Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-25
German Advance Toward War
saw Is Checked and Inyad-
ers Are Hurled Back Across
Bzufa River.
RUSSIANS DEFEATED
IN EAST PRUSSIA
Stubborn Siege Operations in
Progress in France and
Belgium, Without Decisive
Advantage,

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London. Dec. - 10 D. MIL Instead
of the Christmas truce. which Pope
Benedict endeavored to arrange.
Christmas eve finds the armies OF the
bellieerent powers engaged In fierce
battles ON both the eastern and west
crn fronts.
In the west, the allies hammer In
tapping at the German cntrench-
ments. trying 10 find a weak point.
while In the east the Russians who
have been driven back form the Aus
trlsn and German frontiers, seeming
ly have been brought to bay behind
rivers which offer them natural lines
OF defense, aud turning. have countcr-
attacked the Austro-German forces
German RusI, II Checked.
The Germans In their rush toward
Warsaw under direction OF Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg drove tho
Russians over the Bzura and Rawka
rivers and they themselves succeeded
In crossing these rivers. but. accord
ing to the Russian official report to-
night. the Germuns there reached the
main Russian line and were routed.
From this report Is gathered that the
Germans directed their main attacks
against the Russian front which lieH
along the banks OF the Bzura river
and thence southwark TO the Piiica
river. but without success.
Itussians eDfeatesl In Eazt Prussia.
Along the rest of the front. south
TO the Carpathian mountains, tho
Russians claim similar victories. but
ON the East PrussIan frontier. the
Germans apparently have turned tho
scales on their adversarIes and after
having retreated to their own terri
tory, resumed the offensive and again
arc back in Mlawa. whence they orig
inally tried to outflank the Russian
forces north Of the vistuIa and work
their way TO Warsaw from the north.
Engaged In Gigantic hattie.
Even now IL Is possible that the
Germans have resumed their out
tactics. and while keeping
the Russian center busy by making
frontal attacks are hoping to get into
Warsaw by the buck door. All that Is
certain at present Is that the two ar
mics. whose numbers can only be
estimated. are engaged in one
Of the greatest BATTLES Of the worlds
history on front which extends from
East Prussia to The Carpathians and
n which the advantage sways first 60
ono side and then to the ofiler.
Russian Position Strong.
Military experts say that one Of the
ADVANTAGES the Russians retain Is that
hey hold the right bank Of the VS.
Iuiu az far west as PIock and thus
IAN prevent the Germans from using
he river for seeping their army sup-
Piled and that along the whole of the
rest OF the front thes have rivers
md streams TO fall behind when hard
pressed. This however viii all be
hanged, the experts say. when the
'iyers freeze and the armies can be
moved over them. as easily as over
and.
Siege Operations In West.
Mining and sapplng. artillery diels,
Ittacks and counter-attacks. and IN
act, every means of warfare Is being
'nfpiVNtu III btisiufi anu ffuntt ny
he allies In their efforts to force the
lcrmans to give up their present lines
'f defense, Some advance has been
made, but only against stubborn op-
position and countef-attacl<s, which
occasionally III recovering
he ground that the allies have takon
1 great cost.
England this morning experienced
N aerial attack. when German
coming from the Belgian
oast, flew over Dover. and dropped
'ombs in the garden 81 st. James
cctory which Is In front Of Dover
aHtlc. No damage waH done. Two
British aoroplanea Immediately rose
u pursuit, but The German escaped
y the mist.