Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-16

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1870. Even though the two battles
north of SCISSORS are not comparable
to those OF August Is. 1870. the battle
field was about as wide as that at
Gravclotte and ST. Privat
FRENCH MAKE STRONG
ATTACK NEAR VERDUN
The French made n very strong at
tack north Of Vcrdun. near Consenvoyc.
on our positions near Ally. but were
rcpulsed by us.
lin the region of ST. NIihiel the
French delivered some attacks They
reached our front line of trenches but
were beaten off by counterattacks and
sustained heavy losses. During fight
ing last night our troops occupied some
of the positions OF the enemy but. af-
ter rebuilding our positions. we volun-
tarily left those taken from the enemy
without n contest.
An attack in force near Alcsnil
north Of st. Mihicl. was beaten off hv
US.
In the Nosges there was Yesterday
nothing more than artillery duels. In
East Prussia and in Northern Poland
there has been no change Our attacks
in Poland west of the Vistula are
making slow progress, In the capture
by us Of one of the Russian vantage
points northeast OF the Rawka. we
took 800 Russian prisoners and became
possessed OF three of their machine
guns. stubborn counterattacks by the
russians We're driven back with heavy
losses to the enemy"
RUSSIANS UNDERTAKE
NEW PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
Official reports from the Russian gen
cral stan disclose a new Russian opera-
ton, which may have far-reaching re-
suits
starting on their new year. the Rus
sian cavalry commenced forward
movement In Northern Poland on the
right bank of the lower Vistula River.
ana have reached the Skrwa River,
forty miles east of the German fort.
ress OF Thorn, West Prussia, driving
before them small force of German
cavalry and infantry.
II is believed th.ts Grand D,lo Mich
oitS. the RUSSIAN COMMUNICATIVE chief
intends To use In this region an entire
iN new army, consisting, according H.
Petrograd dispatches, of from 500 600
TO l,ooo,0Oo men, operating i'm conjunc-
non with an army advancing In East
Prussia. This army would place the
German troops at Mlawa in "a wise and
threaten the rear of the Germans in
front of Warsaw. The latter still are
attacking tho Russian line, and. ac-
cording 10 Berlin report, have taken
RUSSIAN vantage point northeast OF the
rRawka River Along the rest OF the
eastern 'front.' nothing of Importance
has happened
The Russians continue to harry tho
turks, who made q stand on the bor-
ders OF IranS-Caucasia after their re-
cent defeat. and claim to be capturing
many more prisoners The Russians
also are making new dispositions i'm
the province of Azerbaijan. Persia,
which the Turks have promised TO
eNacuate as soon as the Russians leave
lne province and the Persian heir pre-
sumptive reaches Tabriz. The govern
orship of the province of &zerbaiian ia
an appanage of the heir presumptive.
SCALE HIGH PEAK
AND SURPRISE ENEMY
pETltOGRAD, January 15-From an
oificer who has just returned from the
Hahclan frontier, II Is gathered that
the operations are temporarily AT n
complete standstill on account of the
deep snow and the extreme cold.
The Russians hold the important
passes. owing to a. brilliant feat of
one OF the regiments OF Grand Duke
slichaefs Caucasian native division.
Holding to the trails with their hardy
mountain ponies. the men scaled dur
ing the night nm apparently impassa-
of the enemy's battalion, the latter was
surprised and surrendered
Grand Duke Michael himself was
present at the accomplishment OF this
feat. He has been in the thick of
every fight since the division took the
field. :. -
In order to obviato tho labor oil. trans-
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