Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-26
GERMANS IN
WEST TAKE
OFFENSIVE
Deliver Several Violent
Attacks.-CIaim Gain
at La BasSee Canal.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM
KIELCE. 1T IS REPORTED
Berlin Hears Cars Base Of
Great Strategic Value
Is Captured.
THREE BRITISH WARSHlPS
SUNK. ASSERTS BERLIN
Airinan Saw Vessels DESTROYED
in North Sea Battle.
Latest Story.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN FROM
KIELCE, 1T IS REPORTED
THREE BRITISH WARSHlPS
SUNK. ASSERTS BERLIN

The German armies OF tbe zgees
have suddenly taken the offensive.
delivering violent attacks simuitane-
oulsy at several points. The German
war Office report today claims an i'm
portant victory over British troops
along La Bassee canal, in France
just south Of the Belgian border. Po-
sitions Of the British extending over
about two-thirds Of a mile. including
two strong points of support. are So Id
70 have been taken by storm and hsld
in the face Of counter-attacks TINE
French official statement does not
concede this victory 70 the Germ ans
1t admits that they made pro Eress
temporarily. but asserts that nbse-
quently they were repulsed.
Both communications report prog.
ress for the Germans near c taonne.
where trenches of the allie & were
! taken. and retained in part Else
where, according to the Ere nch YER
sion of the fighting. the Germ ans wers
repulsed, with the possible exception
OF Alsace. II is said that the Ger
mans bombarded senthei N. This
town lies six miles sor ltheast of
Thanh, which may Indicat e that the
Germans have advanced IN this re-
gion.
Claim Three warship sunk
Three British warships were sunk
in the naval engagen cent in the
North Sea Sunday. Eel lin now a.
I serts- A statement issr led there to-
! day says that accordin 4 to well in
/ formed German sour les a British
battle cruiser was serJt to the bot
| tom by German tor pedo boat, and
that a German aviator witnessed the
/ destruction Of the " asseL In addi-
/ ton to the loss of the cruiser, as pre-
viously reported in Be rlin, 1t is stated
| that two British tori bedo boats were
sunk and that other warships were
damaged seriously. The British ad-
+ miralty has added nothing to its orig
/ inal announcement that no British
vessels were lost or seriously in
/ jured.
/ The capture Of Kielee. the capital OF
! the. Russian province Of that name
by the Austro- German forces, is an
nounced in a dispatch from Berlin
j today. This success is OF great
+ strategic Importance as Kielce has
been Russian base and Is the mos
+ important railroad junction north-
west OF Craeow. The announcements
/ Of this advance follows quickly the
/ beginning Of the new offensive move
ment by the Teutonic allies aioax
/ the eastern 'front.'.
Heavy Fighting in Poland.
/ I;ussia is pouring reinforcements
/ into Bukowina. where she apparentle
/ has met with reverse at the hands
/ of the Austrian forces. Vienna Is
sumes that Roumania viii nov
+ hesitate to Join Russia in the war
and that danger of the invasion q
i Pennsylvania is over. at least for tbs
+ immediate future. In Poland heavy
{ fighting is under way once more, and
a degree Of success for the Germans
/ is admitted in Petrograd.
/ In the war with Turkey also, Russia
/ is encountering severe opposition
Although Petrograd announced that
4 the resistance of the Turks IN the
/ Trans Caucasus had been Eirtualir
+ broken. an official statement todax
says that the Turks are offer1ass
1 stubborn resistance, although tfs
Russian offensive is making progress
| by the Associated Press.
! BERLIN, Jan. 2s 0by wireless 10
/ London, e;4S a. m.l.-Additional de-
/ tails OF the sinking Of British bas-
4 tie cruiser in the naval fight IN the
North Sea, west OF Heligoland, which
+ is claimed by the Germans, is given
/ in a statement issued here today. The
/ statement follows:
According to well-informed Ger
man sources this cruiser suffered
4 heavily from the fire OF our cannon
/ and was then sunk by German tor
pedo boat by two well-directed shots
/ The sinking was observed by a Ger
man airship which followed the bat
/ tie closely.
/ Two English torpedo boats were
| also sunk. The airship also observed
/ the serious damaging OF other Eng
/ lish ships"
In the absence of further details q
1 the naval battle in the North Sea the
i newspapers conflne themselves G
comments about the great superiority
and strength of the British units err
/ gagged. No credence is given any
/ where here to the British admiralty's
report that no British vessel was lost
in the fight.
Much more space is given in the
/ newspapers to the new orders Of tire
Federal Council concerning bread
stuffs. which are welcomed by az
writers.
Prince Joachim. the youngest soI
of Emperor William. has been unable
to start his convalescent leave as re-
Gently planned, as he has been af-
fected with a high fever for several
days.
Nv the United Press.