The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-13

In the region of Mawa (Poland)
violent attacks on the part OF the
Germans have been REFUSED, and the
Russians have again taken the of
feusive against columns OF the enemy
that are retiring in disorder. In
tn region To the north OF l.owiyz
ferocious German attacks have been
also repulsed with heavy losses for
them.
In the region south OF Cracow the
Russian offensive has been success
fully continued in spite of stubborn
resistance
The Servan armies which had
reached the Eolubarl River have
crossed this stream beyond the VAL
1evo, which has been occupied by
them and the junction of the Lid
To the north they have occupied
Lazarevatz. The number OF prison
ers taken by the Serviars in the
course of these recent engagements
Peaches the total OF abort $4,000
men,
No other conclusion can he drawn
from the report than that the Allies have
gained the upper hand all along the
western battle line from the North Sea
to Alsace. Day after day they have
increased the pressure on the German
positions, and little by little the Ger
mans have given ground. now at one
point now at another. so that now there
is more definite reason to believe that
the Germans are on the verge of with
drawing from flanders and surrender
ing the bitterly contested area in north
ern France than there has been at any
time in the eighteen weeks of the war.
The superiority of the Allies in artil-
lery and infantry. so positively asserted
by recent official reports. was again
manifested yesterday when the French
and British dealt staggering blows tn
the German forces in Flanders, IN
Artois, between the Disc and the Aisne
and In the Argonne. The outstand, = &
features of the days deta led report
were the victories gained at the User
and at the hinge of the old battle line.
Desperate Efforts Thwarted.
II mmered night and day by tho heavy
guns OF the French and English corps and
constantly assailed by infantry the Ger
mans have been forced to eVacuate the
positions they held on the west bank OF
the User, withdrawal which can have
no other effect than 10 weaken theli
position further south in the region OF
Ypres. For two months me troops OF the
Kaiser have sacrificed thousands of mer
n "A vain attempt 10 Keep a lOOtnOlu on
the west bank of the User nj to captur.
Ypres. Their energy and sacrifices have
been proHtlesS and the Allies have moved
steadily eastward and Outward. Their,
Is credible unofficial news which states
that the Germans re ~ hard pressed tina
their Withdrawal to the newly prepared
fortified line from Antwerp through h us
sells and to Namur and Liege cannot pos
sibly be long delayed.
Hardly less important is. the reverse
they have suffered At the hinge of the line
in the region Of Noyon. Tracy-le-Vl i ant
Vanly. The French heavy guns have
slenced their batteries near Nampoel
which Is ten miles southeast of Noyoi
and Two miles north Of Tracy-le-Nal anC
il appears from the onicl report that tn,
two German battle lines In that area
one facing northwest near Noyon, th'
other south, near Ribecourt. have beer
TANNED against ch other as they slowl,
gave way Northwest of Vailly a bat
terry OF the Germans heavy howitZer'
was destroyed by the French artillery,
In the ArgOnne ana on the heights o
the Mouse and IN the whole region o
Nor1uu the French have pressed forwar,
largely because Of artillery successes. Tn
Germans lost two batteries yesterday "A
1euxuouds and were driven from trenches
and bnckhuuse. Further TO the south
east the Allies fought the Germans will
big guns and maintained the new position
seized.
The announcement of the Government
tonight contained no detail and was a
follows:
There Is no new Incident TO report"