The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-01-08
RUSSIANS FAIL IN
CRACOW
British Lose 100 In Air Raid on
Reserve Supply Base.
4 ALLIES SHIPS ARE sunk

EIGHT Hungarian Townships Held by
Russian Army and Several Divisions
of Foe Cornered, Says Petrograd-
Fighting in Aleace and Along Heights
Of Meuse Continues.
The correspondent OF the Zeitung Am
Mittac at Austrian headquarters
says the Russians are conducting
violent fronta attacks on the Aus
trian positions along the Dunajec
River east CT Cracow and are bend
ing every effort to push toward the
fortress, which has been their goal
for two months. These attacks have
been REFUSED with heavy Losses.
German aviators successfully dropped
explosive bombs on the British re-
serve ammunition stores in the out
skirts of Koudekerke, near Dunkirk.
!, France, destroying the ammunition
and killing or woundne 100 soldiers
Several buildings were set on fire.
The German steamship Otavi has
landed at Las Palmas, Canary Is
lands, a hundred sailors transferred
to her by the German auxiliary
cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, repre-,
senting the crews of four French and
British vessels captured and sunk
by the warship. These craft were
the French steamer Mont Agel, sunk
Dec. 4; the British steamer Belle
vUe, sunk on the same day; the
French sailing vessel Annie Marie,
sunk on Sept. II, and the French
ship Union, sunk on Nov. %.
A Petrograd dispatch published in
P!nformation reports that the Rus
SLAMS have occupied eight Hungarian
townships and that several divisions
Of the Austrian army are surrounds
ed in the Carpathans.
PARIS Although the weather
is improving there has been only
minor fighting along the northern
battle front Latest reports indicate
the Germans are concentrating for
new offensive to the east and south
east of Ypres and La Baasee, Fresh
troops have been brought up, support
ed by artillery, and it is believed thai
as soon as the inundated area freezes
solid a forward movement will BE at
tempted.
Meanwhile the fighting continues sir
Alsace In the vicinity Of Steinbacf
positions have been taken and retaker
as many as half dozen times. The
latest reports received indicated sub
stantial gain for the French troops
However, both sides are being strong
ly REINFORCED and there are indica
tions that the fighting in this vicinity
has only begun.
The intensely cold weather is inter
fering seriously with operations. 1t i;
almost impossible to move artillery
through the mountain passes, and as
a result most of the fighting Is nov
confined to infantry encounters.
Along the heights of the Meuse the
artillery duel continues without inter
ruption. Both sides are so str0ngly
intrenched that frontal assaults by in
fantry are out of the question.
Naval Battle on VistuIa Certain.
PETROGRAD - Naval battles or
the Vistula are now certain. The
Germans, apparently taking leaf OUT
of the Russian book, have armOred
and armed river steamers in the
Vyshegrad region. The Russians al
ready have steamers in action here
having used them to prevent the Ger
mans forcing a crossing from the is
land which is in the middle of the
river at this, point
1t is believed here the Germans arg
hopeful of forcing a crossing undeI
protection of the guns Of their steam
ers and the Russians ;lave sent ad:ti
tional craft to attack them and pre-
vent this.
Pass Report Success.
Russian success is reported from
south of Flock on the Gorlice Tuad
The Germans attacked IN force, bun
were trapped in weeds and forced
t. retreat with a loss of many prison
ers and a machine gun.
The fighting in the Caucasus con
tinues with the Russians regaining the
advantage Following an all-day fight
at Ardagan, the Turkish positions were
carried at the point Of the bayonet and
are now in the possession of the Rus
slams who are strongly fortifying them.
The battle of Sarykamysh continues
with a slight gain for the Russians. II
is not likely, however, that decisive
result will be attained for several days