Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-01-28
GERMANS SUSTAIN
TERRIFIC LOSSES
BUT GAIN GROUND
French Statement Declares In,
vaders Lost 1900 Men at
Ypres and 1000 In Re-
gion of La Bassee.
RUSSIAN INVASION HALTED
Kaiser's Troops Fighting With
Allies In Hungary Check
Cars Hosts In Car
pathian Passes.
RUSSIAN INVASION HALTED

Paris, Jan. 2S.-The French report
given out by the war office this after
noon says the customary artillery ex-
changes took place and that on jan
uarN % the Germans lost near Ypres.
what amounted to Il battalion and a
half of men Gone German battalion con-
tains 1000 men.)
The French claim also that check
was administered to the Germans near
La Bassee Yesterday. Here the losses
of the Germans are placed at two bat
talions
Emperor William is Sc years old to-
day, and although there is little infoc-
the latest reports available made 1t
apparent that the emperor's troops
We're endeavoring to win for him 81
birthday gift in the shape of a victory
at arms. Two days ago violent Ger
man attacks We're begun at several
points. They developed with greatest
force against the British along the ..a
Bassee canal in France near the Bel
gian border. and against the Frencns
further south in the region of Cra-
onnc.
Today's official communication from,
Paris and Berlin which deal with yes
terday's won measure of success near
Craonne The French war office adj
,nits that trenches were lost. but Gays
that some of them We're taken later.
Germans Claim Advantage.
The German statement, however.
claims sweeping victories in this region,
including the capture of several points
of support along a section of the front
nearly a mile in extent.
Concerning the fighting at La Bassee
there is Il conflict of statement, both
the French and Germans claiming the
advantage a heavy snow fall has IN
terrupted the struggle in Alsace.
The new Austro- German plan in the
east which as an immediate object calls
for the protection OF the dual monarchy
from Russian Invasion rather than the
prosecution Of the offensive along sbef
Warsaw front seems to have eNerted
already a marked influence on the CAM
paign. Heavy reinforcements of Ger-
mans have been sent into Hungary to
assist the Austrians and an official
statement today from Vienna reports
that important victories over the Rus
SLAMS have been gained.
Russian Driven Back.
The fighting took place at the noun
tain passes leading into northeastern
and northwestern Hungary, and 1t is
said that the Russians We're compelled
to evacuate important positions after
repeated and fruitless counter attacks.
These reported gains for the Aus
wilma. which Vienna regards as having
crippled the Russian offensive there
ana rendered unlikely the particpa-
ton of Rumania i'll the war, at least
al this time.
A Russian official. statement asserts
that successes were won in recent.
fighting in Galicia, where attacks OF
the Austro-German forces were re-
pulsed everywhere In central Poland.
along the Warsaw front. the Germans
-t<~lr
said to have been driven back with
heavy losses.
In the west the British troops once
more are withstanding the brunt of
the German attack. Severe fighting
continues along the La Btssee canal.
GERMANS SAY MILITARY
EVENTS ARE FAVORABLE
Berlin. (hy wireless to Sayville. l.. u,
Jan. 27.-Little military news OF i'm
portance from any of the fields of land
warfare has been made public in Ber-
lin during the last few days, and the
German military writers have had vir-
tually nothing to say. What news has
been given out, however, is regarded
as showing the steady advance of the
German plans everywhere.
The attack by submarine on the
small German cruiser GaZelle, off the
island of Reugen has given rise to
| Russian under sea boat was respon-
sible British ships have been report
ed in the Baltic, but. nevertheless.
there is Il tendency to believe that the
| Russians delivered this attack. The
| C;aZele though damaged by the sub
marine, was able to make port unas-
sisted.
| CLAIM AUSTRlANS ARE
WINNING IN GALlCIA
Berlin. (by wireless to Sayvile, l.. ID.
| Jan. 27.-Reports received in Berlin to-
| day from Vienna say that the Aus
| trians still are having the better of the
| artillery contests which have been in
| progress to the west OF Tarnow. in
| Galicia Severe fighting again is re-
I ported from the Carpathian noun tains
| in which the Russians are said to have
| suffered heavy losses.
| Baron Won 3urian, the new Austro-
| Hungarian minister of foreign affairs.
I has been decorated by Emperor Will
liam with the Order of the Black Eagle.
The baron returned to Vienna last
| night. after visiting the German em-
peror at the army headquarters in the
field.
GENERALS PROMOTED.