The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
THE WAR SITUATION
France


 Paris, January 5.--q0:5O p. m.)--The following official communication was issued by the war office tonight:
 Last night our troops took possess sion of quarry situated at the crossing of the road from Rouvrois to St. Mihiel and that from Maizey to St. Mihiel, and also some neighboring trenches
 There is no other operation to re- port. The weather continues to be very had. with incessant rains
 Grand Duke Nicholas has addressed to General Joffre the following tele- gram:
 full news that the army of the Caucasus, notwithstanding that it's forces have been reduced to 8 minimum, with view not to weaken the army in the principal theatre of the war, has won two decisive victories-on December 21 and 22 (Jan uary and 1, modern calendar) against Turkish forces superior in number, at Ardahan against the first corps. and at Sarikamysh against the Ninth and Tenth Turkish corps. The entire Ninth corps has capitulated; the Tenth corps is making every effort to withdraw but is being pursued by our troops.
 General Joffre has sent the following reply:
 q I pray your imperial highness to ac- cept my warm felicitations for the great victory won by the army of the Caucasus. By their constant and uninterrupted ef- fort in all the theatres of operations the armies of the allies are preparing the defi- mite victories of the future"
 Russia
 Petrograd. January 5--General head quarters has issued the following com munication:
 "On the left bank of the vistula on Jan uary rifle and artillery Ire continued. Round about and south of Borjimow there have been desperate engagements
 Tn Galicia no essential notifications are to he noted. At Uzsok pass the Aus trians, in retreat, were attacked by our cav airy, which fell upon their hank and rear. after having made their way by mountain paths obsNFucted by snow. this notwithstanding violent snowstorm In this attack we captured about 10 officers and more than 450 soldiers
 Petrograd, January 5.-The following of flcial communication from headquarters of the army of the. Caucasus was issued tonight:
 fI -Ine QeIe6t WHICH Wc AiAAhStSu Oii tuo Ottoman army in the region of Sari Kamysh is complete The Ninth Turkish corps was completely annihilnted. We made prisonerA the commander of the corps, Iskhan Pasha, the commanders Of the Seventeenth. Twenty-eighth and Twenty y-ninth divisions and two lieuten- ants (these chiefs with their stans) more than 100 officers and a great number of soldiers. The Turkish losses in killed and wounded were enormous. We took many cannon, machine guns, muni- tions of war and revictual:ng conveys. "A company of one of our glorious resi- rnents captured the entire high command of the Ninth c0rps.''
 Our victorious troops are pursuing the rest of the Tenth corps. which 10 trying to escape.
 During the taking of Ardahan one of our Siberian cavalry regiments charged the enemy and cut to pieces two com- ranies of Turkish infantry. A squadron of the same cavalry regiment captured the flag of the Eighth regiment of in- fantry belonging in Constantinople. sThe Turks arc refreshing in all direc- tiona
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