The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-16
PROGRESS OF THE WAR


From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
If the Petrograd official and semi
official reports are to be trusted the
Russians gained one of the most de-
cisive victories of the war when they
defeated the Turks under Enver
Pasha at Sari Kamysh in Trans-Cau-
casia. As usual, however. the re-
ports are conflicting and lead to the
suspicion that the triumph may not
have been as sweeping as claimed.
The original report came from the
Russian headquarters in the Caucas-
US and told how two Turkish army
corps had been beaten and the entire
Ninth.army corps made prisoners.
Later reports indicated that no army
corps had been captured, although
large bodies of troops had been taken
prisoners. Another report spoke of
| the humiliation of an army corps.
which evidently referred to the
Ninth corps. It is fairly clear that
| the Russians inflicted a most decis-
i've defeat upon Enver Pasha and
ended, for some little time at least,
the invasion of the Caucasus. At
other points Turkish troops are still
active, but it is not likely that they
will be able to assume a vigorous
offensive.
At Arabian the Turks were tenn
porarily victorious, driving the Rus
SLAMS from that city and taking pos
session. Reinforcements having ar
rived. the Russians pressed forward.
forcing the enemy out of Arabian
and badly SCATTERING the Turkish
army, which was made up princi-
pally of the first army corps from
Constantinople.
In East Prussia, Poland and Cali
cha there has been desultory fighting
and the Germans are said to have
made some advance in the region of
Warsaw, but on the whole the oper-
ations have been almost at a stand
still because of unfavorable weather
conditions. A most threatening
movement against Hungary has been
inaugurated by the Russians, who
have swept through Buckowina, the
easternmost province of the dual
monarchy. Czernowitz, the capital
Of this province, has changed hands
several times during the war. A few
weeks ago it was again occupied by
the Russians, who have now pressed
on some 80 miles to the Carpathian
passes which lead into Hungary.
The proportions of the movement
cannot yet be estimated. Both the
Germans and the Austrians are still
in doubt as to whether it is a feint
or whether it marks the actual begin
ming of the invasion of Hungary in
| force. There has been some talk of
Rumania's entering the war and this
would be the most favorable oppor-
tunity. for in that case the Rumanian
armies could operate in conjunction
with the Cars forces which have
invaded Buckowina province.
In the western war zone the French,
English and Belgians have continued
their activity with the purpose of CIV
ing the enemy no rest. In Alsace
the French occupied Steinbach. but
have been driven out. At the other
end of the line in Flanders the Bel
gians and French, assisted by Eng
lish marines. have taken St. Georges,
which the Germans had strongly for
titled. Along the entire line there
have been attacks and c%ounter-at-
tacks with shifting advantages. but
it cannot be said that either side has
made an important advance at any
point except at St. Georges.
Operations on the sea have been
almost entirely at a standstill. al
though it is reported from Athens
that the Franco English fleet has
bombarded the Notifications at the
entrance of the Dardanelles and that
a torpedo boat was slightly dam