The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-10
Alsatian Town Is Retaken
From Allies After Heavy
Fighting, Says Switzer-
land Dispatch to Berlin
ALLIES BELIEVE
ROUMANIA SOON
WILL ENTER WAR
Important Operations Pro-
crossing on Both From
tiers-French Claim Gain
Of Ground in Flanders

Berlin, January 9.-(By wireless.)
The Germans finally have succeeded
in fully reoccupying the Alsatian
town of Steinbach, according to dis
patch received here from Basel,
Switzerland, today. The message
added that the French forces re-
treated with heavy losses to Thanh.
London, january 8.-(0.s5 p. mo-
should Roumania. now that the Rus
slams are ON the border, IL not actu-
ally I'm TransyIvania. decide to Join the
allies, her army will provide the miss
ing link in the chain of troops, 1900
miles long, winding from the Baltic to
the Adriatfc.
This battle line would be composed of
Russians, Roumanians, Servians and
Montenegrins on the one side, and Ger
mans and Austro-H ungarians on the
other
Think R0umania Will Act
The allies believe Roumahia soon will
take the plunge. Other Developments
are expected. Relations between Greece
and Turkey have reached the breaking
point over the alleged Ill treatment of
Greeks in Asia Minor Italy is growing
restless over Turkeys delay in giving sat
isfsction for the violation of the Italian
consulate at Hodeida from which the
British consul, who sought refuge. was
6rculy removed. Italy also, it is re-
ported, has agreed that Servia should be
granted port in The Adriatic. sRoumania
and Greece. 1t is thought, may delay TAX
ing up arms until Bulgaria which is
anxious for part of Macedonia, is salts
fled or the last efforts fail to satisfy that
country. which Is maintaining her neu-
Itrality. for hostile Bulgaria on their
borders would compel them to- divide their
forces.
While there are no reports Of startling
battlefield developments, extremely i'm
| portant operations are progressing in both
/ east and west.
The Germans, simultaneously with re-
newal of their attacks on the left bank
/ of the Vistula, are developing new Of
veDsive from the direction of Mlawa on
the asst Prussian frontier Some Ger
man attacks on the Russian line which
runs along the Bzura and Rawka rivers
and thence southwark to Opoczno and
| along the Nida to Optaowiec on the lower
vistula. have been particularly severe,
but according to the Russian report, have
Ill been repulsed.
Thaw Sets In
The thaw which has set in in southern
! Poland and Galicia has converted the
country into sea of mud and even
cleared the snow from the Carpathians,
SO that fighting in this region is impos-
sible.
The French, after heavy lombard
ment of the German positions between the
Disc and the western end of the Argonne
and after suffering several repuses, have
advanced their fronts at several points,
particularly east of Rheims, where their
4 progress has been slow but steady. In
eastern Argonne the Germans have been
ka6yancing.
4 The French again report progress in
Y the vicinity of Flirey. in the Woevre dis
trict. which is Of particular Importance,
for should it continue they will cut the
road linking ST. Miheil with Metz and may
compel the Germans TO evacuate St
Miheil. which they gained long ago at
great cost
The Germans have sent reinforcements
to Alsace.. where the French advance
has theatened to cut off Muelhausen from
the rest of the German line, and have
occupied Burnhaupt-Le-Haut.
Struggle Continues
Geneva, Switzerland, January 10
Via Paris, 1910 a. m.)--The sti uggit
in Alsace continues in spite OF the
heavy rains. There Is more than a foo