The Mankato free press., 1914-12-18
MAKE SOME PROGRESS
Russians RepuIse GeTman Force
Moving on Warsaw.

London. Dec. 16.-The offensive
movement of the French and British
has become general and is being push
ed with strong forces. particularly in
Flanders, the Argonne, the woevre
and Alsace.
While the French claim TO have
been successful at all points. except
at Steinbach, in Alsace, the German
official report says the allies attacks
have been unsuccessful at several
places.
On the whole, however, II would
appear that the allies, who now have
a superiority in numbers as well as
in artillery. have succeeded in making
some progress and have withstood
vigorous counter attacks delivered by
the Germans.
The allies are in possession Of Hol-
lebeke, in Flanders, and have made
an appreeiable advance during the
| last two days, as last week they were
| being attacked by the invaders two
miles to the west Of st. Eloy, which
is on the Ypres-Armentieres road.
Germans Check Left Wing.
The force which has been checked
at Steinbach is the left wing OF the
army, which for some time has been
fighting its way toward Muelhausen
and which has cleared a considerable
part of Alsaee of the Germans.
II is evident that, while the Ger.
mans are prepared to offer stubborn
resistance to attempted advances in
the regions mentioned in the official
communications, they expect the main
attack of the allies to be made I'm an,
other direction, or are themselves pre-
pairing for an offensive, for they have
gathered considerable forces at Court
raj, from which point they could be
quickly transferred either to Flanders
or southwark across the French from
tier.
The only news from the east is the
admission of the German general stat
that the German column which ad
vanced through Mlawa toward War
saw has reoccupied its old positions
owing to the superiority of the enc
my" This In a measure confirms the
Russian accounts of a victory on this
part Of the battle front.
Austrisns Cross carpathIsns.
The Austrians have succeeded n
again crossing the Carpathians and
according to their account, are driyin;
the Russian left back toward the Riy
er San. This Austrian army, assiste,
by German reinforcements, has under
taken the rather difficult task of fore
ing the Russians to withdraw from II
front OF Cracow and also of relieving
Przemysl. The Austrians apparentl
have met with at least partial success
in the former project.
Their army in Seryia, however, ha
not recovered from the surprise whicl
the Servians gave 1t, Just when the
we're thought to be beaten the Sci
vians turned on the invaders an
out of Servian territory. The onl
part OF Servia remaining IN Austria
hands comprises a small territory II
Guiding the towns Of Shabats and Loi
nitza.
: The little Montenegrin army also
{ doing its share and. according TO
[ Cettinje report, has succeeded in GU
, ting of part of the Austrian righ
, wing. which retreated into Bosnia.
D is now announced in behalf of Seryi
that the previous retreats were due
D lack OF ammunition and that th
: stores had been replenished by cal
lures from the Austrians.
t Headquarters in Vienna, dealin
! with the situation. asserts that the n
q tirement of the right wing made
advisable 20 abandon Belgrade, whic
was evacuated without fighting.