El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-25
GERMANS SINK
BRITISH SHIP
Each Side Loses a Vessel IN
Sea Fight, According to
German Claims.
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time after dawn proceeding IN the Ill
rection of the British coast. When
they sighted the superior British IIeeL
they turned and made at full speed Tor
home waters, and it was only after
stern chase that the faster British
ships got within range of them For
more than four hours the running bat
tie lasted the firing being plainly
heard in north Holland, where 1t was
Judged the fight took place north of
the islands OF Ameland and Schiermon-
nik-OOg.
The Bluecher. which was slower than
the other German cruisers, fell behind
and succumbed to the heavier guns OF
the Lion which was leading the Brit
ish SQUADRON The other German ships
got within the mine and submarine
area, two of them III a badly damaged
condition, and it was dangerous for the
big British battle cruisers to follow.
Land Fighting Inactive.
This sea battle was the most lmpor-
tant war development of the past 4S
hours. Hostile activities in France and
Flanders have been confined mostly to
bOmbardments-
Germans Lose Captured Trench.
The German war headquarters at
Berlin today issued statement in part
as follows:
There were artillery duels near
NieupOrt and near Npres Sunday. To
the southwest of Berry-AU-Bac the
Germans lOSL one trench taken a lew
days ago from the French.
Infantry fighting still continues in
the ArgOnne forest. while TO the north
of Verdun and Toul the artillery is
very active.
400 Dead After Fight.
"Au the French attacks on Hart
mann Weilerkopf were repulsed with
heavy French losses. No less than 400
troopers were found dead and the num-
Der of French prisoners increases
Tn n nrf
was in progress to the east of Gum
binnen and the nOrthward. The Rus
slams were forced to evacuate several
positions to the southeast Of Gum
binnen.
Russian attacks to the northeast of
GUmbinnen were repulsed with heavy
Russian losses"
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
The French war office at Paris this
afternoon gave out report on the
progress of the war as follows in part:
In Belgium we have made slight
progress at a point to the east OF 81
Georges. on the rest of this front
there were artillery duelS Sunday.
ION the front along the River Atsne
there is nothing to report, except that
at Berry-Au-Bac a counter attack OF
the enemy Sunday was repulsed and
the disputed trenches still remain IN
our possession
"On the Meuse the destruction Of the
bridges of St. Mihiel was accomplished
by our artillery
Aus1rinns Renew Brisk Offensive.
There has been pronounced activity
along the entire Austrian front of 800
miles during the last few days This
is regarded here sa marking the initia
ton of the plan for an AustrO-German
offensive movement which is believed
to have been adopted recently, with
the object Of clearing the Russian in
vaders from Bukowina, eastern Galicia
and northern Hungary.
In Galicia, between the rivers NisOka
and JasioIka, approximately 30 miles
east of the Dunajec, Gen. BrOJevitz
commander Of the fourth Austria army,
has undertaken a forward movement in
the direction of Przemysl Whether
this is an attempt to relieve PrzemysL
which had been under siege for sew
eral months. or to force the Russians
to withdraw from BukOwina- is not Yet
clear. Simultaneous attacks are re-
corded on the Russian positions in
Bukowina in the vicinity of Kimpu-
lung, and in the south Polish prov
inces of Radon and Kielce, along the
line from Inowlodz to KOnsl1ie and
thence to Sobkow where heavy artil-
lery engagements have occurred.
Desperate Fighting Near Warsaw.
NOrthward there appears 70 have
been little change. Northwest OF War
saw from RadZanOwO to DObrzyn, on
the Vistula. there Germans are still on
the defensive. On the left bank Of The
Nistula, west of Warsaw, and along the
Rawka, the Germans are stubbornly
attempting to advance.
Between BorgimOw and Gumin, p
miles west of Warsaw, desperate hand
to hand fighting is reported The viii