Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-06
TURKISH CAMPAIGN COLLAPSES AS BROKEN
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS
FRENcH

In Belgium the enemy made two az.
tacks without success In the region OF
the dunes and TO the southeast OF 81.
Georges. on the rest OF the front TO
the north OF the Lys and from the
I.ys 10 the Disc there has been only q
steady combat In tho valley OF the
Alsne and In the region OF Hhelms
our batteries have gained the adven-
taRe over those OF the enemy, wnIch
have been reduced to silence Besides
this our troops have advanced lV
wards northwest Of Rheims
In the Argonne there has been
very violent fight. which permitted us
TO take 400 yards OF trenches, IN the
woods OF La Gruie, at a point where a
slight retirement had previously been
announced.
From BagatelIe and from Fontain
Madame the Germans opened two
vIoiant attacks, each with an effective
strength of one regiment They have
been repulsed. Near the ravine OF
Courte Chausse we have blown up
with a mine 800 yards OF German
trenches of which we have occupied
half
From the Argonne to the vosges
the bad weather-fog and sleet-con-
tinues. There have been at different
points on the front only very sharp
artillery duels.
Pont-a-Mousson, we continue to gain
ground.
In the region of Thanh. despite
violent cannonade, we have main
talned our gains OF the day before, as
much at Steinbach as in the trenches
to the southwest and to the north
west of that village.
The enemy succeeded In reoccupy-
ing one of his old trenches on the east
ern slope of hill No. 425, Of which the
summit remains in our possession.
In the Argonne, near the ravino OF
Courte Chausse. where we blew up
the German trenches, the Italian regi-
ment commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel Garibaldi made a vigorous at
tack through the breach opened by the
explosion.
We took 120 prisoners, of whom a
dozen were sub-officers, and captured
and a gun carriage.
Adjutant Constantine Garlbaldl a
brother of the lieutenant colonel was
killed in the course of the attack.
GERMAN
In the western theatre the French
continued yesterday systematic
of the villages behind
'ur front. The French seemed indif-
erent to killing their own countrymen
md destroying their homes. The bonn
,ardment troubles us very little.
AT Souain, in the Argonne forest, we
aptured several trenches, taking two
'fficers and 200 men,
The French again obtained a foot
lold early yesterday upon the much
ought-for heights west of (Cernay)
'ennheim. The French were driven
III. however, after a strong bayonet
ttack. They did not dare to make a
resh advance. We took 80 mountain
hasseurs.
There Is no change in the eastern
heatre, on the eastern frontier or
orthern Poland
Our troops west of the Vistula pene-
rated as far as Sucha (probably Su-
Stew, southeast of Skierniewice),
apturing several of the enemy's points
support. We took 400 prisoners
nd nine machine guns.
The situation on the east bank OF
ne Pilica is unchanged.
RUSSIAN
Our troops won a complete victory
yer the Turks at Sari Kamysh. We
ave beaten two Turkish army corps
nd made the entire 9th Turkish
rmy Corps. including the commander
nd three division commanders, prls-
ners.
Small bodies of Turkish troops which
lcceeded In escaping were vigorously
ursued and destroyed.
We continue the pursuit Of the other
arts of the Turkish forces, which are
/ full retreat
On the left bank of the Vistula, on
!, rifle and artillery fire con-
nued Around about and south of
orJlmow there have been separate
In Galicia, no essential notifications
re to be noted. At Uzsok Pass the
ustrians. in retreat. were attacked
y our cavalry. which fell upon them,
ank and rear. after having made
iefr way by mountain paths OBJ
ructed by 'snow-this notwithstand-
Ig a violent snow storm. In this at
Icls we captured about 10 officers and
loro than 45O soldiers,
AUSTRIAN
The enemy,s attempts to break
trough northwest of Gorllce again
tiled at the cost of heavy Russian
sses. The height south OF Gorlice,
hich was fiercely contested, was
ken and an unusually large hostile
attalion was defeated.
A field officer. four subalterns and
troops were captured, as we'll as
20 machine guns. A hostile aeropiane
so was shot down.
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