The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-29
GERMANS EXPECT TO
DELIVER A BLOW
Are Bringing up More Men
to Face the Allies in the
West and Expect to Make
a Telling Assault on the
Lines as Soon as the
Ground Hardens - Stop
Russians in East.
az AssocIArED PREss

London, Jan. 28.-Although no big
battles, as a battle Is considered in
the present war, have been fought of
hate, there have been engagements in
all areas from Asiatic Turkey, to the
English channel, In which the losses
Of men and materials probably Lave
been greater in the aggregate than
many battles of history.
French reports say the Germans
attack against the allies lines in
Flanders, France and Alsace on the
first three days of the week cost the
Germans twenty thousand men, to
which must be added the losses suf-
fered by repeated attacks on Russian
the entrenchments in Central Poland.
The allies announcements say all
German attacks west have failed, ex-
cept near Craonne They admitted
the French lost eight hundred men
here, largely because of the collapse
of an old quarry.
On the other hand the. Germans as
sert they inflicted severe defeat on
the French at Graouue and that thes
rcpulsed an the French attacks in
Vosges, and Upper A1sace. with heavy
losses. While 1t is evident these at
tacks and counter attacks cost both
sides heavily, they made no great diff
ferences in the relative positions OF
the opposing armies They convey the
intimation, however, that the Ger
mans by no means have given up the
idea of delivering a smashing blow
at the allied armies.
With the approach of dry weather
and consequent hardening of the
rrr<
new troops with the intention of get
ting in blow before the full strength
OF the Anglo French forces are ready
to meet them. Thus far they have
made little, IL any, progress. but still
are sending more troops.
In the east interest centers in the
Carpathians. where the Aust-o-Ger-
mans have brought up new armies to
oppose the Russian invasion Of Hun
gary. Vienna says they have recap
tured some passes the Russians have
been holding in strength. Nothing
further has been heard of the Turkish
army invading Egypt
The British admiralty tonight is
sued formal denial of the German
reports that some British ships had
been sunk In Sundays North Sea ma
val battle
1t also denies the report from the
United States that the German cruiser
Won Der Tam had been sunk in the
South Atlantic by the British battle
cruiser Invincible. It says there has
been no engagement.
FIGHT IN cARPATHiANs.
The Carpathian passes in Western
Galacia, Egypt. and the Caucasus by
reason Of the sudden Offensive Of
armies heretofore defeated. are again
to the fore today as chief areas OF
interest in the military operations.
In the Carpathians big force Of
Austro- Germans has been concen-
trated and is fighting, not only to
stem the invasion of Hungary. but. If
possible to cut of the Russian forces
occupying Bukowina to the South. In
Egypt. the Turkish advance appears
really to have begun In the eau
casus, the shattered Turks have more
or less reorganized and paused in
their dight toward their own frontier
and resumed the offensive. Both VI
emma and Petrograd emphasize the
Importance Of the Austrian operations
In the Carpathians. The Austrians
claim the recapture of certain noun
tain passes and Petrograd comedies
that the Austrians have thrown fresh
men into this region and are evincing
activity along the entire Galacian
front
While it is not probable that any
considerable body of Turks has yet
penetrated the Sinai peninsula, their
advance scouts are virtually at the
edge of the Sllez canal he vine, v~,,..,-,.s |
along the caravan route near the Med |
iterranean. It Is believed another
column plans TO advance through the
center Of the penins1ia while perhaps
a third VIII attempt to reach Suez
along the southerly route from Aka
bah. All the routes are without water
and Z Sc to the north and south are
open to flank attacks from tn Medi-
terranean and Red Sea, respectively. |
1t is believed here that the Turks, |
who have been in contact with the |
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