Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-19
Ia BOISELLE POSITIONS
RECAPTURED BY FRENCH
Germans Reported Attacking
Ypres in Third Offensive
Move Within Week.
RUSSIANS LOSE HEAVILY
NORTH OF THE VISTULA
Germans Must Break Through
at Warsaw or Retreat,
Petrograd Believes.


4 further advance in the effort to
pierce the German line above st.
Mihiel, near the eastern end of the
battle line In France, Is announced
In the official communication today
from Paris 1t is said that another
German field work in the forest Of
lie Pretre was captured and that 800
yards of the German trenches there
have now been occupied.
At the same time the allies are at
tempting to press forward to the
northwest OF St. Mihiel These two
movements, if successful, would
either cut through the German line
or compel the evacuation of St.
Mihiel. Tenure of this town by the
Germans results in a sharp bend in
the line of the allies, presenting a
menace which they have been en-
eavoring for weeks to remove.
French Retake Positions.
The French have retalen the posi-
tions at La 3, ellie, captured by the
Germans. todays statement from
Paris asserts. The German official
announcement says that no action of
importance occurred along the entire
western front.
Russian attacks north of the VS.
tula river were repulsed with heavy
losses, the Berlin statement asserts.
Military men in Petrograd are of the
opinion that the Russian encircling
movement in both the north and
south will compel the Germans to at
tempt to break through the Warsaw
front, or, If unsuccessful, to retreat
nearly to the German border
The Germans have begun another
offensive movement, according to un-
official adviees today from Holland
1t is said that the German heavy ar
:iliery went into action yesterday and
that a battle is in progress for pos
session of Ypres. The British are
moving in fresh troops to defend this
town, around which occurred some of
the heaviest fighting of the war at
the time the Germans were attempt
ing to force their way to the Eng
iish channel. The assault on Ypres.
following the victory of the Germans
at Soissons and their attack at Al
bert, marks the third movement OF
the kind within a week.
Russians hoiu fuss.
Petrograd dispatches say that Rus
sian forces are moving rapidly west
ward through Transylvania. which
forms the eastern portion of Hungary
adjoining Roumania. The Russians
now have possession of mountain
pass which gives them easy access
10 Hungary, according to these ad-
vices, which state that the Austro-
Hungarians were not prepared for
victories said TO have been won re-
Gently by the Russians
The plight of the Turkish army
corps which gave battle to Russians
near Kara-Urgan, in the Caucasian
region, is described in Petrograd re-
ports as pitiable. Those who escaped
alive from the battle are said to be
fleeing toward Erzerum, but, owing
to CAPTURE by Russians OF their food
supplies, are confronted with the al
tentative of starvation or surrender.
IT Is stated that in one place 900 SOL
diers were found frozen to death. and
doubt is expressed that any of the
Turks will be able to reach Erzerum.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Jan. 10 C2:45 o. m.).-Snow
fell yesterday in Belgium. in northern
France and in the Vosges. but, never
theless, there was artillery fighting
in these sections of the line of battle,
according to the official communica-
ton of the French war office given
out this afternoon. French troops
have reoccupied the trenches at La
roisselle, previously given up by them
to the Germans. Yesterday saw no
further fighting at Scissors, but near
Pont-a-Mousson the French claim a
slight advance.
The official communication follows:
I'm Belgium there has been a snow
storm, and also intermittent artillery
exchanges at certain points. There
was also a fall Of snow yesterday in
the region of Arras, where our heavy
artillery, on several different occa-
sions, silenced the batteries of the
enemy.
"As we set forth yesterday, fairly
spirited engagement has been devel-
oping at LaBoiselle. where. following
the breaking out of several fires, we
were compelled during the night of
January 17-1S to evacuate our posi-
tions. These, however, we reca captured
January 18 at daybreak. The enemy
has not yet renewed his attacks on
this part of our front.
Take German Field Work.
In the section OF scissors the
bombardment of the suburb of st.
Paul during the night of 17-1S was
not followed by any infantry attack,
and the day of January 1s passed in
absolute calm.
I'm the valley of the Aisne, to the
east of Scissors, and in the section
of Rheims. there were yesterday ar
tillery exchanges
ITO the northwest of Pont-a-Mous-
son we yesterday occupied another
field work of the enemy, I'm the for
est of lie Pretre, where we today oc-
cupy 500 yards of the trenches of the
enemy.
I'm the Vosges yesterday saw a
snowstorn1. Here also there has been
artillery fighting. particularly in Ban
de Sapt and in the neighborhood of
Thann'
BY the Associated Press.
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