Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-01-15
aUMORs THAT TWO COUNTRIES
WILL AID ALLIES GAIN
CREDENCE IN ENG
LAND AND FRANCE.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE
BREAKS OUT IN CENTER
Germans Throw Heavy Reinforcsments
Into Alsace After Recent Advance
and Apparently Are Able 20
Hold Ground French
Continue Charges.

London, Jan. 13-Only a change in
the weather, or the entrance into the
war of Roumania or Italy or both, is
likely to bring about any marked
change in the military situation in
Europe for some time to come.
The belief is gaining ground in
those countries allied against Ger
many, Austria and Turkey, that Rou-
mania, with her we'll trained army Ct
not less than 100000 men, will throw
herself into the conflict at an early
date. That in effect, would link Rou-
mania with the extreme Russian left,
now forcing it's way into Hungary,
through Bukowina.
Menace to Austria hungary.
Taking into consideration the Serv-
ians and Montenegrins. this would
form line menacing Austria-Hungary
along the entire southeast frontier
from Russia to the Adriatic.
Just as rumOrs persisted for days
prior to Turkeys entrance into the
war on the side OF Germany. which
tended to discount the step when it
was eventually taken, so rumors now
center about Roumania and Italy.
There is a strong feeling among the
general public in France and England
that definite action will not be long
delayed.
Meanwhile, the armies already in
the field in the East and West remain
virtually deaG,ocked. In Alsace the
French continue, by sapping and spor-
adic charges, attempts to force their
way nearer the Rhine, but there has
been snow in the Vosges and it is no.
ticeable that neither side claims any
new progress.
The Germans threw heavy re-en-
fOrcements into Alsace after the re-
cent advance and apparently they have
been able to hold their ground in
view Of the failure of the French to
consolidate the position they took af-
ter much hard fighting.
Fierce Fighting at Center.
With cOmparatice lull in this
quarter and artillery duels pred0mi-
mating near the elgian coast, fight
ing Of desperate character has brok-
en- out in the center, notably to the
northeast Of Scissors, which, through
bombardments, seems likely to suffer
the fate Of Rheims, and further east,
in the vicinity OF Perthes and Because
Jour, from which points the allies have
been trying to reach the important
railway to the north, the seizure of
which would cut one of the German
main arteries of communication
The official communications of the
contending nations do not agree as to
the outcome Of the recent fighting in
these areas. The allies claim to have
forged ahead from scissors, but the
Germans says these attacks have not
been fruitful and that fighting is pro-
ceeding.
The allies claim they have ad-
vanced north Of Perthes and still hold
the ground at Beausejcur, to the north
and east. The Germans make no men
ton Of fighting to the north of Perthes,
but maintain they have advanced east
of the village. The fighting in the
vicinity Of BeaUsejour, which the allies
consider so important, they ignore.
Russia Holds 8ukowna.
Neither east Prussia nor Pollard fur
nishes any change in the general situa-
ton and, strangely, the Russians have
added little with reference to the ex-
pected invasion Of Hungary by way of
Bukowina, although more than a week
ago they claimed to be at the thresh-
old. 1t is conceded, however, that prac-
tically tie whole Of Bukowina is now
in Russian hands and dispatches reach
ing London from Bucharest say that
thousands of fugitiyes from that ter
ritory are crossing the Roumanian
frontier, some Of them proceeding to
Vienna
1t is in the developments arising
| from the occupation of BukoWina that
| interest is now conferred as it is be-
| lieved to have an immediate bearing
| on the Roumanian situation
The British military experts, con.
ceding that there is virtual deadlock
elsewhere, are marking time, pending
| the crisis
Little authentic information has been
| received regarding the Turkish army
| in the Caucasus since Russia dealt it
| such q heavy blow
/