The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-05
GERMAN AIRMEN
KILL HUNDREDS
Bombs Are Dropped on British
Ammunition Stores Near
Dunkirk france.
VILLAGES ARE SET on FIRE
Explosions Cause Serious BlazeS;
IeutOns New Ruling Port
Of Russian Poland.

b'lllllt Jhhs An announcement ~
made that portion OF Russian Poi
aud occupied by the Germans has bc,.u
provided with civil administration
under Herr Won Brandenstein.
The German airmen. Ii b. also am.
nounced, have dropped l,ombs ON
British ammunition stores on the out
skirts of ROsendael and Clouds
kerkque, nea Dunkirk France. The
explosions, II is stated. killed aud Ia.
iurrd several hundred persons ana
set fire 10 Il portion " the yiIugr.
Paris. Jan. 5.-An Official com
municulion issued today snys:
In Belgium our infantry made pro
gress In the sand dunes In front Of
Newport. At several points, Belgian
artillery was reduced 10 silence by the
artillery ~ the Germans.
From the Lys 10 the Disc, IN the
region of Notre Dame lc MOrette,
west on Lens. we are successful, thanks
Ia our mortnrs and our hand grena
diers In completely stopping the sap.
ping labors Of the enemy. Near the
Lille highway the Germans blew up
one ~ our trenches and then took pos
session ~ II, hut am Immediate coun-
ternttack again put up in possession
~ H.
From the Disc to the Nosgcs no I'm.
funtry activity has been reported In
the region II Craounc aud I'm the VI
clnity " Rheims there has been an
artillery engagement our batteries
effectively homhnrdcd the positlOns'
" the enemy In the town " la Sulppe,
rs well ns I'm the region " Pcrthes
and IN the vicinity ~ Brausejour.
There was similar activity In the Ar
gonue and on the heights II the
Mpuse."
London. Jan :. The right wing II
/ the French army Is less than thirty
miles from the river Rhine, and Is
holding the Alsatian village Of stein
/ bach aud the heights 10 the southeast
/ Of the village. after one Of the most
stubborn lo,g,llgea fights of war Al
10 other point Of The western front
! hns there been any noteworthy change
The news consequently dwells chiefly
un bad weather conditions.
French progress In upper Alsace II
/ probably the most significant news
/ from the western front In several
weeks aud by some observers here
Is taken To Indicate that future at
tempts on ths part NJ the allies Ia
break through In this region Is main
tanning meanwhile base on Belfort
For the present the swampy con
dltion Of the ground In West Flander,
! precludes general advance move
ment In this locality. Furthermore
General Joffre's feeling tactics NJ
other points have resulted In no great
gains and II consequently would moi
he surprising II the heaviest fighting
in the next fortnight will he center
ed on the eastern slopes of the NOs
ges mountains.
II IL down these hills that the
French Alpine ChasseurS, backed by
the famous 15.millipeter guns sweI.
TO victory yesterday at Steinhnch NJ
ter some Of the most stngulnary fight
ing of the campaign. Only littl,
further advance TO the southeast, the
British commentators point out vii
give the allies possession Of the vii
lage ~ CovHsy They now hold IN,
heights 10 te west of this town and ~
fall would throw open the way L
Meulhauson
Berlin, Jan. 5-The German officla
statement declares that fighting at
point two miles east Of Steinbach re
suited In the French hclng driver
back. The French attacks were re
pulsed In the Argonne and near An
ras. In northern Poland the sltu
alton IL said 10 he unchanged, Will
10 the cast of the nZun river Ger
man attacks are progressing.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Chairma
Flood Of house foreign affairs commit
tee told the proponents OF legislatlo
TO prohibit exports of war materials
that the German government througl
the Berlin foreign office had mad
|, II plain that II did not expect the Unit
ed States 10 stop such exports
New York. jan 6.-The steamshl
Hannah has sailed for ROTTERDAM
with a s5O0,O00 cargo Of food an
clothing contributed by people o
Kansas Tor relief Of destitute Belgium
The flag of Kansas flew from IN
} mast and from the other fluttered
} long streamer bearing the inscriI
tlon; prosperous Kansas Sends Shl
Of Food 10 starving Benglans,'