The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-01-29
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Thursday, Jan. 21.-The French
army invasion in Alsace has pene-
trated to tie town of Hartmanns
Weller, fifteen miles from the Rhine
The French are pressing determined
Iy on. The reports from the front in
dictate general successful operations
by the French near Arras. Elsewhere
in the western field there have been
little more than desultory artillery ex-
changes.
Official news from Petrograd says
the Austrian resistance in northeG St
that Russians troops are marching
through the Borgo and other passes.
In Poland and Galicia siege opera
lions continue with both sides maxine
new dispositions.
Friday, Jan. 22.-The German war
office emphasizes a victory for the
kaiser's troops in Alsace, where. at
Hartmanns Weller Kopf a height
commanding the roads to Muelhauscn
the Germans evicted the French aNA
took some prisoners. The abandon
nent of trench at Berry-au-Bac is
admitted Nothing important took
place elsewhere.
Official reports from the Russian
general staff support dispatches from
correspondents to the effect that tEs
Russians are maching toward the Ger
man frontier on an unbroken front
forty miles in extent. The Russian
right wing with a base at Rypin is
within ten miles of the frontier The
objective Ct the movement is the fort
ress of Thorn, the German base FOR
operations in northern and central
Poland.
Indications are that ROumania will
soon enter the conflict War prepare
items are being openly rushed and
precautions are being taken to pro,
tecr gun powder and ammunition de-
pots against aerial attacks. A mum.
Der of foreigners who have been
suspected of espionage have been ex-
PEELED.
Saturday, Jan. 23.-There was ar
intense bombardment by the Germans
in the region north of Zillebeke and
a lively fusilade near the chateau OF
Ehrenbagg. In Alsace the battle con,
tinues in the region of Uffholz and
around Hartmanns Weller Kopf. At
other points in France and Flanders
rife fire and artillery took place with
no decisive Outcomes.
Under a murderous fire from
German infantry regiment the Rus.
sian cavalry menacing the German
fores southeast of Kikol was force
to retire The outposts having clash
ed, news is awaited of the beginning
of one of the greatest battle in north
err Poland since the present cam
paigE began.
A group of German aeroplanes at
tackled Dunkirk and nearby coas'
villages They dropped about eight
bon bs. There are twenty known vic
tins of the raid of whom seven are
dead.
Sunday, Jan. 24.-The London ad,
n,iralty announces the BRUSH patrol
ing squadron with a destroyer fioti!ia
sighted four German battle cruisers
ana several light cruisers in the North
Sea The German ship were sppar,
entity steaming for the English coast,
The British squadron pursued at high
speed In the running fight that en-
sued the German cruiser Bluecher was
sunk. Many of the crew were saved.
The French report tells of progress
throughout most Of the western front,
and claims the retaking of the posi-
ton of Hartmann Weller, captured by
the Germans the same day.
Ii. the eastern field the Russians in
the Carpathians lost several trenches
and were driven south Of the passes
In Bukowina quiet reigns. Along the
Vistula and in Galicia no decisivs
fights have taken place.