The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-21

London Hears. that Germany
Considers Posen Menaced
by Slav Army.
NAY RENEW SOISSONS BATTLE
on French Situation Believed to
Presage Renewal Of Violent
Struggle There.

London. Jan. 19.-The German re.
ports of all the eastern operations are
very brief, but those of the Russians
are more in detail, and 1t is believed
the Russians are again menacing East
Prussia and Posen.
The Turks, according to reports.
have been dealt another staggering
blow after their determined stand in
the snow at Kara Urgan in the eau
casus. They are fighting rear guard
actions, but are being pressed back
toward Erzerum in great disorder.
In dispatch to Reuters Tele-'
gram Company from Athens, the state.
ment is made that Adrianople, after
Constantinople, the most important
city in European Turkey, has been
abandoned by the Turkish garrison.
To Renew Scissors Battle.
London, Jan. 19.-The omission
from the German official report of any
reference to scissors, the scene OF
the recent marked German success.
and the French statement that there
has been no change in that region
leads to the belief that renewal of
the violent struggle there Is impend-
ing, the temporary quiet being due to
the fact that neither side cares to risk
an offensive in the present circum-
stances. q
At widely separated points else
where OH the western front there have
been engagements. but the weather
again is playing an important part.
The storm in Belgium prevents op
erations. except artillery duels, and
snow in the Vosges, at the other ex
tremity of the line, makes attacks en-
ceedingly difficult.
In the Argonne, however, fighting
Is almost continuous and each side
claims minor successes. For the time
being, the Germans seem to be more
on the offensive than the defensive.
I.ondon.-The following report has
been received from Tinis:
THE army of the Caucasus has COW
cred it's flags with glory by fresh he
roic exploit, having completely annihi-
lated. the Eleventh Turkish Corps,
with the exception of several insignia
cant elements, which are fleeing in
disorder. We have captured all the
artillery of this corps
While the main Russian army has
been busy repelling what Grand Duke
Nicholas in his official reports de-
scribes as a series Of violent attacks
by Field Marshal Won Hindenburg to
break his way through to Warsaw,
other Russian forces have stormed and
taken Kirlibaba PASS on the borders
of Pennsylvania, and have made fur
ther progress in their advance along
the right bank OF the Vistula toward
the German frontier.
The Germans in force has delivered
several successive attacks which de-
veloped into bayonet fighting on the
Russian lines of the left bank of the
Vistula and have succeeded in taking
one of the Russian advance trenches.
Further south there have been sim.
heavy artillery engagements. The
Russians have succeeded in silencing
the heavy Austrian guns, which, from
the banks of the Dunajec, have been
bombarding the town of Tarnow.
The capture Of Kirlibaba pass
through which roads lead into the
heart of Pennsylvania, is likely to have.
a political as we'll as military effect
1t will possibly hasten the action Of
Rumania and will compel the Ger
man allies to send troops for the de-
tense of eastern Hungary.
Russians In New Advance.
London, Jan. 16-The latest official
reports from the Russian general
staff discloses a new operation on the
part Of the Russian army which may
have far reaching results. Starting
on their new year tho Russian caval.
ry commenced a forward movement
in northern Poland on the right bank
of the lower Vistula river and nave
reached the Shrwa river, some forty
miles east of the German fortress OF
Thorn, West Prussia. driving a small
force of German cavalry and infantry
before them. II
It is believed that Grand Duke
Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the
Russian forces, intends to use an en-
tirely new army in this region. con-
sisting. according to Petrograd dis
patches OF from 100000 to 100000
men, operating IN accordance with IN