The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-01-01
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Thursday, Dec. 24.-The French
statement, while saying that small
5atns have been made here and there.
mentions German attacks at so many
points that it is apparent the allies
have not been permitted to take the
offensive altogether into their own
hands. Such grounds as they have
Won recently is not to be held with
out hard fighting.
Fighting in Poland has leone most
severe and at points alcH3 the III
west of Warsaw the Issue is be-
fought out with bayOnets. The Berlin
war office asserts that the Russian ad.
vaLct in East Prussia has been check
ed and that the Russians at Mlawa,
Poland, near the Prussian border, have
been defeated.
Friday, Dec. 25.-For the protection
OF Italian interests, Italian marines
were landed at Avlona, directly across
the Adriatic from OtrantO, and took
possession of the city There was no
fighting For the present, and possibly
for all time, Avlona is as much an
Italian city as Naples.
Dispatches received from Petrograd
indicate that the Russians are repuls-
ing the Germans west of Warsaw
while developing new offensive opera
lions in Galicia and East Prussia.
In the south, in southwest Poland
and in western Galicia, the news
points to Russian success.
The French war office reports sew,
erai gains along the front in northern
France and Belgium. The war Office
at Berlin reports a general calm in
Flanders. It says French attacks near
Souain and Perthes and near Chivg
were repulsed and announces the cap
ture of portions of positions held by
the allies east of st. Hubert.
Saturday, Dec. 26.-The French have
carried the Bois-le-Pretre by assault
and have begun the bombardment Of
the forts Of Metz. The communicate
from Paris says severe attacks by the
Germans, notably at Noulettes and
Lilons. were repulsed. Substantial
gains in upper Alsace are reported.
At other points in Belgium there was
only intermittent artillery battles.
Russian successes are reported off
Cially from the battle before Warsaw
aru from that around Cracow, but
without materially changing the gen
eral situation in these regions
Especially vicious attacks have been
made by the Germans between Pin
czcw. forty miles northeast of Ora
ccv. and Noweniasto Kerozyn.
The only obstacles to Roumania
Joining the forces of the triple enteCte
was the lack of guarantees from But
garia regarding that country's neutral
ity. These guarantees, it is reported
have now been obtained.
Sunday, Dec. 27.-The most spec
tacular battle in the history of war
fare. in which land batteries, warships
submarine boats, aeroplanes, hydro
aeroplanes and Zeppelins were en-
gagged. is described in an official an
nouncement. The squadron made its
way past the German guardships until
it was close enough to the shore for
the hydroaeroplanes to rise to the at
tack on Guxhaven, at the mouth OF
the Elbe There they dropped bombs
and bombarded the city, doing much
damage. The British ships remained
for three hours off the enemy's coast,
The official communique from the
French war office reports slight prog
ress in the Argonne and the capture of
several trenches there. The Germans
were repulsed in attacks between the
Meuse and the Moselle. At other
points along the front there is nothing
to report except intermittent cannon
aiding here and there.
The Germans who had resumed
their advance on Mlawa have reoc.
cupied that city. The situation in Pc.
land shows no notable modification
On the entire Galician front the
fighting is developing under favorable
conditions for the Russians, Petro
says.