The state herald., 1915-01-22
RUSSIA MENACES
GERMAN BORDER
RUSSIANS ANNiHiLATE ENTIRE
ARMY CORPS AND CAPTURE
FIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS.
TURkSL0SE $4,000 men
TEuToNs DECLARE ALLIES HAVE
LOST 10000 SOLDIERS IN
LAST FOUR WEEKS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Petrograd, Jan. 1S.-The following
report received from Tiflis indicates
that $4,000 men have been lost by the
Turks.
THE Army OF the Caucasus has GOV.
cred its flags with glory by fresh
heroic exploit, having completely ami
hilated the Eleventh Turkish Army
Corps of 10000 men, with the excep-
tion of several insignificant elements.
which are fleeing In disorder We have
captured all the artillery OF this corps.
Near Kara Urgan we also annihil.
ated the Fifty-second Turkish regi-
ment and captured 5000 prisoners and
10000 cattle from other regiments as
the retreat began"
London.-While the main Russian
army has been busy repeiiing what
Grand Duke Nicholas in his official re-
port describes as series OF violent
attacks by Field Marshal Won linden
burg to break his way through to
Warsaw, other Russian forces have
stormed and taken Kirllbaba Pass on
the borders OF Pennsylvania, and made
further progress In their advance
along the right bank OF the vistula
and are menacing the German from
tier.
An official German statement esti-
mates the losses of the allies, since
they commenced their offensive four
weeks ago, at 100000, including 10000
killed and more than 1900 prisoners.
London, Jan. 16.-The violent Ger
under the direction of General Won
Kluck. which, coupled with flood
stage of the river. has forced the
French back across the Aisne, is the
most striking news from the seat OF
war. The Germans have been gain
but they had not recovered all of the
ground lost by them. The engage
ment north OF Scissors is the first
notable fighting In the vicinity since
last September when the British
army. which subsequently was trans
ferred TO Belgium. was successful in
crossing the Aisne.
Snow In the Vosges mountains and
floods in Flanders still prevent any
extensive operations on the eastern
or western wings. and to British OBJ
servers II appears as though the Sois
SONS district has been selected for the
point where, with reinforcements and
first line troops. the Germans are
planning to display once more tho
hammering tactics 80 familiar during
the autumn. On the other hand, some
war experts argue that the operations
at Soissons may have been under
taken to compel the allies TO lesser
the pressure IN Alsace.
Th' French official bulletin said the
German advance had been stopped
and described their progress as "A par
iial success which would have no in
fluenoe on the operations as whole
An official bulletin says the Ger
mans captured 81, Paul. near Scissors
but were soon forced out again by tn,
French.
An important success Is elaine,
near Arrar. French zouaycs. with tn,
bayonet, are snid to have captured Q
German position on the road between
Arras and Lille. Arras and Lille are
strongly strategic points In the battle
line.
The statement says the French ar
tillcry destroyed the German foo,
bridges over the Meuse river at 81
Mihiel, and Il is declared n German
attack near Senonnes, In tho vosges
mountains. was rcpulsed. The French
arc said TO have then broken through
the German barbod wire cntangic
mcnts and occupied trench.
The British claim TO have won
marked success several days ago near
In iiassee. when they drove the Ger
mans from strongly intrcnchcd posi-
tioas, gaining onc mile In distance ano
inflicilng severe losses ON their nm
iafonist.