, 1915-01-07
WAR NEWS SUMMARIZED

another great battle, n 1t is be-
lieved in london that the attempt
to expel the Germans from their
conquered territory may be deferred
for several months.
The capture by the French Of Stein
bach, a small Alsatian Town near
Thanh, is admitted in the statement
from the Berlin war office. Except
for this fighting along h eastern
end Of the battle front, there Is little
activity, the German counter attacks
apparently having halted effectuaIly
the forward movement which the al.
lies attempted LAS month. A few
unimportant gains are chronicled In
the French official statement.
The German statement makes no men.
ton Of the severe fighting In the
east reported by the Russian mill
tary authorities. It says merely that
the situation is unchanged and Ger
man attacks continue.
Violent fighting is in progress along
the eastern battle front, leading at
points to desperate hand-to-hand en-
counters. An official Russian state.
ment shows that, after capturing
6oIimow, the Germans attempted to
push on to the northeast in the dI.
rection of Warsaw, about thirty
miles away. This movement marked
the renewal of the German offensive
toward the Polish capital, after a
period Of comparative inactivity, but
their advance In this direction Is
said to have been repulsed, with
large losses.
The official statement given out In
Paris shows that the artillery fight
ing along the front Is proceeding in
termittently and at some points with
particular violence. There seems
to have been few infantry attacks
recently. The French admit failure
In IN effort to occupy a German po-
sition In the Mouse country. They
claim, however, further progress In
S%teinbach.
The London Stock exchange reopened
for business, after having been
closed on account of the war since
July 80. Severe restrictions were
placed upon trading in order to pre-
vent anything approaching panic
selling or the unloading Of securities
by hostile holders.
Wheat prices at Chicago o%vertopped
all previous high records since the
beginning of the European war. May
delivery went to $1.34 "a a busheI.
French aviators dropped several
bombs In the vicinity of Brussels,
partly destroying a Zeppelin shed
and killing several German soldiers.
Work Of the American Red Cross hos
pital unit in Servia, under direction
Of DR.. Edward Ryan Of Scranton,
Pa, has saved many lives in and
around Belgrade, according to Miss
Emily Simmonds, a British Red
Cross nurse, who wa sent with the
first British expeditionary force into
France and from there to Servla.
Newspaper dispatches forecast posi-
BILE grave happenings In the Bal
kans. The revolutionary situation
worse and it is declared that the ef-
forts Of the Christian Balkan states
to secure the neutrality of Bulgaria
apparently hav not met complete
success ard that Greece, ServIa and
Roumania are preparing for events
aIitIes.
Pope Benedict 10 hopeful that during
January many wounded soldiers in.
capable of further fighting will be re-
turned to their home countries.
Great Britain has notified the United
States government that seized car
goes Of ~turpentine, rosin and copper
shipped before they were placed on
the contraband list have been or will
be paid for.
No decisive engagements are noted In
the latest official communications is-
sued by the various governments.
The situation In Belgium and north
ern France has not changed mate
rally In several weeks past, while
In the east the reports are at vari-
ance
There is a paucity of news concerning
the fighting on land, where the arm
les Of the allies and the Germans
are carrying out the aneuv
which have been in effect for many
days. In the entrenched line in
Flanders and France artillery duels
and Infantry attacks continue, but
without decisive result. In Poland
the Germans are trying to oct
through to Warsaw and the Rus
SLAMS are ~disputine vigorously their
every move. North Of the VistuIa
and along the East Prussian frontier
fog enVeIops the armies and binders
their actions.
In the west, in Belgium and France.
the fighting is mainly between the
artillery arms Of the ~belliaerent
forces, with here and there, how.
ever, infantry attacks and counter
attacks. No important victories are
claimed by either side, although at
various points each claims slight
gains Of ground or repuIses Of at
tacks.