The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-01-07
THE LATTER HAVE CAPTURED
BORJINMOw, But THE RUS
SLAMS HOLD THE TRENCHES IN
THE OUTSKIRTS or THE CITY.
TURKS AGAIN ACTIVE
FORMERLY DRIVEN BACK BY
THE RUSSIANS. THEY ARE SOW
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER BY
WAY OF NORTHWEST PERSIl.

Petrograd. Jan. J.-AlOng AN IT.
4 regular front from the Bzura river To
5 the south aud southwest, eighty mics,
a terrible battle Is again raging. the
Germans taking thu offensive, and are
,eing repulsed. The Germans 6ap''ir.
a II few trenches. but lost thui!i again.
Hlrthe Germans occupied part u the
vn of Borjinmow, but the Russians
nd the trenches on the east outskirts
are making desperate attacks to
4 We the Germans back. The Germans
ssed the Pllica river at tremen-
doiis cost OF life.
A number of the American colony at
Moscow has contributed l4,OOO pres
ents for children whose fathers are at
the front. The gifts consist OF gloves.
shoes. caps and other articles of Wear
ing apparel. and their distribution VIII
be made during the Russian Christ
mas.
George Marye, Jr., American am
bassador: Mrs. Marye, Henry ID. ia
ker. commercial attache of the Amer
lean embassy, and Captain Newton NJ
Culley, naval attache, who have i;ollc
10 Warsaw and are expected to dis
tribute Christmas presents from Amer
lea at the front, will spend the Christ
mas holidays at Moscow.
Turkish troops, whose defeat was
announced by Russia December -.
when they attempted to invade Rus
STA from Turkish soil. are now relnrt'
ed tu I've attempting to enter the region
around Lake Urumiah. In northwest
ern Persia. The Turks have assem-
bled levies Of Persian troops To aid
them. 1t Is said that no battle has
opened yet, However.
Austrian aeropanes are daily bonn
harding Kielce. Russian Poland. ~
miles east Of Cracow. Ten bomhs were
dropped ON railroad stations aud the
freight sheds January 2nd, Little
damage was done.
The following official communication
was issued last night:
During January Bird no important
engagement took place south Of the
Nistula.
more desperate fighting took place
on the night Of January % near Boul- |
limo. where the Germans after an eli
ergetic attack captured one of our
trenches, but was immediately Is
logged by our counter attack. in which |
we captured six guns and LOO pris-
oners and cannon. In the capture Of
the Uzsok Pass the next day wesalso |
made many prisoners. took six quick ,
frers. In this regfiiOn the stad OF a /
column of the enemy, with Officers OF
the line. were taken.
"Through the whole of Bul;owina
we have occupied much country iuclud-
ing town two-thirds of Il mile from
the Austro- Hungary frontiel |.
''In the region of Sari-KdmySh ON
January the great battle continued,
obviously to our advantage. The enc
my. however. continued TO offer an OBJ
stinate resistance.
ave captured the 50th regiment Of
infantry almost complete, including
the commander and fifty officers. The
total Of Turkish prisoners amounts to
5000 soldiers forty officers. and sew
ernl surgeons. We also captured six
pieces OF mountain artillery. fourteen
machine guns and ammunition.
"'rhe next day the fighting here was
still going on. Our troops recaptured
some positions which the Turks had
occupied and took three machine guns
and more than 700 prisoners.
AT one point company OF Cauca-
sian regiment was dispersed by bayO-
net charges. while two Turkish com
panies were cut to pieces by artillery
fire.
"Our troops are operating under com
dltions exceptionally painful on ac-
count Of the cold and snow In a high
altitude. The morale Of our soldiers
is good. and they fight with nrdor."
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