The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-14
TWOSubmarineS Re-
ported Sunk.
TURKS RALLY AND
ATTACK RUSSIANS
Make Surprising Fight in View
Of Recent Defeat.

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London, Jan 1.-THE stand of the
defeated Turkish army al Kara-Urgan
between Sara kamysh and the frontier
Of the Caucasus. and the attempts of
the Germans to check the advance Of
the allies in France, northeast of Sois-
sons, and near Perthes, marked the
principal points where desperate con
fiicts are reported to be raging.
For six DAYS now the Turks have
been making a valiant effort to rally
their retreating forces, and aided by a
garrison from the Turkish fortress of
ErZerum have been making surpris-
ing fight ia view of Russian reports
OF their recent crushing defeat, which
Constantinople now denies.
The latest Petrograd official COM
munication says that the fighting at
KaraIrgan is turning in the Russian
favor, but both armies are fighting
with the handicaps of deep snow and
bitter cold Private Petrograd adj
vices say that the Turks show no
signs of weakening.
Turks Occupying Tabriz.
Turkish forces, which invaded
Northwestern Persia. are reported un-
officially TO have occupied Tabriz, an
important Persian city within the
sphere of Russian influence, where a
Russian military station was main
tanned. A Constantinople dispatch
says the Russians have retreated from
Tabriz. Apparently the Turks are
aiming at Russias most valuable
spot, which lies along the Russo-Per-
sian frontier to the north of Tabriz
Since Russian troops have occupied
Northern Persia for many months
there has been no necessity for pre-
pairing the Russo-Persian boundary
against possible Persian attack. The
opinion is held in London that Great
Britain and Russia may offer assist
ance to Persia In the defense of her
neutrality as a result of Turkeys dra-
matte advance. As a matter of fact
both Russia ard England, in 1907,
signed treaty guaranteeing the in.
tegrity of Persia.
French Give Ground.
The Germans again have stormed
Spur 1872" northeast of Scissors, in
what Paris describes as an important
attack" The result is unknown and
the French official communication
says the fighting continues, although
the French to the east of the hill were
obliged to give ground. Berlin re-
ports that French attacks at La Boil
selle and the hill of .Touvron were re-
pulsed, and were followed up by a
counter attack, which ended in a COM
plete defeat OF the French and the
clearing of the hills northeast of Bus.
sic and north of Crony, with the cap
ture of two French positions, LOO
prisoners, four cannon and several
machine guns.
Between scissors and Berry-au-Bao
shells from the French artillery
caused explosions at several different
points in the midst of batteries of the
Germans, according to the French
statement, which adds that between
/ Rheims and the Arpnnna there were