Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-18
MAIN ARMY REPELS
|. ATTACKS MADE BY
Won H|NDENBURG
Desperate Bayonet Fight
ing on Left Bank of
| the Vistula.
GERMANS CAPTURE ONE
OF ADVANCE TRENCHES
Cars Forces Take Kirlibaba
Pass, on Borders of Tran
sylvania.
MAY HAVE POLITICAL EFFECT
In Western Field There Is Brisk
Fighting at Many
Points.
GERMANS CAPTURE ONE
OF ADVANCE TRENCHES
lay HAVE POLITICAL EFFECT
In Western Field There Is Brisk
Fighting at Many
Points.

LONDON. January II (9:50 r. M).-
While the main Russian army has been
busy repelllnE what Grand Duke Mich
olas in his official report describes as
n series of violent attacks by Field
Marshal Won Hindcnburg to break his
way through to Warsaw other Russian
forces have stormed and taken Kirli-
baba Pass. on tho borders of Transyl-
vania, and have made further progress
In their advance along the right bank
OF the Vistula toward the German from
tier.
The Germans in force have delivered
successive attacks. which developed
desperate bayonet fighting on the Rus
sian lines on the left bank of tho
Vistula, and have succeeded in taking
ono OF the Russian advance trenches
Further south there have been SINH
lar attacks, in each case preceded by
heavy artillery engagements. The
Russians have succeeded in silencing
the heavy Austrian guns which from
the banks of the Dunajec have been
bombarding the town of Tarnow
Tho capture of Kirlibaba Pass
through which roads lead into the heart
OF Pennsylvania, is likely TO have n
political as we'll as n military effect
1t possibly Will hasten the action of
Roumania and compel the Gcrmanic al
lies to send troops to defend Eastern
Hungary.
MAY DE DIVERTED TO MEET
NEW RUSSIAN THREAT
With tho retirement of Count Won
Berchtold as Austro Hungarian Foreign
minister, who is said to have favored
another expedition against Servia, and
because or the greater influence of the
hunsarinns In tho councils of the en-
pire by reason of appointment of Baron
stephan Burian as the head OF tho
Foreign Department. the troops which
were destined for the Scrvian oner,-
lions are likely to be diverted to meet
the new Russian threat against Hum
gary.
In the west there has been brisI,
"shtinS at many points. The French
claim iurther progress along the coast
oi fanders' but not to the extent in
"ica'e" oy unofficial reports. Attacks
ana countcrattacks have preyailcd In
the region OF Arras and In the Aisne
valley, south Of Laon but apparentlv
without either side making any i'm,
portant gains
The French progress east OF Rheims
and In tho Vosges. however. continues
despite heavy snowstorm. according
W onicial claims. In the Argonne the
Germans claim to have improved their
position. An official German statement
estimates. the allies losses since they
commenced their offensive four weeks
ago mt 10000, including 10000 killed
ana more than 1900 prisoners.
An interesting account from German
sources or the battle north Of Scissors
says the French defeat was the result
VI surprise attack. While the French
oNpecte" an attack on their left. tho
"er''ahs attacked on the right and
centre, and drove the French complete.
~ out of positions north of the Nsn,
which had taken them n month tn con-
ture.