The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-24
RUSSIA

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PETRoGRAD, Jan. 23.-- Russia's
plans for an invasion Of Hungary and
hurried march to Budapest, have
suffered temporary setback, it was
officially admitted tonight.
Austria's defending armies have
been heavily reinforced General
Ivanoff has halted the Russian forces
planning to break through the kiria-
baba pass into the plains Of Hungary,
and has temporarily abandoned furth-
er offensive operations through south
ern Bukowina, the Russian army in
that region retaining positions few
miles north of Watra Dorna.
Further offensive operations against
the Austrians from Bukowina at this
time are impracticable for strategic
reasons, the war office pointed out to-
night. It would be folly to hurI Rus
sian troops, who have undergone a
strenuous campaign in their victori.
GUS drive through BukowIna, upon
greatly superior Austrian forces In
general engagements in the mountain
country where the Austrlans are we'll
fortified.
That considerable reinforcements''
have come to the aid Of the Austrians.
was the explanation made in the off
ciaI statement today. Measre reports
from Bukowina indicate these REIN
forcements consist Of fresh Ievys of
Hungarian troops. A patriotic appeal
to defend their country from invasion
has fired the Hunearians with the
zeal almost Of religious fanatics. The
Russian general staff anticipates the
c@p
! in east Austria from these. Officially
| 1t was announced tonight that Russia
lis content to mark time and send no
more troops into BukoNina for a fel,
weeks at least. pending Roumania's
possible entrance into the war as her
ally in the operations against Tran
syivania and Hungary. II 10 the be-
lief that Rcumania will shortly hurt
100000 fresh troops acros. the Hun.
garian border into TransyIvania.
Meacre reports from the battle
front in Poland tonight indicate that
the Russian advance is within few
miles Of kikoi and Lipno. To check
mate the move Of General Francois,
who 10 hurrying troops from the
Mlava district to attack the rear Of
the Russian army moving on Thorn,
a Russian force operating In the
Mlava district to attack the rear Of
saw, has resumed the offensive. In
this battle ground the Russian and
German forces were reported in con-
tact fifty miles north Of Warsaw to-
night.
BLOOD ON THE SNOW.
PETROGRAD. Jan. 23-RepuIse Of
desperate attempt by the Austrianc
to recapture the kirIababa pass in the
Carrathian mountains, was reported
in official dispatches to the war office,
made public late tonight.
The Austrian manoeuver was de-
sisned to wrest from the Russians,
possession Of the main gateway lead
ing through the mountains from Buko-
wilma into Hungary, The kirIababa
pass with other smaller defiles
through the mountains was captured
by General Ivanoff's division several
days ago and 1t was through the
mountain gaps that Ivanoff planned
to invade Hungary. Fresh Austrian
troops. part Of the large body Of re-
inforeements recently sent to the de-
fence Of the Hungarian frontier. were
rushed up to the mouth OF the pass
with the evident intention Of taking
the Russians by surprise and over
them. That the attempt did
not succeed was due to the efficacy of
the Russian spies and scouts who re-
ported the forward movement of LARGE
bodies of Austrian troops. AS the ad-
vaneing Austrians entered the pass at
its southeastern gateway, murder
Gus fire was poured into their ranks
from Russian guns posted half way up
(Contirued on page 81