The Detroit times., 1914-12-28
Renewal Of Fighting From Coast
to Alsace-L Lorraine, With Chan
mel Fleet Engaged, Is
Reported
SERVIANS STAND FIRM,
VIENNA REPORT ADMITS
Petrograd Predicting Early Col
lapse of Austrian Army in
Galicia Fighting
BY ED. L. KEEN.
(Staf Correspondent Un.tsd Press. }

NSs"H correspondents OWstoQ fscSS.J
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Fighting In
northern Poland, where ths Germans
have started new offensive threat
ening the Russian right flank, today
began TO again assume great import
ance. The German official statement
today merely announced that the at
tack In the region is developing. Az
ter being driven back beyond East
Prussian frontier. however, the Ger
mans have advanced 10 miles from
the Lautenburg-Neid line and
again moved forward 10 miles into
Russian territory. Petrograd admit
ted that Mlawa has again been occu-
pied by the Germans.
Along the Bzura and Rawka rivers.
west of Warsaw and south of the Vis-
tula, fighting has been practically at
ia standstill for the past three days.
The Germans have failed completely
to pierce the Russian line, and IL Is
now believed Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg must await the support
which he expects from the advance
north of the Vistula. New Russian
forces are moving into this region. In
the attack which was recently repuls-
ed. the Germans reached Prasnysz.
20 miles east of Mlawa. The main
,, Russian defense line Is between Pras-
lnysz and the Narew river. further
east
Vigorous lighting is now In progress
on the western front, especially along
the Belgian coast where the British
warships are aiding In the attack on
the German lines. Distinct gains ara
claimed by the allies The Berlin
statement today declared that attacks
I'm this region were repulsed.
The German and French statements
agreed as to operations south or
Ypres during lighting yesterday. The
French statement admitted the loss
OF trench which Berlin announced
was captured.
In the Vosges the French artillery
has succeeded In bombarding the Ger
man positions with telling effect. Bad
weather has seriously hampered oper
ations in this region. bus the battle
has now been generally resumed.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS.
| (Sfdf Correspondent United Press)
PARIS, Dec. 2S.--For two days a
violent battle has been raging along
the entire front I'm the Vosges.
Reports received here today from
Basic declare that during Friday and
Saturday extremely heavy cannon IRE
could be heard in Switzerland. It
was evident that the heaviest guns Of
both the Germans and French were I'm
action, and the firing continued day
and night. The fighting was preceded
by one OF the most remarkable flights
yet credited to the French aviation
corps. Leaving the French lines. an
aviator few over Meulhausen and the
surrounding country. Circling back
and forth over the German lines. he
located the artillery of the enemy.
The French gunners were given the
range and Immediately afterward q
deadly fire was opened upon the Ger.
mans
With the guns of the allied feet
along the Belgian coast again unlim'
bered and hammering at the German
positions. fighting along the entire
front has taken on renewed vigor. On
the French center the allies have been
able TO strengthen their positions de
lspite fierce counterattacks, and az
some points have been able again ~
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