Arizona republican., 1915-01-24
From the Center Eastward the Fighting is Most Bit ter, While in Argonne Region Heavy Engage ments Are in Progress
GERMANS MOVE AND
 BRITISH LOMBARD
Aviators of Both Forces Are Continually Drop ping Bombs Behind the Hostile Lines and Many Towns Receive Attention
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LONDON. Jan 23.-Although off the western front continue brief, thele ia evidence II is growing fiercer at many points The Germans are show . ing renewed activity in the neigh borhood of the Ypres. and heavy bonn hardmentS of the left wing of the allies are almost ircessant It is from the center eastward, however that inc battles are most bitter In the Ar2onne region, around Nerdun. and ; in Alsaec heavy engagements are in progress, apparently without any de- cision being reached But these arc merely local affairs compared wi,h what is expected when the ground becomes more suitable for the moving 1f troops
 Along the Belgian coast every movs Of the Germans is signal for re- neWed bombardment by the British ships. while aviators of beth forces | are continually dropping bombs be hind the hostile lines Dunkirk was singled out for a German air attack, i'bhJtitoN bfA aust II NftS bEfAFNtA Sltt
 was being used by the British as q base of supplies from England. Os- tend. Bruges and Zcebvt.ge are re- ceiNing attention from tte allies fc:
 similar reason.
 \ remarkable situation has arisen ip Poland. Russian troops north ot Inc lower Nistua are now fifty miles i further west than the Germans in the
 direction of Warsaw. so that the sue i cessful crossing of the Nistula would
 make flank attack hy either army possible. The Germans are keeping q yerr careful gu3 d over possible passage of the river above Flock eVi-
 dently for this reason. but the Rus si;n objective appears to lie north rather than soutt
 on the whole, however. the Austro- i Germans. fer political reasons, must 1 divert attention to the southeast
 where the l,ussians are pressing 1 through the mountains toward Tran syNania According to Russian state ments. strong Austrian forces already i have been encountered, and there is q suggestion the Russians expect |,
 Iaeet serious opposition before long 1 Attacks at the front of Warsaw have grown less frequent and appar- cntly are not being pushed with tht
 same determination as previously. II lhe Carpathians the armies are snow. l bound. There are reports of a peace movement in Hungary. Dispatche. from Rome say 900 peace meetings which were arranged for Sunday. hay, , been prohibited, while another repor
 from the same source declares tn,
 resignation of the Austrian premier Count Karl Stuerel,h. is expected
 md that he is to be succeeded h,
 Herr Non Bilinski, Austro- -IIungariar minister CT finance.
 The presence of the Austrian heir Archduke Charles Francis, and Barol | Rurian. the Austro- Hungarian minis ter of foreign affairs, at German headquarters. also led to talk of dis
 sention among the German allies. bu i this is not seriously considered. T. LloydS. however, peace risk" insur.
 ance written by the underwriters i,
 being differentiated for the first tim.
 as between Germany and Austria. Tht insurance rate on peace between Ger.
 many and Great Britain before Jul,
 g is 15 guincas per, cent. while fo the same risk respecting Austria i
 is G. guineas per cent
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