Sioux County pioneer., 1915-01-08
TAKE FORTIFIED TOWN IN BAT
TIE WHICH RESULTS IN
FLIGHT OF RUSSIANS WITH
HEAVY LOSS.
TURKS AND PERsIANs WIN
IN BATTLE WITH RUSSIANS
Conscription May Be Resorted to fol
Recruiting of English Army and
Navy-Allies Claim Gains ON
Western Bottle Front.

Constantinople, Jan. 4.-The Turk
ish war office says: "Our troops took
Ardahan. Russian fortified !own in
Irans-Caucasia as miles northwest
of Kars, Jan. 1. Ardahan was de-
Tended by General Zachen with
5000 infantry, 1000 Cossacks, six
The battle for the town which be-
gan Dec. 20 ended in the fight Of the
Russians who lost heavily.
Our troops, in conjunction with
the Persian tribesmen, completely
defeated 1000 Russians who had
over 10 cannon, ten miles northwest
of Saonjbulak. Four hundred Rus
slams were killed. They lost six
cannon. According to reports from
Ezerum, Turkish Armenia, great
transports of Russian prisoners from
the latest battles are on the way
there.
Capture Many Prisoners.
Petrograd, Jan. 3.dsThe follow
ing statement has been issued by
Russian army headquarters:
On the B.ura and Rawka rivers
we are continuing our successful re-
pulse of the German attacks in spite
of the enemy's heavy artillery fire
and bomb throwing. On the road to
Wloszozowa in the Kielos region, at
the village of Lopuszno on Dec. 81,
the German troops after stubborn
battle took possession of a portion of
our trenches but later a counter at
tack forced the enemy to abandon
all trenches previously occupied.
During this affair we captured sever
al hundred prisoners and nine ma
chine guns.
In western Galicia fighting COL
tinues in the region of Gorlice. In
the region of Colujok we have occu-
pied the Austrian positions where
we took 1000 prisoners. The Aus
trian retreat in Bukowina before
the drive of our troops has taken the
character of great rout.
May Draft Men.
London, Jan. 4.-The' hint that
the British government contemplate
ed the introduction of conscription
for increasing the army and navy
was dropped by Thomas j. MacNa-
mara, Parliamentary secretary to the
admiralty, while speaking at Brown
ing settlement this afternoon. Re-
ferring to the fact that there are
many thousands of young men in the
United Kingdom without depen-
dents, who had not answered the
call to colors, MacNamara said: "If
they think they are going to enjoy a
life of freedom at the other fellows
expense they won't enjoy it much
longer" The recruiting boom
which commenced after the holi-
days continues,
Statement From Berlin.
Berlin, Jan. 3.-An official stats
ment by the German army headquar-
ters says:
I'm the western theatre, some of
the enemy's ships accompanied by
torpedo boats appeared of Westende
(Belgium) yesterday afternoon
without firing.
On the whole of the western from,
artillery fights took place. From
Disc to Meuse, on the plateau of
Louvant, our heavy artillery demol-
ished several fortff1catfons from
which the enemy was harassfng our
sappers. Spirited artillery duels
have taken place to the west and
east of Craonne, near Perthesle
| Hurlus we progressed about 500
meters.
Near Boausetour there has been
infantry fighting in which we inflict.
ed serious losses on the enemy. The
Germans launched two attacks with
out success in the forest of La
Grurie. On all this portion of the
front the artillery fire has shown
great activity. In the region of Yer.
dun, on the heights of Meuse, there
has been an artillery duel. We
again gained little ground in the
forest of Bouchon, northeast o1
Troyon and in the forests Of Lepre.
tre northwest of Pont-a-Kousson)
In the Vosges we occupied one of the
enemy's trenches. Artillery engage
ments have taken Place in Ban t;e
Sapt and in the valley of Fave. IN
upper Alsace our former gains IL
the region Of Thanh have been main
tained. We have bombarded a Ger
main train in the railway station ol
Altkirch and caused some damage OF
the railway between Carspach ant
Bierspach to the southwest of Alt
kirch.
! Amsterdam, Jan. 3.-At a meet
ing of Belgium burgomasters to pro
vide for raising the German levy al
extraordinary outburst of enthust
asm for Belgium was witnessed.
| No Change in Situation.
Paris, Jan. 3.-'"The followin,
was officially issued tonight:
According to latest advices re
ceived here there has been no alter
alton in the situation. The weathe
continues to be very bad on almos
the whole front.
To Release American Ship.
| Washington. Jan. 3.-1he Stat
department learned today that tn
American tank steamship Brindilla
after its seizure of the coast o
Scotland. was taken to Brest an,
made protest to the British govern
ment: Unofficial advices say that
will be released promptly.