The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-01-16
toward New Points; SCISSORS
Fighting and Turkish Adj
vanceto Break Deadlock. I
new RUSSIAN MOVEMENT
May Cause Fighting Which Will
0yefshadoW Previous Pol
ish Capital Battles. (
tsY AssociArep sssss,

LONDON, Jan. out Of the state
OF virtual deadlock which for weeks
has existed In the east and west there
have sprung during the last few days
military events OF more importance
than followers of the war expected
at this time They are briefly the
Russian offensive toward the from
tiers of East Prussia and Posen,
the fighting at scissors, the expected
Turkish advance ON Egypt sand the
plan for a renewed attack on Seryia
by combined Austro German forces.
To the west Of Warsaw large Ger
man forces are still conc ntrated but
they are gaining little ground and It
is thought likely that the fighting
which will develop. as a result Of the
new Russian movement may for the
time being overshadow the previous
battles for the Polish capital. 1t is
even suggested that Field Marshal
Won Hindebarrg held in check along
the Bzura and Rawka rivers is about
to initiate q fresh movement OF Ger
man troops either, from Thorn OF from
East Prussia and that Russian adj
vance toward the German frontier Is
intended to forestall this attempt.
y The British press with unusual
candori concedec that the Germans
We're Victorious In the recent fight.
Ing near Scissors; remarking that
= " a. relief from the customary CON
'tradictions to find the Official: COM
manifestations In agreement on So
many Important points. Military
writer's special izings as to the reasons
for Emperor William's presence al
the front: during the fighting near
Scissors suggest that General Won
Kuluck either requested the EN-
peror to come and inspire enthusiasm
among the troops or else felt SO sure
of his ability to force back the
French over the river that he desired
to have the emperor witness the vic
tory" "A third theory Is that EN-
Hperor William is visiting various
points along the western front feel
ing out the situation with view ia
selecting the most likely spot for an
attempt to break through In the
spring.
4 Dispatches reaching London today
assert that the Germans have MOI
abandoned hope Of reaching Calais
and are planning a new offensive in
Belgium and northern France. Ac-
lcording to these advices train after
train loaded with troops Is moving
into Flanders. With the touch sc
often added heretofore on the occa;
sion of any approaching. holiday Of
anniversary these dispatches say
that the German; soldiers hope tt
present Calais to Emperor William
for birthday present. s
Only small fraction OF the British
military writer's profess to see in the
German advance at scissors any new
threat at Paris. They pay more at.
tentnion, however, to the ,culminatior
indications that the Turks have de.
tention, however, to the culminativt
Egypt. The general feeling is that
any such raid could be checked as
the Turks would have to reckon no,
with the British troops but with the
warships which will be able to share
in the work Of opposing the invaders
operating in the Suez canal of Aka:
bah, Arabia, and at other points
Aware Of the fact that is less diff
cult to cross the desert IN. winter
than in summer the Turks are said
TO be massang troops with All pos
sible speed south Of Syria Latest I'D!
vices relative to the prospective Aus
tro German attack on Servia say that
Bavarians and Prussians are on thu
way to Budapest to effect q junction
with the remnants Of the four or Ave
tt& ,,fs, - :. ,-xa 1,,3,s ~ a,e
SO severely at the hands OF the Ser
VANS.
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