Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-13
IMPORTANT GAINS
. NEAR RHEIMS MAY
GIVE CITY RELIEF
Advances Threaten to En-
vel0p Germans and Force
Retirement.
KAISER'S TROOPS ALSO
CLAIM SOME PROGRESS
Reported to Have Sent Heavy
Reinforcernents to Prevent
Breaking of Lines.
HALT IN FIGHTING IN EAST
Austrians Vigorously Oppose Rus
sian Attempts to Penetrate
Cracow.
HALT IN FIGHTING IN EAST
Austrians Vigorously Oppose Rus
sian Attempts to Penetrate
Cracow.

LONDON, January IL 10:50 P M)-
French attacks north Of Soissons. on
the Aisne and near Perthcs, cast OF
Rheims. are developing into a serious
offensive. The gains the French have
made at these points, IL followed UP.
would have twofold Importance They
threaten the railways which the Ger
mans are using to supply their troops
IN the lighting line, and are serious
menace to German forces which hold
positions to the north Of Rheims. The
French have found 1t impossible to
take by frontal attacks positions from
which the Germans arc bombarding
Rheims. but advances on either side
would envelop them and force a re-
tirement, thus giving the cathedral
city relief from the German shells
In the Argonne and on the heights
OF the Meuse, the Germans claim to
have made further progress. 1t Is re-
ported that the Germans have sent
heavy reinforcements to this district
to prevent the French from breaking
their lines. which arc close to their
own border and not far from Metz
Fresh German troops dispatched to
Alsace, combined with the wintry
weather, have stopped the French ad-
OF the front artillery is doing most OF
the work. Only isolated attacks are
being attempted. bad weather and mud
making movements OF large bodies of
troops out of the question.
HALT OVER GREATER PART
OF FIELD OF OPERATIONS
and while they have not completely
stopped the lighting, they have called
n halt over the greater part OF the
field of operations. In restricted areas.
along the River Rawka, near Bolimow
however, there has been fierce lighting
but, according to Petrograd correspon-
dents. the Germans have not made ma
tertal advances. Severe fighting con-
tinues on the Nida River, where the
Austrians oppose Russian attempts to
penetrate to Cracow.
Tho Germans arc keeping the Ma
zurian Lakes open with. ice breakers to
block the Russian advance I'm East
Prussia. Russian troops hold positions
around the lakes. and have been wait
ing for them to freeze over before re-
suming their offensive
The Turks deny they have been de-
feated by the Russians In the Caucasus.
To offset this denial. Petrograd has a
report that Noury Bey. chief of the
general star of the Third Ottoman
Army Corps. who was sent by the Sui
tan to investigate the report of the de-
feat. has been captured by Cossacks.
The Turks have been Offering stub
born resistance TO the Russians at Kara
urgan. where battle has been in
progress for five days. The position at
this place Is more favorable for the
Turks. who have not the deep snow of
the mountains to contend with, and are
In closer touch with their base 1t is
r. death struggle for them. for. so long
ms the Russian fleet commands tho
Black Sea, the Turks cannot get rein
forcements from Europe. the overland
route being u long and difficult one.
They have an army corps at Bagdad.
but this Is needed to oppose the advance
or the British Indian army from the
east.