Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-29
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
Rnss1AN

On the 9th there was no impor-
tant engagements between the lower
Vlstuia and the Pilica Rivers. Inc
German attacks were everywhere re-
pulsed. The Germans suffered heavy
losses. especially during vain at.
tack they made TO the southeast OF
Between the Plica and the upper
vistula the enemy has now adopted
the defensive.
our troops stormed the village of
Szitniki which was stubbornly de-
Tended by the Austrlans. The enemy
has definitely evacuated the LETT BANK
of the Nida- -,..,-
ON the front OF opatow- Biecz the night
ing continues to develop TO our advan-
tRge.
Ths enemy's retreat In the region
OF the Dukla passes and on the ROAD
to IAsko is becoming moro and more
preclpltate and dlsorganlzed.
The efforts OF the enemy TO trana-
port his forces from the direction OF
Czenstochowa toward the Carpatnians
was n complete failure, owing TO our
maneuvers.
In the direction Of Olu (Transcau-
ossis1 our troops, having crossed the
Laursin River, arrested the progress
OF considerable Turkish forces. In
the region Of sAri Kemysch the Tight
ing is developing. On December ~
In the region OF Dutak, our advance
Terminated in the occupation OF the
iIno hetween Khamour and Agadene.
THE Turks withdrew, having suffered
grave losses.
FRENCH
In Belgium the village Of ST
Georges was captured by our troops,
who have established themselves
there.
From the Ilys to the somme the en-
emy has very violently bombarded
our positions,
In the region of Echelle-st. Aubin-
lie Ouesnoy Pouchoir, northwest OF
Roye. calm prevails.
Upon the front between the Somme
and the Argonne we made some ad-
vances in the ArRonne, In the forest
of Le Cruerie. In the forest of Bolante
and in the forest OF Courtochausse we
made progress. Upon the heights of
the Meuse several counter attacks or
the Germans have been repulsed.
In the forest OF Le Bouchot to the
northeast of Troyon, the enemy, who
had captured our trenches near the
redoubt of the forest of Brule, to the
west OF Apremont, have been forced
to give UP the captured positions after
three successful counter attacks made
by our troops.
In Upper Alsace, after very violent
battle, we are investing Steinbach,
and we have captured the ruins of the
chateau to the northwest Of tho viii
lage.
GERMAN
In the western theatre of hostilities
we gained some ground near Nieuport
lin West Flanders), and also south
east of Ypres, after unimportant en-
gagements, Three French attacks
west OF Senhelm were repulsed
In East Prussia and Poland: on the
left bank of the Vistuia our attacks
have resulted in progress along the
Rawka and Bzura tributaries of the
Vistula). South of How and LODI
. strong Russian attacks were repulsed.
Several strong French attacks north
west OF st. Mlhiel were repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. We cap
tured 200 prisoners. In the forest of
Brulee, west Of Apremont we adj
vanced. capturing a fortified French
trench and three machine guns.
AUSTRIAN
North OF the Dulxla Pass the Aus
trlans have avoided a series of plan
ned Russian attacks and have main
tRlned their original positions. In the
neighborhood Of the Carpathian Ridge
and in the plain between the Bzura
and the DonaJec Rivers the enemy has
delivered a series of attacks. all of
which have been repulsed.
On our south front there has been
a few frontier slSirmlshes with the
Servians that have been comparatively
unimportant. At Semlin the Servians
have been able to blow up a bridge.