The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
THE LATTER HAVE CAPTURED
BORJINMOw, But THE rus.
SLAMS HOLD THE TRENCHES IN
THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CRY.
TURKS AGAIN ACTIVE
FORMERLY DRIVEN BACK BY
THE RUSSIANS. THEY ARE SOW
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER ny
WAY OF NORTHWEST PERsiA

Petrogrnd. Jan. 5.--Along an IT.
regular front from the BZura river I"
the south aud southwest eighty mics
= terrible battle Is again raging th'
Germans taking tn offensive. ana are
icing repulsed. The Germans cap "
"a n few trenches. but lost thuri h2alh'
lNAbe Germans occupied part d lhe
yn of Borjinmow, but the Russians
ld the trenches on the east OUTSKIRTS
are making desperate ATTACKS 10
,e the Germans back. The Germans
ssed the Pilica river at tfeheh-
dois cost OF life.
number of the American colony at
Moscow has contributed $4,000 pres
ents for children whose fathers are at
the front. The gifts consist Of gloves
shoes. caps and other articles of Wear
inc apparel. and their distribution WI
he made during the Russian Christ
mas.
George Marye. Jr., American am
bassador: Mrs. Marye, Henry ID. VA
ker. commercial attache of the Amer
lean embassy, aud Captain Newton W.
Culley. naval attache, who have some
to Warsaw and are expected To ans
tribute Christmas presents from Amer
lea at the front, will spend the CHRIST
mas holidays at Moscow.
Turkish troops, whose deteat WV?
announced by Russia December -
when they attempted to invade h'is'
sin from Turkish soil, are now report
ed tn he attempting to enter the region
around Lake Urumiah, In northwest
eru Persia. The Turks have assem-.
bled levies of Persian troops tn uid
them. 1t is said that no battle mas
opened yet, however.
Austrian aeroplanes are daily nom.
harding Kielce. Russian Poland. 81
miles east of Cracow. Ten bomhs were
dropped ON railroad stations aud the
freight sheds January 2nd. Little
damage was done.
The following official communication
was issued last night:
"During January 3rd no important
engagement took place south Oh tne
Vistula.
"More desperate fighting took place
on the night of January 2-3 near Boui'
limo. where the Germans after an On
ergetic attack captured one or our
trenches, but was immediately is
logged by our counter attack. In which
we captured six guns and 1,'uO prs
oners and cannon. In the capture OF
the Uzsok Pass the next day we also
made many prisoners. took SIX quick
firers. In this regfiion the stan OF
column of the enemy, with n1hoers OF
the line. were taken.
Through the whole of Buiowlna
we have occupied much country iuclud-
ing a town two-thirds Of Il mile from
the Austro- Hungary frontie |.
'In the region of Sari-Kdmysh ON
January l the great battle continued
obviously to our advantage. The enc
nv. however. continued TO offer an oD-
stinate resistance.
ave captured the 50th regiment OF
infantry almost complete, including
the commander and fifty officers. The
total Of Turkish prisoners amounts 10
5000 soldiers. forty officers. and sew
ernl surgeons. We also captured six
pieces Of mountain artillery, fourteen
machine guns and ammunition.
"'rhe next day the fighting here was
still going on. Our troops recaptured
some positions which the Turks had
occupied. and took three machine guns
and more than 700 prisoners.
AT one point a company Of Cauca-
sian regiment was dispersed by bayO-
uet charges. while two Turkish com
panles were cut to pieces by artillery
fire.
"Our troops are operating under cone
ditions exceptionally painful on ac-
count of the cold and snow In 1igh
altitude The morale Of our soldiers
Is good. and they fight with ardor.'
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