The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-04
HAND TO HAND
COMBATS IN THE
NEW ONSLAUGHT
FRENCH MOROCCAN TROOPS EN-.
GAGE GERMANS AT ST. PAUL.
LESS THAN 60 MILES FROM PARIS
Second Contingent of Australian
Troops Arrive in Egypt, but Some
May Go to the Front in Eu-
rope-German Cruiser Sank

rope-German Cruiser Sank
Paris, Feb. 3.--Fierce hand to hand
combat in the region of st. Paul mark
ed the beginning of new German on
! slaught to force passage OF the
Aisne at scissors less than 60 miles
| from Paris.
| French Moroccan troops stationed
| in the outskirts of st. Paul on the
north bank Of the Aisne have re-
pulsed three charges by German in
! fantry. They routed the small force
of Germans who made first assault
on their positions driving them back
on the German lines near Cruoy and
taking several prisoners. Following
the failure of this attack the Germans
sent up reinforcements A small
force of Moroccans entrenched be-
hind the ruins of farm houses were
forsed to sive ground. Falling back
upon the main French positions they
joined in the counter attack that sent
the Germans fleeing in disorder.
| German artillery has resumed vio-
lent bombardment of the bridges held
by the French on the north bank Of
the river.
Australians In Egypt.
London, Feb. 3.-The second Aus
tralian contingent has arrived in
Egypt and has joined the first contin-
gent.
The first Australian and New Zea-
land contingents were disembarked In
Egypt early in December to assist in
the defense of that country and to
complete their training there.
1t was announced officially that
some of the men might go to the
front in Europe. According to the
Hast reports the Australians We're
encamped near the pyramids.
! If the Turks, numbering about 120,-
! 900 men, continue their reported adj
vance on Egypt, the Australians Prob
ably will see active service against
them.
German Cruiser Sunk.
London, Feb "a dispatch to the
Morning Post from Petrograd says
that Russian submarines, besides
seriously damaging the German cruis-
er GaZelle recently in the Baltic, also
sank a German gunboat and that as
a result of their activity the German
" al oL4iPo oAC AlO lOASCL 11OhIuE dDOuI
in the Baltic with their former free
dom.
Exchange of Prisoners.
Rome, Feb. 3.-According to re
ports in circulation at tie Vatican,
Great Britain, Germany and Austria
have answered Pope Benedict's pro-
posal for an exchange of civil prison
ers-women and children and men
above the age of So. When all the
answers to the pope's proposal have
been received from the heads of the
belligerent nations they will be pub
lished in the Osservatore Romano, the
official organ of the Vatican.
Sturdee Arrives at Plymouth.
Plymouth, Feb. 3. - Vice-Admiral
Sir Frederick Sturdee, who command
ed the British squadron which sank
the German ships off the Falkland
islands last December, arrived here
last night. He was a passenger on
the liner India
Admiral Sturdee declined to discuss
the South Atlantic victory on the plea
that the admiralty regulations forbid
his talking.
On To Warsaw.
Berlin Thy wireless to Sayville, L.
ID, Feb. 3.-The capture of the village
OF Humin, east of Bolimow and the
taking OF 1000 prisoners marks the
latest success of General Won Mack
.enzen's new advance upon Warsaw,
it was announced today. Won Mack,
enzen's army drove the Russianc
from the village east of Bolimow af-
ter three days fighting. Pressing
on towards Warsaw the Germans are
engaged with Russian force north
east of Bolimow and a few miles
south of the BZura. Russian night
attacks along the Bzura have been re-
pulsed. North of the Vistula en-
counters between Russian cavalry
and German infantry outposts have
been frequent but no important
clashes have occurred In the west,
French attacks on the German posi-
tons have been repulsed.
English Fire at Each Other.
Bagdad (by way OF Berlin, Feb. 3.
Surprised in night attack by the
Turks, two English battalions at
korna at the junction of the Euphra-
ties and Tigris rivers fired upon each
lother, infficting severe loss. At day
light English gunboats drove OF the
Turks.
German Battalion AnnihiIated.
Petrograd, Feb, The annihiIa-
ton OF an entire German battalion
belonging to the 224th infantry In the
fighting in the Carpathians Is claimed
here today, These dispatches con-
tain absolute confirmation or the re-
port that German armies are concen-
trating in the southeast to aid the
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