Arizona republican., 1914-12-29
BELGIANS BAG
1000 TEUTONS
Russians and Germans Both
Claim Victory on Eastern
Front, While British
Warn Londoncrs to Look
Out for Aerial Gun Fire.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl

LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Battle lines east
and west have undergone only infini
tesimal changes in the last day. French
and German reports agree that the
Germans have captured a section of
the trenches near Hollebeke, south of
Ypres. The French assert the Germans
gave up the trenches on the first line
20 the extent of about eight or nine
hundred yards in the Lens region, far
ther east while unsuccessful demon
strations were wade on both sides at
various points along the extended lines
According to Russian reports, German
attempts to advance on Warsaw have
failed.
The Berlin official report says there
is general confidence that the German
and Austrian forces are making prog
ress along the great front.
Reports of the numbers wounded that
both armies are sending back from the
lines in Belgium appear to show that
the fighting on Christmas in that
country was the fiercest Of the last
month Correspondents in the rear say
the Belgians, as a result of five days
sapping captured nearly 5000 Germans
with only small losses to themselves.
English newspapers are enthusiastic
over the raid of their cruisers and ae-
1oplanes on CuXhaven. They decline
to accept without reservation the Ger
man statement that ships at CuXhaVen
and the gas works We're hit by bombs
but no damage was done and consid-
cred this improbable. 1t is argued by
some writer's that if CuXhaven could
thus be attacked, why not Helgoland,
Wilhelmshaven and even the Kiel ca
nal The British are beginning to lose
their fear of Zeppelins, but exploits OF
airmen on the continent cause people
to feel there is strong possibility that
Taubes may repeat over London the
visit with bombs paid to Paris and
Warsaw. Authorities issued a warn
ing tonight of the danger to people in
the streets from guns which may be
used in London against hostile aircraft
and advised the people TO take refuge
IN Easements if they hear the sounds of
shots.
Russians Report Rout
PETROGRAD, Dec. 2S.-General
staff official. which earlier in the day
announced the Russians were men
aced in the rear by two Austrian ar
mics. had raised the siege of Cracow,
retreated to the eastward fifty miles
and then defeated the Austrians at Tu
chow, tonight announced further sue
cesses. II is declared the Germans are
everywhere repulsed with heavy losses
and the Austrians have definitely eVac-
siated the left bank of the Nida. The
statement said "the efforts of the
enemy's transport forces from the di-
rection of Czenstochowa toward the
Carpathians are complete failure oW-
ing to our maneuvers."
ITO the south on the upper Vistula
in front of Opatow- -Biecz," said the
statement. Fighting continues to de-
velope TO our advantage. From the Is
TO the 26th we captured there 200 Of
ficers, $1,000 soldiers and 40 miitrail-
leuses The enemy's retreat in the re-
gion of Dukla passes, on the ROAD 10
I,isko is becoming more and more pre-
cipitate and disorganized On the 26th
we captured in this region as many as
5000.
Berlin Official
BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-Among official
items given publication is the fol-
lowing
"A discussion of the military hap
penings around Christmas indicate
Feelings of confidence have gained
support here. General Joffre's ener-
getic offensive as announced IN the
army order of December II, it is
pointed out, were everywhere sue
cessfully resisted and the defeat OF
The English at Festhubert leaves the
allies in worse shape than when the
French offensive was started. A dis
patch from Warsaw says the Po-
ish revoutionists have blown up
three monuments erected in 1s40 one
to the memory of Poles loyal 10
Russia.
The chief interest continues to
center in Poland, where the position
of the Germans and Austrians is re-
garded as promising. There is a
feeling here that important develop
ments are probable In Poland within
a few days. While the outlook III
the Bzura and Rawka region is sat
isfactory. it is believed that the most
promising point in the southeast Is
at Tommasow A Turkish offlcia
bulletin reports victorious progress on
the Caucasian front, without specify
ing the operations in detail. Turkey
also officially declares that last weeF
there was no bombardment of the
Dardanelles
Paris Official
DADIc nac 02-Nipht official
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