The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-23
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
THE WAR.

Saturday, Jan. 16.-Fighting in the
vicinity OF Scissors continues I'm
checked. The French are maintainine
their positions along the Aisne while
re.onforcements are being rushed %
the new limo in anticipation OF an
other German attempt 10 hack a way
through the allies lines. There IS artii
lery fighting in the region Of Nieu
port and the vicinity OF Ypres The
Germans reoccupied part Of the
trenches they lost Jan II near Car
ency
The Russian war Office declares
the German attacks ON the Russian
advanced columns in the region n
Loetzen, East Prussia, failed and The
Germans retreated with heavy losses
The report also says that two Turk
lsh army corps which were trying to
reform near Kara Urgan have been
routed In a desperate fight In wh!ca
one regiment was annihilated by
Russian bayonet charge
II Is reported that eighty transport
conveying Turkish troops from Aaa
tclia were sunk by the Russian Black
Sea fleet
Sunday. Jan. 17.--Severe fighting ia
Flanders, near Arras, in the region OF
Perthes and north OF the farm OF Be
ause Jour with advantage for the al
lies are the indications OF the reports
today. At Newport the allies advanced
and drove the Germans from their
entrenchments.
Berlin dispatch declares that the
French were driven back about
miles In the battle at Scissors which
lasted nearly week. and have lost
10000 men during the last -four
weeks fighting from Flanders TO the
Argonne.
The Russian official statement SAYS
that the Russians have made material
advances on the right bank OF the
lower Vistula; have captured a town
on the left bank from me Germans
have taken a pass leading through tho
Carpathians into the heart OF Tran.
sylvania and have defeated and com
pletely routed the Turks In the battle
Of Kara Urgan in the Caucasus.
Monday, Jan. fisherman attach
on the western front have shifted
northward from scissors. Today's OF
ncial Berlin statement says that the
Germans bayonets drove the allies
from positions northeast of Albert
Several French trenches In the Ar
gonne also are said to have been cap
tured.
The official statement from Paris
disputes the German report of victor<
les In tho Argonne. saying that the al
lacks were repulsed.
The fighting along the Aisne rivalt1
ed In ferocity that which occurred.
along the User canal In Flanders.
In East Prussia there Is no marked
change. AZ Berlin Il Is said that at
tacks by the Russian forces I'm north
ern Poland. attempting to advance
toward the West Prussian border
were repulsed.
Tuesday, Jan. 19.-The Germans
hayo begun another offensive move.
ment. according to unofficial advices
today from the Netherlands. IL is said
that the German heavy artillery went
into action yesterday aud that bat
tie Is In progress for possession OF
Ypres. The British are moving IN
fresh troops TO defend this town.
The French. according TO today's
Paris statement. have retaken the
positions at Ia ISoisselle, captured by
the Germans Tho German official
statement says that no action OF I'm
portance occurred ON tho entire west.
err front
a further advance IN the effort To
p'erve the German line above Sc M.
hiei near thc eastern end OF the -
tle lino r. France Is announced IN Tie
Paris III enert
l.Fe@.an attaaF north ~ tbs Nls
tAia riFer were rcpnlspd with heavy
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