The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-01-01
Main AUSTRIAN
ARMY DEFEATED,
BERLIN ADMITS
Franz Josef's. Forces Routed in
Carpathians.
1920 ARE TAKEN PRISONERS
Russians Said to Be Holding Ger
mans In Check Along the Lower
vistula and the Pilica-kosses
Are Heavy.

Berlin, Dee. 30.-The following COM
tnent on the military situation was
issued by the official press bureau:
I'm view of the fact that previous
reports from headquarters that oper-
atoms We're proceeding favorably gen
orally have been followed eventu'
ally by reports of victories, one Is
justified in considering the situation
in the East as promising . successlul
outcome for the Germans.
Undoubtedly the Russians have
strengthened their, forces opposing
the. Austrians. in Galicia and the lat
ter will be, compelled to make new
dispositions of their troops, which
will require some time.
Local experts make an attempt 10
picture the Russian occupation OF the
line from Krosno to Jaslo as no real
gain for the Russians. but. on the
contrary, as q weakening of their po-
sition
This view, however, is undoubted-
ly too. optimistic and the fact must
be faced that the Russians extreme
left wing is proving itself superior to
its opponents for the present.
1.-THE Russians action in strength
ening their forces there undoubtedly
is due to-, their realization Of what
the encircling Of their flank in Ca
hcia would signify"
Main Army Is Routed.
x,oofn AUG.
trian army, under General Boehm-
Ermilli, which was prevented from
| joining the western Austrian army by
the Russians on Christmas day, ap-
parently is nearing dissolution.
Vienna officially admits that the
Austrians are avoiding the Russian
attacks" and that the attacks in the
| Carpathian passes are very severe"
Petrograd reports that the retreat
ing Austrians, estimated to number
| 175,000, are struggling in sdisorderiy
fashion through the Carpathians, with
the retreat becoming more and more
disorderly. That the Austrians are
offering little rear-guard resistance Is
indicated by Russian claims that they
! have made 200 officers and $4,000 sol
diers prisoners in the last nine days. +
Russ Seize Passes.
Russian military circles point out
that all the important passages Of
the Carpathians are again in Russian
hands, and that those still held by the
Austrians afford them no advantage.
A Petrograd news agency dispatch
says: "The Russians are now hold
ing the Germans in check along the
lower Vistula and !. the; Pilica. The
German armies were shattered ny
their futile attacks against the Rus
sian stone wall. The Germans have
lost many thousands in killed and
wounded during the recent fighting"
The battle in Poland continues a
deadlock, with advances at some
| points Offset by retirements at others
Germans Driven Back.
Petrograd, Dec. 30.-The statement
issued by the Russian general staff
indicates that Marshal Won linden
burgs army west of Warsaw has al
ready begun to feel the effects of the
| disaster to the Austrians in South
Poland and in Galicia, and that the
| Russians in front of Warsaw have
~, .-4 l.. o4Io III. -
The Grand Duke Nicholas reports
t that the Germans withdrew from a.
line of trenches on the right bank
of the Bzura and were driven from a
! village on the Rawka. Heavy artil-
i lery fighting is going on and the Ger
, mans are making sharp counter-at-
tacks.
Farther south the Russian offensive
is developing rapidly. Along the up
per Vistula the Germans were de-
i feated.