The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-22
Series Of Hard-Fought Engagements Ends
Day.In France and Belgium, While Rus
slams Claim To Have Reversed Tide Of
the AuStro-German Successes In the East
BERLIN CONFIDENT
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7 OND0N DECEMBER 22.-VERY SATISFACTORY FROM
~ the Allies point Of view were the dispatches received from
the various batteronts on the continent yesterday.
In France and Belgium after series Of hardfough engage
ments the Allies ended the day with number Of satisfactory
gains The fleet participated the ghng Smelling the Germans
from their positions from Mddekeke along the Belgian coast
almost to the Dutch border.
RUSSIANS MEET GERMAN ADVANCE
In Poland te Russians are meeting the German attempts to
advance further against the center, while the MaHa region
the invaders were driven back across the border into Prussia The
uhnq in Poland and in GaHca being carried in deep
and with the weather bitterly cold which fact IS operating In the
Russians favor and is creating much suffering among the
Kaser's troops.
In Gaca the Austrian advance from the carpathian passes
has been checked and the Russians are again the offensive
SNOW ENDS SEVERE FIGHTING
snow has btpuuht to an end the severe GbinQ which has
been In progress around Erzsram III Turk Asla.
The most important addces from Petrograd regarding the
suaon ii Poland contained in be dispatch last NIGHT
(which said:
The fact that our armies adopted narrower front Is
the outcome Of decision to meet the German concentration
CHANGE or TACTICS NOT EXPLAINED
No details are given as to the military reasons for this dec
sion taken to that the policy Of conducting operations
simultaneously along the entire front abandoned at present.
either because the developments have made imperative to mass
great army to check the German advance the hope Of
lctng decisive defeat upon the eneys main forces while
GERMANS RETIRE TOWARDS NElDENBURG
j 81 Petrograd announced last night officially:
"n the region of Mawa the Germans have retired in the
direction Of Nedenbg East Prussia and Lautenbg in West
Prussia
The operations GaIca are all favorable to the Russian
armies
Zone Austrian division operating in the vicinity Of DuLa Pass
was defeated and broken final bayonet charge, IN wlch
the enemy lost 500 killed and thousands captured. M
Il @ SLAvS ARE ENClRCLlNG PRZEMYSL
"The Przemys garrison has been making attempts to break
houu the enccng Russian line These attacks repsed
and the garrison driven back into the Notifications after sustain
8 ling heavy losses"
Yesterdays official dispatches from Petograd rerlrted
the chance in the situation Poland when the Russian army IN
the center up position to defend Warsaw and awaited the
n onslaught Of Won HindenbIg's army.
n RUSSIAN PHALANX S0LlDLY ENTRENCHED
: The announcement said:
"Bocked at the end of long forward drive toward Warsaw,
100000 German soldiers have vany attempted for the last three
ldays to cross the Bzura river. yI5 . 81 !.
"The Russians are SOdy entrenced the right bank and
are heavily supported by artillery Every attempt OF the Tetons
> to press forward has been hurled back.
4 TEUToNS ATTACK MUSc0vTE POSITIONS
q Berlin adWceS yesterday longer mentioned continued
pursuit OF the Russians but began TO speak OF attacking e
8 Russian POSITIONS"
su The dispatch reads: f
.The situation in the eastern arena unchanged We
tinue our attacks against the enenYs positions"
Military experts say that the Germans have driven their ad
vancng wedge the CENTER to within thirty miles Of Warsaw, but
that its further progress is checked by the Russians who are hold
he ing strong position.
s RETREAT OF GERMANS FORECASTED
The Russians being heavily reinforced in this secon and
German retreat forecased similar to that which took place
several weeks ago when the Germans almost in reach Of
Warsaw and were driven back fifty miles, Each side claims that
re the enemy has lost heavily In these operations.