The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-29
Against the Allied /Lines in Flanders, France
 and Alsace Have Cost
 Kaiser's Troops Heavily
FRENCH SUFFER
 SEVERE DEFEAT AT
 CRAONNE, REPORT
Germans Also Claim That Allied Attacks in Nosges and Upper Alsace Have Been Hurled Back

London, January 2S.-(9:50 D. m.) Although no big battles. as battles go in this war. have been fought of late there have been engagements in all the arenas from Asiatic Turkey to the 1 English channel in which the losses in men and material probably have been greater in the aggregate than in many of the battles of history. According to French reports. Ger man attacks against the allied lines in Flanders France and Alsace on the first three days of the week cost them 10000 men. to which must be added the losses suffered in repeated attacks on the Russian entrcnehments in cen- tra1 Poland
 All attacks in the west. the allies announcements say. failed except near Craonne, where it is admitted the French lost 500 men, largely because of the collapse of an old auary The Germans. on the other hand. as- sert that they inflicted a severe de- feat on the French at Craonne and that
 
 | the Vosges and Upper Alsace, with heavy losses.
 Both Sides Lose While it is evident these attacks and l counter attacks cost both sides heav- l fly they made no great difference in the relative positions of the opposing | armies. They convey the intimation, however, that the Germans by no means have given up the idea of de- livering smashing blow at the al- l lied armies
 | With the approach of dry weather | and the consequent hardening of the ground they brought up new troops with the intention of getting in .heir | blow before the full strength of the | Anglo French forces was ready to meet | them Thus far they have made lit- | tie, if any, headway but. undisnaycd. are sending still more troops through ! Belgium into Ypres and La Bassec, | where earlier in the winter they at tempted to break their way through to the coast. Knowing, as they must,
 that the Anglo French armies have been greatly strengthened since then. they themselves must have increased their striking power.
 l The allies, however, are confident of their ability to hold the present lines and move forward when all prcpar- ations are completed
 l In the east Interest centers in the Carrathians, where the Austro-Ger- mans have brought up new armies to l oppose the Russian invasion of Hun | gary. According to announcements In | Vienna they have recaptured some of l the passes the Russians were holding l in strength.
 Look to Roumania While the Russians do not relish giving up any ground gained, they declare this Is compensated by the fact that their aggressiveness has com | pelled the Austro- Germans to post pone the expedition they were prepar- l ing to crush Servia. Russia hopes Rou- fiania, with her financial position guaranteed by the recent London loan of s25,000. 900, soon will send her army into the field and form the missing link between Russia and Servia. The Turks. by bringing up their fifth army corps, have resumed the offensive in the Caucasus, but Russian report says they have suffered another set back. Nothing further has been heard of the Turkish army invading Egypt The British admiralty tonight issued a formal denial of German reports that some British ships had been sunk in Sundays North sea naval battle. The admiralty adheres to it's former state ment that all the British vessels en- gagged returned safely
 The same department also denies story from the United States that the | German cruiser Yon Der Tam was | sunk by the British battleship invin- cible in the South Atlantic and says
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