Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-12-16
Movement Has Become Gen
eral and is Being Pushed
With Strong Forces, Par
ticularly in Argonne,
Woevre and Alsace
GERMANS DENY
THESE SUCCESSES
On the Whole, However, 1t
Would Appear the Allies
Have Superiority in Num-
bers and Artillery and
Make Progress
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcH]

LONDON, Dec. 15.-The offensive
movement of the French and British
has become general, and is being
pushed with strong forces, particularly
in Flanders, Argonne Woevre and AL
SAGE, and while the French claim to
have been successful at all points ex-
official statement says the allies at
tacks were unsuccessful in several
places. On the whole, however, it would
appear the allies, who now have super
iority in numbers, as well as in artil
lery. have succeeded in making some
progress, and have Withstood the vigor-
Gus counter attacks delivered by the
Germans.
The fact that the allies are in pos
session of Hollebeke. in Flanders, and
that heavy fighting is going on again
today. shows they made an appreciable
advance during the past two days, as
last week they were being attacked by
the invaders two miles to the west of
Steloy which is on the Ypres- Armen-
there's road.
In the Argonne regiopothe French
simply say:
I'VE made progress and maintained
our advacne of the preceding days"
The force which has been checked at
Steinbach is the left wing of the army
which for some time has been fight
ing its way toward Muelhausen, and
which has cleared a considerable part
of Alsace of Germans. 1t is evident,
while the Germans are preparing to
offer stubbon existence to the attempt
ed advances in the regions mentioned
in the official communications, they
expect the main attacks of the allies
will be made in another direction, or
are themselves, preparing for an Of
fensive, for they have gathered consid-
erable forces at Courtrai from which
point they could be quickly transferred
either to Flanders or southwark across
the French frontier
The only news from the. east this
evening is the admission of the Ger
man general staff that the German col
umn, which advanced through Mlawa
toward Warsaw has reoccupied old
positions owing to the superiority of
the enemy" This in a message, con-
firms the Russian accounts of victory
on this part of the battle front.
The Austrians have succeeded in
again crossing the Carpathians. accord
ing to their own account, driving the
Russian left back toward the River
San. This Austrian army, assisted by
German reinforcements, has undertake
en- the rather difficult task of forcing
a Russian withdrawal from the front
of Cracow, and also the relieving of
Przemysl. The Austrians apparently
met at least partial success in the for
mer project Their army in Servla,
however, has not recovered from the
surprise which the Servians gave 1t.
Just when they were thought to be
beaten the Servians turned on the in
vaders and drove them westward and
northward out of Servian territory,
Tile only part of Servia remaining in
Austrian hands is the small territory,
including the towns of Shabata and
Losnitza The little Montenegrin army
also is doing its share and according
to a Cettinje report, has succeeded in
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