The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-25
GERMAN ARMORED CRUISER ALSO REPORTED
SUNK AND OTHERS DRIVEN TO BASE
FRENCH LOSE LOWER ALSACE
German Pontoon Bridges Blown Up-Russian Offen-
sive Against Hungary Broken-Russians
Successful in Southern Poland
By United Press

Dattle cruisers several smaller cruis-
ers, and twenty-six destroyers. AS
soon as the German boats were sighted
the statement says, the British began
to close in. Realizing the overwheIn-
| superiority of the British forces, the
kaiser's ships headed back towards
their base. For three hours run
ming battle lasted, the vessels on both
sides bringing the biggest guns in ac-
ton. The Bluecher did not have the
speed of the other cruisers, and. trail
ing behind, received the concentrated
fire of the whole British fleet. The
crew of the Bluecher continued to fight
until the ship sank.
Losses Greater Than Reported
! LONDON, Jan. 25.-There is a grow
ing conviction throughout England that
the German losses in Sundays naval
battle were greater than were indi-
Gated by the officials of the admiralty.
This view is strengthened by the re-
| port that a funneled German
cruiser has been sighted, badly dam
| aged, off the coast of Holland. pro-
ceeding at half speed towards the Ems
river 1t is believed here to be one
of the light cruisers engaged here Sun
day The Admiralty offered no de-
tails Of the battle supplementary to
yesterdays statement. The Bluecher,
was sunk, the statement says, and 1873,
out of the crew of S85 were rescued.
French Advance RepuIsed
BERLIN, Jan. 25.-French efforts to
advance in lower Alsace were repulsed
with heavy losses, according to state
ments just given out by the war Of
flee. 1t is admitted that the French
captured trench southwest of Berry
Au-Bac.
The statement told how the German
artillery halted the French charge,
killing four hundred French and eau
turing several hundred Others Heavy
engagements are in progress
elsewhere in the west, particularly at
Nieuport and Ypres.
Bridges Blown Up
PARIS, Jan. 25.-Pontoon bridges
thrown across the Meuse river by the
Germans at St. Mihiel have been blown
up by the French. German guns she'll
I'd the French succeeded in bringing
Up additional artillery. During the
luel, several shells fell in st. Mihiel.
causing losses to the Germans.
Except this fighting and sight
french gains east of st. George. no
important changes in the western zone
lave been announced by the war office
n its official communications.
Russian Offensive Broken
ROME, Jan. 25.-Austrias eastern
rmy, heavily reinforced by it's own
rst line troops and some of the best
rigades of the German army, has
roken the Russian offensive move
lent against Hungary; and is threat
ming the Cars hold on Bukowina
rovince.
Official dispatches from Vienna re-
orted the capture of several Russian
'enches in the Carpathian Mountains.
hich commanded important passes
aiding to Pennsylvania and the Hun
arian plains.
Russians Victorious in Poland
PETROGRAD, Jan. 25.-Brilliant
ussian victories in southern Poland,
Id the development of Russian Of
nsive movement menacing Lodz are
lnounced in an official war office
1t is declared that the German
mics advancing toward Ivangorod
ere rolled backswith heavy loss, after
fering detefmined resistance. Ivan
rod is the main fortress protecting
arsaw against advances from the
uth
The Slavs declare they have occupied
elce and Oponso, and have driven
e Germans back to thirty miles along
g forty-mile front, to the Pilica RI
r.