The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-12-18
PROGRESS IS MADE IN BELGIUM
AND FRANCE IN SPITE OF
FIERCE RESISTANCE MADE
RY GERMANS.
FRENCH CLAIM SUCCESS
AT ALL BUT ONE POINT
Germans Claim Allies Are Checked at
Several Points and That Attacks
Fail-Forces Arc Collecting at
courtrai to Meet Antici-
pated Rush.


khe French and British has becom,
general and is being pushed will
strong forces, particularly in Flanders
the Argonne, the Woevre and Alsace
While the French claim to have beer
successful at all points, except a
Steinbacn, in Alsace, the German of
fetal report says the allies attacks
have been unsuccessful at severa
places.
On the whole, however, 1t would APP
pear that the allies, who now have 6
superiority in numbers as we'll as II
artillery, have succeeded in making
some progress and have withstooi
vigorous counter attacks delivered by
the Germans.
Allies Possess Hoilebecke.
The fact that the allies are in pos
session of Hollebeke, in Flanders, ant
that heavy fighting is going on again
shows that they have made an appreci
able advance during the last two days
as last week they were being attacked
by the Germans two miles west of the
ST. Eloy, which is on the Ypres-Ar
mentieres road.
In the Argonne region the French
simply said:
1--WE have made progress and main
tained our advance of the preceding
days."
The force, which has been checked
at Steinbach, is the left wing of the
army, which for some time has been
fighting its way toward Muelhausen
and which has cleared a considerable
part of Alsace of the Germans.
German Forces Gather at courtrai.
1t is evident that while the Ger
mans are prepared to offer stubborn
resistance to attempted advances in
the regions mentioned in the official
communications, they expect the main
attack of the allies to be made in
another direction or are themselves
preparing for an offensive, for they
have gathered considerable forces at
Courtrai, from which point they could
be quickly transferred either to Elan
ders or southwark across the French
frontier.
The only news from the east was
the admission of the German general
staff that the German column, which
advanced through Mlawa towards
Warsaw has reoccupied it's old posi-
tons owing to the superiority of the
enemy" This, in measure, confirms
the Russian accounts of victory on
this part of the battle front.
The Austrians in Servia have not
recovered from the surprise which
the Servians gave them. Just when
they were thought to be beaten the
Servians turned on the invaders and
drove them westward and northward
out Of Servian territory. The only
part of Servia remaining in Austrian
hands comprises a small territory in
Guiding the towns of Shabata and Lo-
snitZa.
Attacked by Montenegrins.
The little Montenegro army also lie
doing its share and, according to a
Cettinje report, has succeeded in cut
ting off part of the Austrian right
wing, which retreated into Bosnia.
1t is now announced in behalf of
Servia that the previous retreats were
due to lack of ammunition and that
the stores had been replenished by
captures from the Austrians.
Headquarters in Vienna dealing
with the situation asserts that the re-
tirement Of the right wing made it
advisable to abandon Belgrade, which
was abandoned without fighting.
To Take New Measures.
London, Dec. 16.-The Servians aft
or a fierce battle have re-occupied
Belgrade, according to Nish dispatch
to the Reuter- Telegram company.
The Austrians occupied Belgrade De-
cember 2, having besieged it since
July 20, bombarding from batteries
neal: Zemlin and from monitors on the
Danube. A large portion of the city
was said to have been destroyed by
the fire of the Austrians.
While attributing the failure to the
enemy's superior force, as all govern
ment bulletins explain failures, the
Austrian war office announces plainly
an extended retirement and heavy
losses.
New decisions and measures con-
sequently will bs taken to repel the
enemy" says the Austrian statement.
Apparently that means the Austrian
army directed against Servia will as
sumo defensive line.
Against its repulse, Austria balances