The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
Petrogard Is Again Law
ish In Claims Of
Successes.
HUNGARY AS GOAL
British Think Russians Will
Try to Make Headway in
That Direction,

That Direction,
London, England.-The crushing
blow the Russians appear to have
dealt the Turks in Caucasus and thu
further advance of the French ir
Alsace on the road to Muelhausen
continue to hold the foregro, ID in
the war news, in the absence of i'm
Portant developments east and west
1t is felt here the route CT the
Turkish invaders in the Caucasus as
reported by Russia, with the defea.
OF their plan to seize the Russian
fortress of kars, gives the Ottoman
forces such setback that The much
discussed invasion of Egypt is now
virtually out of the question at the
same time the pressure on the Rus
slams from east will be relieved
and this should preclude the neces-
slty OF Withdrawing Russian forces
from the Polish and Galician fronts
for service in the Caucasus.
Petrosrad reports Turkish army
defeated at Adahan (forty miles
northwest of kars), which is distinct
from the forces reported as c.ushed
and captured at Sari Kamysh, is
today completely surrounded and be-
ing harassed by Russian cavalry.
Doomed to inevitable eXtermiita-
ton"
Poor Turks Have No Chance
1T is added that the Turks are
fighting with great bravery and de-
termination, but against hopeless
odds, as roads along their retreat
are blocked by deep SHOWS.
While there is virtually no change
west of Warsaw, in the opinion of
British observers OF events The Rus
sian General Staff is giving many in
dications of an intention to strike
heavy blow in Hungary. With
Bukowina occupied, the time is ripe
for an invasion of Pennsylvania, the
eastern province bordering on Ru-
mania, which has not abandoned
her neutrality. but has warned her
reservists to hold themselves in
readiness. The allies expect Ruman-
ia to seize the opportunity to aband-
ON Austrian rule. A Paris dispatch
says events "of the highest import
ance" are imminent in Rumania.
Numerous correspondents are has
tening there.
French Advance in -Four Places.
Paris, France.-French forces yes
terday advanced at four distinct
points along the battle front, extend
ing from the North Sea to Alsace and
gave ground in one instance, accord
ing to the official announcement.
Gains were claimed by the French
in the region northwest of Rheims,
in the forest of a Grurie. In Alsace
the Germans reoccupied a trench,
while the French maintained their
supremacy in the vicinity of Stein
bach.
The statement identified the sec
ond Garibaldf reported as killed in
action on French battle field as
Chief Adjutant Constantine CAM
baldi a brother of Lieutenant Col
onel Garibaldi. Another brother was
killed December 80.
1t was in the engagement in which
Garbaldi was killed that the French
blew up Gtrman trench nearly
half mile long. In the subsequent
charge Garibaldi was fatally shot.
Berlin Press Statement
Berlin, via wireless to Sayville,
Jan. 5.-The official press bureau
statement says:
norna..;,l,s s,,. a ~ .,, c
mans Tbe Swiss ra,arts say ~ -
tho Erench have heen oomn,otelv
sition and have witbaraS,, IN tho p al
rection of. Relfort Attemnts have
been in vain to nse Thann no the
base for an aggressiva movement ;,
Add to war
To Exchange Prisoners
London England. was official.
ly announced that an agreement
had been made between Germany and
England for the exchange of nrison-
ers of war who were incanacitated
for further service. The proposal