Middletown transcript., 1914-12-26
ALLIES ADVANCE ON l0GMILE FRONT;
GERMANS STILL ATTACK IN ARGONNE:
RUSSIANS MENACE TEUT0Ns FLANK
Won Hmdenburgs March on Warsaw Checked Along Vis-
tua-FrOm North Sea to Ose French Force Back Enemy
GERMANS SLOWLYRETREATINC TO 0THEFATHERLAND

Parts.-The French Government re
ports that the Allies have continued
their advance from the North Sea K
the region Of Peronne despite the de
termlned resistance Of the Germans
Ground was gained and trenches cap
tured in the advance toward Ostend
east and south Of Ypres, toward Ii
Bassee and near Albert and Peronne.
Along the hills of the Champagne
and the Chalons plain new French
guns have crippled the German artill
cry, destroyed batteries and sho'
down signal stations, besides compel
ing the withdrawal Of advanced de
tachments of infantry.
The German War Office admits the
loss Of trench southeast of Bethune
but asserts that the attack by the
allied forces in Flanders was unsuc
ceseful and that 200 "colored" and
English prisoners were taken. Pro
gress is reported in the Argonne.
The situation in the eastern theatre
OF war is confused on account OF vast
strategic movements under way, but
reports from Berlin and Petrograd
agree that the Russians are making
a strong defence in front of Warsaw
and that no decisive victory has been
gained by Marshal Won Hindenburg.
Petrograd says that Warsaw is not
greatly imperilled and that the Ger
man invaders may shortly find them
selves attacked in the rear by Russian
forces which are operating northwest
of Plock. The Russians report that
the invasion Of East Prussia Is pro-
crossing and that the Austrians have
been held in check in western Galicia,
Berlin says the Germans are attack
ing the Russians everywhere in Pol
and, but the Russians are preparing
strong positions near Rawa and Nidu.
No news is furnished as regards the
fighting in East Prussia.
The Neuesten Nachrichten prints a
Brussels deenstch estimating the loss
es Of the Allies in the User campaign
at 215,0OO up to Dec. 1. This total
is made IN Of 10000 Belgians, $4,000
English and $4,000 French.
SUCCESSES FOR THE ALLIES.
iLondon.-The Daily Chronicle prints
the following dispatch, which is dated
Northern France:
"a week of successes for the Allies
has followed the resumption OF hos
tIlities in France and Flanders. Rou-
To-o hoc hoo,, % oR,,rad offar Ouf 6orpp
assaults on the German trenches out
side the town. The inundations be-
tween Dixmude and Nieuport have
been surrounded by the allied troops,
who have pushed northward from Dix
nude and southwark from Nieuport,
and have joined forces on the north
eastern side Of the floods, Repeat
ed bayonet attacks have been pushed
home at Lombaertzyde, with the result
that our patrols have advanced to
Middlekerke, a few kilometres from
Ostend.
The fighting on the borders Of the
flooded area was particularly furious.
The Be,gians advanced toward the
intrenched positions OF the Germans at
Oostkerke, but were driven back by
the well posted mitrailleuses Of the
enemy. Three times they rallied to
charge, and three times they were
repulsed. The fourth assault, how
ever, crowned the gal!antry of the Bel
gians with successes, and the trenches
we're carried at the point Of the bay
onet.
So interviewer we're the allied and
German trenches in this region that
the defeat of the enemy at Ooost-
kerke was responsible for the capture
OF nearly 1000 German prisoners.
They we're caught in parties varying
from thirty to three hundred in mum.
Der.
For a time the reckless dash Of two
armored auto cars into the Belgian
lines nearly saved the situation for
them. The cars fired with deadly sf
feet until they were compelled to with
draw.
The wounded are beginning to ar
rive at the base hospitals. The Ger
man casualties are reported to be very
heavy.
Our sweeping offensive has been no
less successful to the south. The
French and British troops have ar
rived at the gates Of Lille. Fierce bay
onet fighting In the streets of this
great industrial city is reported, and
general withdrawal OF the main Ger
man forces to Tourcoing and Roubaix
has taken place.
The Germans bomha-1ed Armen-
there's. Their shells fell N the town
at the rate of two minute for several
hours. Our artillery replied with
great effect.
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