Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-27
BRITISH ASSEMBLING
FORCES AT SUEZ CANAL
Citizens Are Reported to Be
Fleeing as Fighting Be-
gins in Interior.
VICTORY CLAIMED BY
GERMANS NEAR cRAoNNE
Austrians Announce important
Mountain Position Captured
from the Russians.

a Turkish attempt 10 invade
Egypt, several times reported. mas at
iast begun, according to unofficial
advices from Athens, which say that
three Turkish army corps. under
command OF Djemal Pasha. are en-
gagged In the movement. A reuort
from Cairo announcing an engage
ment to the eastward OF Elkantara
indicates that not only has the IN
vasion begun, but that the Turkish
forces have penetrated a Consider
able distance into the country.
Elksntara is twenty-eight miles
south Of Port Said and Is on the
Suez canal which, It is assumed. Is
the immediate objective Of the Turk
isb advance.
Another dispatch from Cairo states
the British troops and warships are
being assembled near the Suez canal
and that civilians are leaving the
scene.
Fight for Victory for Kaiser.
Emperor William Is ffty-six years
old today and although there is lit-
tie information Of the days mill
taTy activities the latest reports
available made Il apparent that tho
emperor's troops were endeavoring To
win for him a birthday GIFT in the
shape OF victory at arms Two
days ago violent German attacks
were begun at several points They
developed with greatest force against
the British along LaBasses canal
in France near the Belgian border
and against the French further south
In the region of CraonDe.
Today's official communications
from Paris and Berlin. which deal
with yesterdays fighting. show that
on the day before the emperor1s
birthday the Germans won a meas
Ure of success near Craonne. The
French war office admits that
trenches were lost, but says thaa
some OF them were retaken later. The
German statement, however, claims
sweeping victories in this region, in
Guiding the capture of several points
Of support along a section OF the
front nearly mile in extent.
Statements Conflict.
Concerning the fighting at LaBas.
see. there is a conflict OF statement,
both the French and Germans claim
Ing the advantage. A heavy snow
fall has interrupted the struggle ie
Alsace.
The German war office says there
are no changes In Poland, and thai
in East Prussia, Russian attacks
were repulsed.
The new Austro-German plan in
the East, which ss an immediate oh
ject calls for the protection OF tht
~nx-
vasion rather than the prosecution of
the offensive along the Warsaw
front, seems to have exerted already
a marked influence on the campaign.
Heavy reinforcements Of Germans
have been sent into Hungary to a.
sist the Austrians, and an off1ciai
statement today from Vienna reports
that important victories over the
Russians have been gained.
The fighting took place az the
mountain passes leading into north
eastern and northwestern Hungary
and II is said that the Russians were
compelled to evacuate important DO
stions after repeated and fruitless
counter attacks. These reported
gains for the Austrians follow sheir
successes in Bukowina. which Vienna
regards as having crippled the Rus
sian offensive there and rendered IN
likely the participation of Rumaflia
IN the war. at least at this time.
A Russian official statement az
serts that successes were won in re-
cent fighting in Gahcia, where at
tacks OF the Austro-German foreef
were repulsed everywhere. In Gen
tral Poland, along the Warsaw
front, the Germans made several
violent assaults but are said to have
been driven back with heavy losses
BY the Associated Press
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. q. via London
4:20 p. m.-An engagement occurred
yesterday TO the eastward OF Eikan-
tara. in Egypt, presumably with the
advance guard OF q Turkish army
although details are lacking. The
Egyptian losses we're one officer and
four men slightly wounded. Only
comparatively small number Of mer
were engaged in the fighting. which
was in the nature of skirmisnes.
by the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. q, s:17 ,. m.-Diss
patches from Cairo state that greaf
military activity prevails at the Suez
canal. Troops and warships are being
assembled and all civilians are leav-
ing the vicinity of the canal. I'm
DOFlA1A ItSlAlAAg--SeaAAAIf a. b1AAAEf
made,
ATHENS. via London. Jan. q. S:17
u. NIT is reported here that three
| Turkish army corps (about 10000
mem are marching on Egypt, under
command of Djemal Pasha-
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN (by wireless to London
$3.50 D. MI. Jan. 27.-The officfni
communication issued today by the
German army headquarters staff
says the French We're driven out Of
their positions on the heights to the
west OF LaCreute Ferme and to ths
east of Heurtebise. The Germans
also claim that several points ~
support were taken from the French
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