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CONTINUES
SWING IN AND OUT
FRENCH OFFICIALS ADMIT TO
FALLING BACK IN PLACES 4
ALONG THE LINE.
GERMANS ARE TAKING LEAD.
Russians Claim Victory On the Riv.
er Vistula-Austrian Army Ap!
pears Not to be Crushed.

London.-The Germans have under
taken q general offensive along the
line extending from the mouth OF the
river User, on the North Sea, to the
River Mouse, and while they have
forced the allies to give ground in
some places, they themselves have
lost positions In others. This brief
ly Is what is gathered from official
French and German reports.
The German attack was particular
ly severe in the west, where their
right wing, strongly reinforced, at
tempted an advance against the Bel
CLANS holding the allies extreme left.
This left rests on the coast and Is
supported by English and French
warshtps and by Anglo-French troops
which FORM a front extending from q
point somewhere in the vicinity OF
Dixmude, southwark to Labasse Can
al. Both sides claim successes by the
French alone admit that in places
they have fallen back.
There is, however, little change In.
the situation; the lines swinging and
swaying as they have done for weeks.
Although II, now is just two months
since the Allies concentrated on the
Franco-Belgian frontier frontier TO
oppose the German advance and d
invaders have been almost to Paris
and back in the interval, no decisive,
battle has been fought.
Neither side has DESTROYED or part
~ destroyed an army. Even the Bel
gian army escaped almost intact after,
that country was over-run by the Ger
mans. The same can be said c& OBJ
creations in the East, except In the
case of Lieutenant General Sannscnof,
the Russian commander, whose army
was partly destroyed BY the Germans
In the battle at TannenberA
In the present battle on the Riyer
vistula, from Warsaw south to the
River Pilica, the Russians have scor-
ed an important victory and have cap
tured many prisoners besides guns
and ammunition. The restreating
army, when it gets back to It's sc.
lected position, can entrenchs and
start another siege battle such as that
ON the River Oisne in France! South
ward ot the Pitca the Germans Still
hold the River Vistula except In front
OF the fortress at I%yangorod, where
they were driven back.
The Austrian army, 80 often descrid-
ed as routed and destroyed, again has
sprung into life and is attacking the
Russian left wing. The Austriansg how
ever, apparently have found an ifnpen,
ertable barrier at the River San, north
of Paroslau. Is,
The German claim Of victory over
the Russians west Of Augustowe, SUI
walki, following fighting reported by
them in the direction OF Ossowetz,
south of Augustowo, shows the Ger
mans are attempting another advance
from East Prussia into the govern
ment Of Grodno, east OF suWaakt,
doubtless aiming to compel the Rus
slams to reinforce their army In that
region.
All these movements have brought
the belligerents no nearer their goals,
which cannot be attained until an
army is destroyed or one Of the other
becomes too exhausted to light.
The British admiralty issued a re-
port saying the German cruiser
Karlsruhe had captured 13 British
steamers in the Atlantic.