Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-17
French Reports Say Advance
by Germans Is Checked
Near scissors, Despite Re-
cent Victory Gained,
RUSSIAN OPERATIONS
PROCEED IN BUK0WINA
Desperate Efforts Are Made
by AuStrianS to Prevent In
yasion Of Hungary by Le-
gi0nS Of Car,
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London. Jan. l6 t9.95 p. m.)--
There have been no new devclOp-
ments. so Gar as official reports dis
close. as result of the German sue
cess in regainlng lost ground north
OF Soissons and the Russian advance
between the East prusslan frontier
and the Nistula river.
The French, who are strongly en-
trenched along the Aisne river ON
either side of scissors, with the as
slstance of the floods, apparently
have checked any further German ad-
vance and big guns have taken the
place OF rifles and bayonets In the
fighting In that region. In fact, ar
tillery continues TO play the leading
role. although here aud there along
the line attacks and counter attacks
have been made.
The Germans in one OF these recap
tured some trenches near Carency,
bat their attacks elsewhere. partisu-
larly near Flirey, south Of Thiaueourt.
whore they have been most violent.
have not been successful.
May Menace Paris Again.
The Germans have displayed much
I activity IN their effort to recover
ground they lost during the offensive
4 AtihiUk w lfit UtlltF futt III iff~
Cemher. Their efforts are interpreted
[ In some quarters as an attempt 10 re-
/ sume "a general offensive With the
| ground in it's present soft condition,
military men In London do not believe
/ the Germans will make any such ef-
fort, but as success may depend to
large extent upon a surprise. they
7 may attempt. the unexpected. a
! In Poland, north and south, the
fighting consists largely of artillery
engagements, but here, too. the. Ger
mans continue TO attack the Russian
armies which block the road to War
saw. but apparently without making
Z headway
Unless Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg has another army 10 meet the
Russians, who have advanced almost
to the German frontier on the right
bank Of the lower Vistua. this ham
mering must soon cease, for, with
the freezing of the river II would be
possible for the Russians TO cross and
attack the Germans on the flank and
rear.
Austrians Bring Up Heavy Guns.
The Austrians. like the allies. have
brought forward heavy artillery and
are trying TO stop the Russian army.
which. il il gets across the Dunajec
river. again will threaten Cracow.
The Russians have mounted guns on
the crests Of the Carpathians to ward
off the Austro- German forces which
are reported to have been organized
tn protect Hungary from invasion,
while in Eukowina they are concen-
trating for an advance into Transyl-
vnnia. Thus any Austro- o-Germau
army which advances in Hungary will
be open TO attack from both north
and east
The Turks are reported TO have met
further disaster at the hands of the
Russians. The eleventh army corps,
sent from Erzerum TO help the broken
Tenth Turkish corps, which wns
making a stand at Kara urgan, ac-
cording to Petrograd advices, has
met with a defeat which some corre-
spondents describe as irretrievable
Should this reverse prove as serious
as reported, the Turkish position
would be extremely serious, for the
Russian fleet is in position to pre-
vent reinforcements being sent from
Europe having already sunk eight
; sailing vessels carrying troops.
Enver Pashn, the Turkish war min
lister, the leader OF the Young Turks
has returned 10 Coustantnople 10 put
, down a conspiracy discovered there
against that organization and practi-
cally against Enver Paaha himself.