The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-02
RUSS SEIZE 1,7OO
AND MANY GUNS
PGtIOgTad Tells Of Important VIC
tories Won In GaIiCid.
AUSTRIAN BRIGADE ANNlRlLATED

Warsaw BY Christmas, Is Kaiser's
order-Eforts TO Cross Bzura Fall
Progress Of Allies MaIntalned-Air-
man Drops Bomb Into DOver--Air
Raid on Paris Fooled.
The official eommunique from the
French war office says; From the
sea to the Lys we made progress by
sappinq operations in the dunes and
we rcpulsed an attack In front OF
Lombaertzyde. AZ ZwarteIen, south
east Of Ypres, we occupied a group
Of houses and we drove back as far
as the southern part Of this village
a counter attack Of the enemy
A hostile aeroplane dropped a bomb
into Dover this morning and then
disappeared, according 10 an an
uouneement by the official press
bureau at london.
a German aeroplane trying to reach
Paris, says the journal, was pursued
and brought down by the French
air patrol at Pontoise, nineteen
miles northwest OF Paris.
Austrian coast batteries have succeed
ed In sinking a submarine Of the
allied fleet, according TO claims made
Ia German newspapers today.
PETROGRAD, RUSSIA - a state.
ment issued by the official press bu-
reau regarding the fighting along the
Russian front says:
con the loft bank Of the Pillca OBJ
stinate lighting continues in the region
OF the village Of Jeseszee and Roikow-
awolia, about six miles west Of No.
wemiasto.
ION the right bank Of the Pilica we
have made progress in the vicinity OF
Opoczno and T0maszow.
Capture Zoo Of the Enemy.
I'm Galicia our success continues.
South Of the Vistula we captured on
Dec 20 and Fl sixty-six officers and
5000 men. three cannon and ten mi.
trailleuses.
'In the Carpathians. while pursuing
the retreating Austrians, We captured
on Dec. % thirty officers and about
1900 men
Near Przemysl the Austrians at
tempted a new sortie, during which
several Of their advance companies
were annihilated Other advance com
panics were made prisoners In this
affair we seized about a mile Of rail
way leading into the city"
Russian troops in the neighborhood
OF ruchow, south OF Tanow, Galicia.
on observing The advance OF the 26th
Austrian brigade today slipped past on
parallel roads and surprised the Aus.
trlan rear, according 10 reports re-
ceiped here The Russians opened
fire with machine gums and virtually
aunihilated Tie brigade
"Tske Warsaw Christmas. k iser
LONDON TclrsraplinE from
petrograd,the Morning Posts CORE.
spondeut says
"The Germans bro DID mn vast
forces and rcrganlzed in manner
highly credits -r recuperative
, powers or the lurml0aL r-Fmv I'm.
poror William has PROMISED q troops
rest and reward nj Warsaw which no
has ordered 10 he taken bv Christmas.
Grand Duke Nicholas again has
been compelled to draw his armies to-
gether to hold the inner lines OF his
whole strategic front. but as nothing
Is known of the disposition Of the
troops occupying new positions Il Is
| impossible to form an opinion where
the decisive battle will be fought"
Twenty Miles From Warsaw.
The general withdrawal of the Rus.
SLAMS from the Vistula to Galicia had
now placed their main line Of defense
within twenty miles Of Warsaw on
their right wing The retirement 10
the south Strengthened the Russian
line, which now presents an unbroken
front extending over 100 miles.
German attempts to force a passage
OF the Bzura and Rawka rivers in
their main attack upon Warsaw have
been repulsed The Russian artillery
has swept all points at which cross
ms might be made for three days.
Skierniewice has been reached Dy the
Germans. but the Russians have taken
W. strong position east OF thai point
Westward from the Donaiec Valley
the battle against the Austrian limo
is gradually developing into an en-.
ghEement OF great proportions.
Allies Maintain Advances.
PARIS The following ofil.
cisl communication was issued last
night:
"The progress made through our at
tacks between the Meuse and tho
forest OF the Argonne has been almost
entirely maintained According to
the latest news, our front in this re.
EiCu has reached the barbed wire en-.
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