Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-19
Teutons Assume Defensive Role in
East and Send Thousands of
Troops TO Western
Arena of War.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMPIRE
London Officials to Hear of Attempt
to Celebrate it by Decisive
Victory.
RUSSIANS BRING FRESH TROOPS
The Days War News
In Condensed Form

FRENCH AOVICES SAL that the at
Hed front In the positions taken up
after the retreat from SOissOns ts
stronger than ever. London suE-
Restn that the Germans may fol-
low up their victory by inauEurat~
Ina another forward movement.
BerIin considers that the general
offensive movement of the allies,
said 10 have been ordered a month
ago by General JOffre, has broken
down.
PETROGRAD REPORTS emphasize
the completeness of the victory
said TO hsve been gained over the
Turkish troops. OF the forces at
Kara-Urgan, according 20 the Rus
stan war office, large numbers
were killed aud the survivors were
put-to flight.
GERMANS IN POLAND again have
attacked the Russians west OF
Warsaw, but apparently have been
unable, thus far, 90 break thrOuEh
the line OF defense. In northern
Poland the Russians continue 20
advance toward the PrussiRn bOr-
der.
GERMAN ATTACK on the western
sOissOns and yesterday there was
n severe encounter In the region
of Albert. Several French trenches
ia the ArROnne are said to have
been captured.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT from Paris
disputes the German claim of vic
tories I'm the Areonne, saying that
the attacks were repulsed.
LONDON. Jan. 1s-London is recalling
that this is the forty-fourth anniversary
of the proclamation OF Wilhelm I as
emperor of Germany and in the British
capital II is expected that the day may
bring news of widespread GermaA effort
TO follow up with a siili more Important
movement than they achieved last week
tu the neighborhood of Soissons.
In London Il is believed that the Ger
mans have adopted what is virtually a
defensive role to the west of Warsaw
some British observers arguing that this
has been forced upon them by superior
Russian numbers-and that these de-
fensive tactics synchronise with the move
ment OF many thousands of Teutonio
troops from Poland to the French and
Belgian battTetelds.
The fighting at Scissors, some British
commentators declare to he the precursor
OF the entry OF these new troops upon a
vigorous offensive and perhaps an at
tempt to cross the River Aisne. At Sois-
sons the French failed to hold their post
tions on the northern bank OF the river.
and for the Germans 10 attempt to gain
the southern bank is regarded as a de-
velopment to be expected. As to future
engagements in this region, IL appears TO
be fact that the French artillery ON the
hills south of the Aisne commands all
the approaches to the|river and that IL
will have 20 be reckoned with.
Million Fresh Russians.
In the eastern arena OF the war the
steady pressure which the arrival of 100 =
600 OF last year 5. levies has enabled the
Russians to exert upon the Germans, ac-
cording to news dispatches reaching Lon
don, has been slowly pushing back tho
German line to the west of Warsaw.
News dispatches today report that the
Russians re-occupied Plock This report
has not been confirmed officially, but the
Russians on Saturday crossed the skrwa
river a few miles below that point and
may have been able to occupy the city
Russian forces already had reached
sierpec and Gombin, lying respectively
directly north and south OF this provincial
capital.
Tho Russian defeat Of the Turks. II the
claim Of Petrograd are fully borne out
was so decisive that Il may mark the
close OF the Ottoman attempt to invade
Russia in the Caucasian region.