The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-09
RUSS PUSH BACK
ENEtiY IN POLAND
Capture Town In Drive Upon
MIaWa, PetIOgrad Reports,
Russ CHECKED, SAYS BERLIN

User River Reported-French Battle
For AIsation City and Claim New
cains- Berlin Denies Reverses--
Kins to Confer IN eoumania.
The newspaper Stampa says that the
italian government has demanded
from Austria an explanation ana
prompt reparation for the arrest OF
four italian subjects az Belgrade,
who have been held as hostages.
Heavy fighting Is reported in the
Vicinity Of AItkireh, Alsaoe. The
French made an attack in force on
the German lines on the hills west
Of the city and are reported to have
made slight gains. They are also con-
tinuing their advance near Herzbach,
having taken a line Of outpost
trenches In a. series Of night as.
saults.
PETRoGRAD 49, In the Poland
campaign the Russians have taken the
offensive against the German position
at Mlawa and report the capture Of a
village on the road TO that town
The Germans still arc hammoring al
the Russian line drawn directly across
the roads to Warsaw from the west
bot. IS reported, with less force be
hind them In western Galicia, how
ever. where they have REINFORCED the
Austrians, they have held up the Rus
sian advance near Gorlice
In southern Poland wet weather has
INTERVIEWED and put a stop to the fight
FMS. Neither side Is able TO move
there owing to the high water and the
mud.
Continue Hungarian Invasion.
The Russians continue to drive the
Austrians through the snow covered
passes OF the Carpathans and out OF
Bukowina
The official statement from the gen
eral stan IN the Mlawa region (Po
land issued at night follows:
Our troops on Jan. made a sud.
den attack against the Village OF Roz-
Towa, to the west Of the road from
Przasynsz to Mlawa. near Groudoush
The enemy who occupied this village.
were almost entirely hayoneted We
also took some prisoners
Capture Three Towns
On the left bank OF tho Vistula the
ueual cannonading and rife fire are
continuing Fighting Of secondary
importance Is proceeding In the re-
glen OF Boriimow and near the Nog.
hely farm.
in Gallcia the situation is IN
changed
"our offensive IS proceeding IN
Bbkowina. where we have occupied |
Sypot and Kameral, south of Seletin /
and Illischestie, on the roads to Guar |
hrmora and Plszkatchik"
Fifty thousand Turks were slain iE /.
the last week OF fighting in The eau
casus.
The attempt Of the Turks. under
German commanders to flank the czar's
forces, was a complete failure"
Cars Troops Checked. Says Berlin
BERLIN, (via Tho IaRuc 70 Lon.
don)- The correspondent Of thc
Tageblatt In dispatch from the AUS
trisn Headquarters says
simultaneously with the cessation (.
Of the Russian offensive southwark In I
the direction Of Men Sondcc, the Aus.
TRAN offensive in RUSSIA Poland came
10 a slandstill This was due less 10 |
force OF arms than 10 The uuravorablc !
weather conditions Much rain has
fallen resulting In thaw which has
ccryerted tho whole country into /
vast morass 70 IS physically impos
sihlc e bring up heavy artillery. with. /
or, Which the Russian position along /
the Nidn river cannot he forced
The Russian lines ON the cast bank !
Of the Nida following the heights.
which are suited admirably for IN I
tienchments and we'll covered with
positions for the Russion artillery fire
Tho Austrinns have intrenched them.
selves on The opposite bank There r. I
little fighting, however. except an OF.
casion artillery duel when the fog per
mits. and also sporadic local infantry
firing No change In the situations
is imminent unless developments III
che operations upon Warsaw should
cause one or a freeze should permit
the moving Of heavy artillery"
Gain BY Allies reported
THE HAGUE ~ The correspondent
Of the Nicutc eouraut. who ba
beer allowed 90 visit the French head
quarters in Belgium. asserts that the
allies have made substantial gains
along the User front. which FOR stratc
gic reasons have boon concealed Tie
asferts that during December they
gained distance ot two mites alonrl
the entire front Behind their linesl
they have rebuilt an of too road
and have also aided in the rebulan
90 villages which we're burned dminrl