The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-06
Entire Ninth Army Corps of the Turks Has Been Cap tured, Says Official Pe-
 tr0grad Report
RUSSIANS CLAIM ANOTHER VICTORY
 OVER AUSTRIANS
Fighting In the East Mar rows Down to Artillery Fire-Allies Make Few
 Short Gains

Petrograd. January 5.-It is offIci.lly announced that the Russian troops have ssined decisive victory at sar, kamysb. The entire Ninth army corps of the Turks was captured.
 The following report received fror. the Russian Headquarters In the Cau- casss was made public tonight. . "Lsst night our troops won q con- plete victory over the Turks at sar, kaNysh. We have beaten two Turkish army corps and made the entire Ninth Turkish army corps, including its com nander and three division comm.n- ders, prisoners.
 "smaIl bodies of Turkish from. which succeeded in escaping were rig srously pursued and destroyed.
 "We continue pursuit of the other parts of the Turiish forces which are in full retreat.n
 London, January 5.-(1f:O5 D. m. } Two of the three Trukish columns which last week invaded the Russian Caucasus have met with disaster and the troops not killed or captured are in disorderly retreat. The column which took Ardahan two days ago has been driven out of that town, according to Petrograd official dispatches, and Is al- most surrounded by the Russians, who hold the main roads, Another column which crossed the frontier near Sari Kamysh, on the road to Kars, has suf- fered even worse defeat. one of the two army corps which composed it being sapture.s is- its tntireiy.
 The Russians also report another victory over the Austrians. in the Uzsok pass of the = Carpatians. Emperor Francis Joseph's army in this region is declared to be in full retreat in a mountain pass deep in snow, with Rus sian cavalry attacking it's flank and rear. aS
 By forcing this pass. the Russians again control some of the most valua- ble oil fields in Austria, and thus shut off another source of fuel supply, whicl, the Austro-oerman armies are said to so much need
 Holding Line
 While forcing back the Turks and Austrians. the Russian troops are hold ing the line of the Mazurian lakes in East Prussia, are fighting strenuously to withstand the German offensive in North Poland; are advancing towards Cracow and have crossed Bukowins, which is now virtually in their possess sion.
 In North Poland. where Russia is confronted with the most serious task the weather is proving a useful ally. The Germans, according to their &C., counts. are making only slow progress with their offensive operations
 Military men look for bigger events between the lower vlstula and the East Prusslan frontier. The Russians hold the greater part of the intervening ter- ritory. and unless engaged when the river freezes, would fall on the Ger man flank south of the river. It is be- lived here, therefore. that the Ger mans plan a movement from Thorn and East Prussia to prevent this action. The fighting would take place in the open.
 Except at the two extreme wings on the Belgian coast and in Upper Alsace, where the allies have gained some ground. fighting on the western front has been done by sappers. miners and artillery. Only at isolated points has the infantry been given It's op- sportunity. A few hundred wards have Abeen gained by the allies amonr the 3unes of Flanders
 - Great interest attaches to French op- krations in Upper Alsace The capture Ebf 6teinbach was accomplished after d. 2nost superhuman eforts. Now the French are attempting to force their way through Cernay (Sennheim). tho possesiontof which would open the door to Muelhau1tp.
 one of the ieSscfis sae VT has taught Rusaia 10 that the port o2sArchanrel. 4ts only large seaport on the north coast and the most northerly point in the railway system of Europe can be kept open most of the winter with tic aid of ice breakerA Archangel genor- ally is frozen over for months, but it has been kept open thus far.
 The House of Lords will meet to- morrow and Earl Kitchener secretary for war, is expected to, make | state- nen on the progress. Of tho war and British preparations
 Comments On Situation
 Petrograd. January 5.-(via London. e:10 D. m.)-The Novoe Vremya's mill- tary critic, commenting on the activity of the German force along the lower vistula, says the Germans now are able to maintain their petitions with abo1lr the number of troops required at the time they were undertaking m active advance toward Warsaw. The reason for this he says is that the invaders oc-