The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-08
AUSTRIANS DRIVE
BACK SLAv ARMY
Berlin Dispatch Says Eight At
lacks Were RepuIsed With
Heavy Losses.
WINTER HALTS OPERATIONS
Allies Confident German Lines VIII be
Broken in SPrins-serbs Ferti-
fled in Albania.

Berlin, Dec. 30--The Czernowftz
(Bukowina) correspondent Of the
Tageblatt sends the following:
The Russians have made eight at
tacks against the Austrians on the
night Despite a tremendous expendf-
ture Of ammunition and men the AZ
lacking forces have not yet succeed
ed in breaking through the line. Every
time the weakened columns OF the Rus
SLAMS succeeded in reaching the Aus
trO-Hungarians they were repulsed.
The Russians maintained a gunfire for
twenty-five hours which was audible
in Czenowitz.'
Russians Take Town.
London, Dec. 30.-Russian troops
have occupied the important Persian
town Of Kashan and are marching to-
ward Ispahan. according TO the Tehe-
ran correspondent Of Reuters TeIe-
gram Company.
Dispatches from both east and west
express the belief that the winter
weather is likely to prove the most Sc
we're obstacle to war operations on the
principal fronts during the next few
weeks
Reuters correspondent at western
headquarters, after remarking that the
British staff is confident that The al
lies are now so strong in men and mu-
nitions that they can break through
| the German lines whenever the right
time comes. declares that the weather
is the chief reason for postponing the
big movement
SaIoniki Now Safe.
Despite this weather, the duel in the
Vosges mountains, in the western
zone, continues and may eventually
prove TO be one Of the big operations
of the war
By all accounts Saloniki is now safe
Certainly the central powers show no
haste to attack the allies position.
Seventy-five thousand Serbians have
reformed at Scutari and ElOasan in
Albania and the Montengrin army.
which heretofore has been debarred
geographically from taking any large
part in the war. is now throwing it
self energeticaIly into the contest
against the Austrians-
5000 Serbs in Albania.
Paris, Dec. 3O--"According to re-
liable information, there are $4,000
Serbian troops at Seutari and Elbas-
san, Albania says the Athens CORES
pendent of the Havas Agency. They
are in excellent trim, notwithstanding
the difficulties encountered in their
retreat They hold strongly fortified
positions against the advance Of the
Austro-Germans and Bulgarians, and
1t is unlikely that they will be trans
ferred TO Saloniki''
May Not Attack SaIoniki.
Vienna, Dec 2s.@The operations OF
/ the central powers against the Anglo
French army in Greece were Temporal
lily suspended in Difference 70 Greek
susceptibilities regarding the Bulgar-
ians, when the entente expedition re-
| treated across the frontier.
The operations may possibly not be
resumed Nothing positive regarding
| further military plans can be learned;
| these are contingent to a certain ex-
/ tent on the Greek attitude, and if
Greece has no objection TO leaving Sa-
lohiki in the hands of the British and
French, 4 further offensive movement,
/ it is reported, may not be undertaken
I by the AustrO-Germans, who IN that
case would merely stand on the de
fensive in highly favorable positions
| along the Bulgaro-Macedonian from
tier.
Only Bulgaria and Turkey Mensced.
Salonih, as viewed here, has no
strategic Importance So long as Bull
garia is able to defend Southern Mace
donia and its own borders, the occu-
patton Of Salonih by the entente allies
| is not looked upon as menace to any
of the interests of the central powers.
except Bulgaria and Turkey.
1t is considered here that an often
sive against Salonifi would be a polit
zeal rather than military measure, il
| is pointed out, the value OF such an
offensive would be highly probIematf
cal, since the occupation even temper.
ariIy OF Greek territory would Involve
only embarrassments and no advan
tages.
Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. ga
dispatch to the Tribune from Vienna
/ says: Chancellor Won Bethmann-
HOIlweg is expected in Vienna soon
with the full conditions under which
the central powers viii accept peace