The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-01-22
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.


office statement says the newly con-
structed trenches of the enemy north
west of FouquescOurt were taken by
the French in a surprise attack. The
German attacks in the region north OF
Seasons were repulsed. The French
ADMIT that they have been forced TO
witEd draw along the Aisne, but attri5-
ute this to the floods.
The German official communication
reports Won Klucks army has resumed
its march toward Paris, The new at
tack is being made from = point near
scissors where the German lines ex-
tend nearest the capital. These troops
have been largely REINFORCED during
the last few weeks.
A Reuter- dispatch from Teheran
SAYS the Turkish troops who recently
invaded Persia are now advancing TO
the interior of the country.
Fridav. Jan. 15.-SoissOns continues
to be the center of the heaviest 1leHt-
inc on the western front The French
wa office claims that the Germans
have been checked and that the
French troops have begun to push
north again The Berlin war office
claims the French lost enormously IN
the fighting north of SCISSORS and
admit the German trenches near Mes
nil were taken Commenting further
or the operations to the north Of SOis-
sons. the war office SAYS that by
series of general assaults, aided by
the artillery Cuffies, Buey lie Long.
Missy Sur Aisne, Vauscrot and Va
Ierie were all captured by the Ger
mar infantry and that the French were
signally defeated.
The German attacks in Poland west
Of Vistula are evidently making prog
ress. Here the Berlin war Office says
the Germans have taken number Of
prisoners and machine guns. Counter
attacks by the Russians were driven
back with heavy losses to the Gar
Saturday, Jan. 16.-Fighting in the
vicinity of scissors continues I'M
checked. The French are maintaining
their positions along the Aisne while
re-enforcements are being rushed to
the new line in anticipation of an
other German attempt to hack a way
through the allies lines There is artil-
lery fighting in the region of Nieu-
port and the vicinity of Ypres The
Germans reoccupied part of the
trenches they lost Jan IA near Car
ency The Russian war office saws
the German attacks on the Russia"
advanced columns in the region Lf
LoetZen, East Prussia. failed and the
Germans retreated with heavy losses
The report also says that two TURK
ish army corps which were trying t.
reform near Kara Urgan have beoo
routed in q desperate fight in VIII,
one regiment was annihilated by
Russian bayonet charge.
1t is reported that eighty transports
conveying Turkish troops from Ana
tolia were sunk by the Russian Black
Sea fleet
Sunday, Jan. 17-Severe fighting in
Flanders near Arras, in the region OF
Perthes and north of the farm OF Be.
ause Jour. with advantage for the al
les are the indications Of the reports
today All Nieuport the allies advanced
and drove the Germans from their
entertainments
a Berlin dispatch declares that the
French were driven back about =
miles in the battle at scissors which
lasted nearly a week. and have lest
10000 men during the last four
weeks fighting from Flanders to the
Argonne
The Russian official statement saws
that the Russians have made material
advances on the right bank of the
lower Vistula; have captured a town
on the left bank from the Germans:
have taken pass leading through the
Carpathians into the heart of Tran.
sylvania and have defeated and CON,
pletely routed the Turks in the battle
of Kara Urgan in the Caucasus.