Arizona republican., 1914-12-26
RUSSIANS WIN
 SUCCESSES 0N
 WARSAW FRONT
General Situation There and at Cracow Unchanged, But German Attacks Re ported Beaten Off With Heavy Loss
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

PETROGRAD. Dec g5.-Russian successes are reported ffieially from the battlefront before Warsaw and from around CracoW. but without materially changing the general situ- ation in these regions. Especially vicious attacks have been made by the Germans between Pinczow. forty miles northeast of Cracow. and Now amiast Korozyn at the junction of the Nida and Nistula rivers. in this place the Austrians initiated the tactics of the Germans and tried to force passage by sheer weight Iof numbers.
 They advanced repeatedly in solid formation against the Russian front in face of heavy artillery fire Net result after two days of fighting, "Wednesday and Thursday, was the capture by Russians of nearly five thousand prisoners, including half hundred officers, and the retention by the Russians of the left bank of the Nida where they are strongly entrenched. To the north the Rus sians are holding their own and in flicting severe punishment on the Germans \ series of energetic at taclls at Dolimow. just south of Sochae Sow dhirty miles from War saw). reported having been repulsed on Wednesday night by vigorous Russian counter attacks.
 Forty miles further south at Ano- volonz. successful German crossing of the Pilica river turned into q German reverse by savage attacks by Siberian troops who forced the invaders back again.
 Russo Turkish operations have lbeen brought to a standstill hy eli matic conditions in Asia Minor Here the Russian troops have spread out, towering all the roads. quartering in Ian immense triangle. whose sides lconverge for seventy miles. with it's base on the Russo-T Turkish frontier, and the apex pointing toward Erze- rum.
 Clad in every variety of garment ito keep warm. including Turkish Irobes. and wide flowing Kurdish lcoats. the Russians are huddling in Ievery shelter. hut and farm house of Ithe Armenians and packing COW lsheds. stables and houses Wherever lpossihle the roofs have been cut out, so bonfires may be safely built with lin. The sound of battle is rarely heard by the main body of troops Iwho are wintering on the way to IErzerum. Virtually the only activity lis on the part of the restless Cos Isacks. who are forever on the move lengaging in brushes with the op- Iposing cavalry.
 PETROGRAD, Dec. 25-Night bull Iletin to general headquarters: There lis no change on the left bank Of the IVistula or in Galicia. The Ger lmans delivered attacks day and night
 on Thursday. principally in the dis ltrict of Sochazew and Bolinow. but Ian were repulsed with great losses to
 the enemy Fighting continues or lthe bank of the Pilica.'
 During the development of oul offensive among the mountain spur
 of .he Carpathans two of our infant lr, rteiments gave evidence of 8re1' lgallantry under murderous fire. ane
 wadiag waist deep in the ice Wa'ei lof the River Jasiolka, these resl-
 ments dislodged by bayonet charges
 Austrians from their lines. taking
 prisoners, four officers and l5o sol
 diers."
 LONDON. Dec. 25-According tC
 Petrograd dispatches to Reuters tho number of German prisoners register led is LAO officers, 1$L1OO men
 Number of Austrians registered Il l3,166 officers. 221. 400 men. Sla'
 prisoners have asked for Russian naturalization so they may be sen
 against the Turks.