Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-23
Berlin Tells of Several
Successes Over the Al.
lies in France.
MEN AND GUNS SEIZED
Paris Claims TO Have Driven the
Enemy From Trenches in
the AiSne Valley.

London, Jan. 23.-Air raids are not
the only indications of renewed actiy,
tiles in the western arena OF war Ger
mans are massing troops in the neigh.
I borhood of Labassee evidently In
preparation for a new struggle be
| tween Ypres and Court Raj. and the
allies are strengthening their forces
I all along the line in northern France
and in Flanders For the last "A hours
! it has been give and take, each side
admitting minor adverses, offset by
minor successes.
| Tenseness Of the situation between
| Greece and Turkey has been relieved
by the release OF a Greek officer who
for some time has been imprisoned at
Constantinople.
Russian sources send a report OF
suppression OF serious mutiny in the
Turkish army accompanied by execu-
tion OF II prominent Turkish officers.
The only development on the Rus
sian front is an advance from Lake
Skempe through the forests toward
Lipno. which Is an important junction
on the roads from the Vistula region
northward into east Prussia.
Berlin, Jan. ga German war Of
fee statement mentions several Ger
man successes in France. none of
which however. indicates important
developments In Argonne the Ger
mans took PAS Frenchmen and four
machine guns. Near Gernay, the Ger
mans took a hill and 1870 prisoners.
Fighting at Pont-A- -Mousson continues.
French infantry attacks elsewhere
were repulsed In the eastern arena
German attacks are progressing.
French Force Evacuation.
Paris, Jan. ga semi-oficial state
ment says: Germans say they
evacuated certain trenches in the
Aisne valley and hill los near Berry
Au-Bac. 1t should be observed that
it was not by spontaneous evacuation.
but by counter attacks that we became
masters of these positions Of the
enemy Forty prisoners were taken"
Continued severe infantry engage
ments in Alsace, but with no decisive
outcome yet: customary artillery eX-
changes and minor fights near ST.
Hubert which are not yet ended, are
features OF the French official state
ment The French claim hundreds OF
Yards advance in Belgium and they
destroyed some bridges over the Meuse
near ST. Mihiel.
Paris, Jan 23.-It Is reported that
13 miles from Lille. has
been occupied by the allies, says the
st. Omar correspondent of the Matin.
The lighting was furious.
Germans Alter Plan in East.
Petrograd. Jan 23.-The Russian
general staff believes the Germans
have altered their plan OF campaign
on the Russian front with a view to
to oust the armies of Gen
eral Ivanh-ff from Bukowina. in north
ern Hungary and eastern Galicia. II
is believed the most severe fighting
Of the next few weeks is likely TO oc-
cur in the south The next aggres-
sive move on the part Of the Germans
IS expected TO be an effort in conjunc-
tor with Austrlans TO expel the Rus
sian n vaders from the eastern Ga
be an passes, from Bukowina and Hun
gary.
Constantinople. Jan. 23.--An official
Turkish statement says the Russian
main forces, which failed in an attempt
o circle the Turkish left wing. have
'etreated before a counter attack and
ire pursued by Turks.