Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28
BY the Associated Press.

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BY the Associated Press.
I LONDON, Doc. %, 1855 a. nl.--On the
battle lines in both the eastern and
western arenas OF the war the onward
movements seemed today to have lost
something of their Roadway. On the
western front the allied offensive has
momentarily shown lack of vigor.
while General Won Hindenburg, the
German commander, seems to have
come to a standsdll on the Nistula.
AT the same time Vienna admits a
check to the Austrian forces station
ed along the Galician Carpathians.
French troops during the past three
DAYS have made minor advances,
Judging from the official communica-
tons given out in Paris but appa-
rently not at the same rate of speed
as reported a fortnight ago. Fog ac-
counts in measure for this slacken-
ing of efforts. With the exception OF
the capture of certain Anglo-Tndian
trenches near the Lys last week,
most of which the allies claim to have
recaptured. the efforts of the Ger
mans to send back the allied line APP
pear, in the opinion of British OBJ
servers, to have been generally abor-
tive.
reutonlc Allies Gain Slightly.
North OF the river Vistula, In Rus
sian Poland, the Germans, again rein
forced, have retaken the town OF
Mlawa, but south of the river they
still stand on their old ground. In
Southern Poland, where the German
right joins the Austrian left. there
has been some fierce fighting. with
slight gains for the Austro- German
allies, judging from the reports COM
Ing from Berlin and Vienna.
In tho Galician Carpathians the
Austrians have been compelled to
give ground. according to an official
statement issued in Vienna, and
Petrograd declares, also officially,
that Russian forces are pursuing the
Austrians into the Carpathian noun
tains after taking many thousand
prisoners.
by the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, via London, Dec. %,
4:45 a. m-The belated cold spell re-
ported in Poland is expected to pre-
cipitate q definite result in the Ger
man Polish campaign, which is now
practically at a standstill, despite
daily predictions of an impending
crisis and decisive battle The
weather factor, always important,
his become paramount in this theatre
of war, since the whole German in
vasion of. Poland Is predicated on the
freezing of the soft, miry ground,
which impedes the transport OF
heavy guns and favors Russian
trench digging. The ground usually
freezes by the middle of September.
Thus thwarted by mild weather,
the activities around Mlawa have
reached a complete lull, and, after
unsuccessful attempts to cross the
Bzura river. the Germans are still
| resting on the left bank of the river
near Sochaezew. They have in the
meantime shifted their attack south
ward toward the River Pilica, near
Rawa, where the ground is not
marshy.
AustriHa Activity Continues.
The Austrian activity in the Kielce
region and along the Rivers Nlda.
Donajec and both sides of the upper
Vistula continues.
If the cold which has now get In
| lasts, freezing the Vistula, Cgura
and Piliea rivers, the German attacks
| in the neighborhood Of Sochaczew,
| How and Bolimow Will, in the opinion
! OF Russian military authorities, i'm
mediately recommence, and the AUG
| TRANS again will attempt TO cross the
| upper Vistula where the river mar
rows and Is shallow. The new year,
/ its is expected here, will thus usher
/ in the long~awaited definite clash be-
| tween the Russian and German
armies, upon the result of which may
! hinge the outcome OF the whole war
| In contradiction to a report that
| Germany has seventy-nine army
| corps, of which about twenty are
| operating against Russia, 1t is stated
| here that Germany's total army con.
| twenty nine are operating on this
side and which, with the Austrian
forces, aggregates between forty ant
fifty corps.
The Russians expect that the Ger.
mans will bring heavy guns from
| Thorn and Kaiisz as soon as tn,
| ground is hard, but they doubt /.
this will materially improve the Ger
man chances of taking Warsaw.
AMSTERDAM. Dec 2S.--MohaInme
Ali Bey, the Syrian deputy, Is march
ing with 5000 volunteers against tn
British, who are said to be advancln
against Bagdad, according to Con
stantinople reports reaching here 10
day. The Turkish reports tell OF a
enthusiastic demonstration In Damas
Gus when the holy standard OF tn
prophet was carried through the cit,
The entire population turned on
] amid the greatest rejoicing. Th
Muftis and the military commands
of Damascus met the standard an
the garrison was marched past, eac
man saluting the holy banner.