenches 400 yards wide ana
running not less than 25o yards deep
We blew up with mines two Of these
German lines of works and occupied
the excavations.
German Gain Indicated
The fighting is going on In the vi
cinity of Boureuilles, with the out.
come fairly serious. 1t would appear
not TO have been possible TO retain
entirely the positions acquired yes
terday morning.
'There has been no incident from
the heights Of the Meuse TO upper
Alsace.
"Russia--In East Prussia the Ger
mans have been driven back on tbs
line from Niedenburg to Soldan TO
Lautenburg. In Poland the Germans
were successful in getting a footing
on the lower Bzura. TO the north Of
Sochaczew. Further to the south they
reached the RawlSa river at Dolimow, /
and they have passed Skierniewice.
moving to the east.
"Austro-German forces are moving |
into Poland along a front which ranx
from a point to the southeast az
Piotrkow to the west of the river
Media, in Galicia. They have reached
the river Dunajek. and they occupy
line from Grybow to Smigrod 70
Sanok.
"The effort at a sortie made hy
the Przemysl garrison resulted Ia
complete failure"
l
BERLIN, Dec. %. by wireless tek
egraphy to London, S:z5 D. n.-Tho
officiaI statement issued today by the
German army headquarters says.
Attacks in the region OF Isonfe
baertzyde and to the south Of Blk
schoote have been easily repulsed l7f
US. At Richebourg L'Ay0ne the Eng
lish again were driven from their 20.
sitions yesterday.
Notwithstanding desperate counv
ter attacks we have retained all the
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