The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-12
RUSS PUSH BACK
ENEMY IN POLAND.
Capture Town In Drive Upon
MIawa, PeiIOgrad Reports.
RUSS CHECKED, SAYS BERLIN

Gains Of Two Miles by Allies on the
User River eported--Frenoh Battle
For Alsatlon City and Claim New
Gains Berlin Denies Reverses-
kIns to Confer In Roumania.
The newspaper stsmpa says that the
Italian government has demanded
from Austria an explanation ens
prompt reparation for the arrest Of
four italian subjects at Begcaos.
who have been held as hostages.
Heavy lighting Is reported in tho
vicinity Of AItklreh, AIsace. The
French made an attack In force on
the German lines on the hills vert
OF the city and are reported to have
made slight gains. They are also con-
tlnulne their advance. near Herxbach,
having taken a line of outpost
trenches In series Of night an
sauits.
PETROGRAD - In the Poland
campaign the Russians have taken the
offensive against the German position
at MIawa aud report the capture OK a
village on the road TO that town.
The Germans stiIl are hammering at
the Russian line drawn directly across
tho roads to Warsaw from the west.
brt 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 stop TO the fight.
ing. 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 Carpathians and out OF
Bukowina.
The official statement from the gen.
eral stan in the Mlawa region tPo'
land) issued at night follows:
Our troops on Jan. made sud.
den attack against the Village OF Rox.
rowa. to The west of the road from
Prxasynsz To Mlawa, near Groudousk
The enemy who occupied this village.
were almost entirely bayoneted. We
also took some prisoners.
Capture Three Towns.
" On the left bank OF the vistula the
uEual cannonading and rife fire are
continuing Fighting OF secondary
Importance is proceeding in the re-
glen of Borjimow and near the Mog.
hely farm.
I'm GalIcis the situation IL un.
changed.
Our offensive IL proceeding In
Bbkowina. where we have occupied
Sypot and Kameral, south OF Seletin.
and Illischestie. on the roads to Guar
kumora and Plszkatchik."
Fifty thousand Turks were slaiu In
the last week OF fighting in the eau.
casus.
The attempt OF the Turks. under
German comanders. to flank the cars
forces. was complete failure"
czar's Troops Checked, Says Berlin.
BERLIN. via The Hague to Lon.
don)-The correspondent OF the
Tageblatt In dispatch from the Aus.
trlan headquarters says:
simultaneously with the cessation
OF the Russian offensive southwark In
tho direction OF Neu Sandec, the Aus
trlan offensive in Russia Poland came
20 standstill This was due less TO
force Of arms than TO the unfayorable
weather conditions Much rain has
fallen. resulting in a thaw which has
converted the whole. country into a
vast morass II Is physically impos.
sible TO bring up heavy artillery, with.
oct which the Russian position along
the Nida river cannot be forced.
THE Russian lines on the east bank
Of the Nida following the heights.
which are suited admirably for Inc
tienchments and we'll covered With
positions for the RussIon artillery IRE,
Tho Austrians have lntrenched them,
selves on the opposite bank. There Is
little fghting. however. except an oc.
cssion artillery duel when the fog per.
nliis. and also sporadic local INFANTRY
airing. No change In the situations
ID imminent unless Developments In
tho operations upon Warsaw shout
cause one or freeze should permit
tho moving OF heavy artillery"
Gain by Allies Reported.
THE HAGUE - The correspondent
Of the Nieuye courant. who ss-
beer allowed to vislt the French head,
quarters ia Belgium. asserts that the
allies have made substantial gains
Gcng the Yser front. which for strstc.
sic reasons have been concealed. lie
ssferts that during December they
gained distance Of two miles along
the entire front Behind their lines