Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-01-20
English Troops Make Success.
full Assault at LabaSSee as
Allies Are Driven Back
Across Aisne.
Won KLUCK GAINS GROUND
Heavy Fighting Continues Near
Soissons-Russian Attacks
Fail to Shake Won Hind
enburg's Forces.

London. Jan. 16.-The violent Ger
nan attack to the north of Seasons un-
Ter the direction of Genera Won Kluck,
which coupled with IA flood stage OF
The river. has forced the French bacK
,cross the Aisne. This is the most
striking news of the last "a tours from
he seat OF war. Kaiser Wilhelm witt
lessed the fighting.
The Germans have been gaining In
his locality for several days, but they
had not all OF the ground
.ost by them. This engagement north OF
scissors is the first notable fighting
n the vicinity since last September
when the British army. which sub
'euuently was transferred to Belgium.
VAS successful i'm crossing the Aisne.
Relieve Aisace Situation.
Snow in the Nosges mountains and
hoods i'm Flanders still prevent any ex-
ensive operations on the eastern or
Western wings. to British observ-
rs it appears AS though the scissors
district had been selected for the point
where. with reinforcements and first
tne troops. the Germans are planning
% display once more the hammering
.actics so familiar during The autumn.
On the other hand some war experts
argue that the operations at SOissons
lave been undertaken to compel the
lilies to lessen the pressure i'm Alsace.
Heavy fighting continues near Sois-
sons, where the Germans have Won inn
pOrtant advantages of the allies. Near
Perthcs. i'm the Argonne and upper Al
SAGE n elsewhere along the western
front where recently there have been
heavy engagements. activity has sub
sided. Other phases of the military sit
uation in the west apparently have been
subordinated for the present to that in
the scissors region. where the outcome
MAY Nyorf.iSa "a marked infllpnCp on Tl-
ture operations yer a long stretch OF
the front.
British Mako Gains.
The British claim to have won e
marked success several days ago neal
La Bassee. when they drove the Ger
mans from strongly c%ntrcnched posi-
tons. gaining mile ia distance and
Onists.
The Havas agency Mt Paris has re-
ceived a dispatch from st. Omer. dateC
January 10. which relates a British vic
tory and an near La Basset
of one mile. gaining a strategic advan
tage. The message follows:
The British. by an impetuous at
tack stormed the strongly entrencheC
German positions near La Rassee at
o'clock this afternoon, after a vigorou!
preliminary Smelling. This is an i'm
portant strategic point and It's occupa
UlOn represents an advance vi one IIlliS
The British losses We're slight. but TIL
Germans lost heavily. Many German
We're taken prisoners
Expect italy ia Fight.
Italy has been ~momentarily dis
tracted from thoughts of war by tn
devastating earthquake of January l:
| The assertion still is being made il
London that the allies confidently eX
pect Italy to join them in due
of time.
Petrograd is confident that the Ger
man offensive movement in Poland ha
spent it's force, and the war office an
nounces that Russian forces have mad
gains along the Nistula. General Vo,
Hindenburg's troops are now occupy
ing strongly entrenched positions
however, and there are no indication
that they are threatened seriously b
the Russian attacks
The Turkish forces which pene
trated Persia. occupying TabriZ, ar
now advancing into the interior. Rus
STA explains her evacuation of "abri
as due to strategic %easons, which ne
cessitated a %regrouping of her troop.
The porte is said TO have offered
withdraw it's forces from Persia,
Russia also would do so.