The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-13
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON, Jan. 1Z.--The French at
tacks, north of scissors, near Perthe
are developing into a serious often
sive. The gains the French have made
| If followed up, will have a two-fold
Importance. First, they threaten the
railways, which the Germans are us
ing to supply their troops in the fight
Ing zone, and second, are a serious
menace to the Germans holding posi-
tions north of Rheims.
The French have found it impos-
sible to take by frontal attacks the
positions from which the Germans are
bombarding Rheims, but advances on
either side, would envelop the Ger
mans and force retirement.
In Argonne and the heights of
Mouse the attacking Germans claim to
have made further progress. 1t is
reported the Germans have despatched
heavy achievements to this district.
The fresh German troops sent to AL
SAGE, combined with the wintry
weather. have stopped the french nd
vance in that region. Along the rest
OF the front the artirarx is doing the
n1ost work. Bad weather and mud
continue to make large movements of
troops impossible.
Similar conditions prevail on the
eastern front and while they have not
completely stopped the lighting. have
called a halt over the greater part OF
the line. In restricted areas along the
river Rawka, however, there has been
fierce fighting. The Russians say the
Germans have not made any material
advancement. The Germans are keep
ing the Mazurian lakes open with ice
breakers to prevent the Russian adj
vancein East Prussia.
The Turks deny they have been de-
feated in the Caucasus, but the Rus
SLAMS offset this denial by reporting
the capture of Noury Bey. a high Turk
officer, sent to investigate the reported
defeat.
The Turks have been offering stub
born resistance to the Russians at
Kara Urgan, where a battle has been
In progress with the Russians for five
days. 1t is a death struggle for the
Turks for they are unable to get rein
forcements to Europe on account OF
the difficulty of the overland route and
command OF the Black sea by the Rus
sian fleet.
POSITIONS NOT CHANGED.
) Great armies battling in the east
and west by artillery exchanges. sap
ping operations and trench attacks
continue to be aligned today much as
they were January 1. Everybody the
disposition seems to be to await spring
when, with fresh armies, thrown into
the field, events promise to move more
quickly.
Great Britain is sending thousands
OF men to France every week and ac-
cording to today's reports from Ber-
lin, Germany, aware of that, is making
great military preparations for coun-
ter movement. All the reserves are
being called to the colors, it is de-
clared here, and the further statement
is made that German generals are pre-
pairing to assume active direction OF
all the comprehensive Austro- Hunga-
/ rian fight against Servia, Russia and
the Turkish campaign against Russia
and Great Britain. That reply is Lon
don military observers believe will be
| followed, subject, however, to any
change which the entrance into the
state.
Germany still claims she is making
slow progress toward Warsaw. There
have been published IN London, how
ever, reports that those operations are
merely making movements to shield q
German retreat to the Silesian from
tier. British military observers do not
credit this idea, believing General Vor
Hindenberg has furter offensive
strength. but at the same time they
draw attention to the fact that tht
Russians must feel confident of War
saws safety else they would not con-
| tinue to hurl so many troops againsi
Hungary through Bukowina.
In the west the points Of greatest
| interest are in the center near Scis.
sons and on the French right in Al
SAGE. There the fighting continues
while the remainder of the line is vir.
| tually Inactive.
KING DIGS TRENCHES.
King Albert spent several hour.
Sunday with a pick and shovel digging
ltrenches like common soldier" wrot.
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