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Show GERMAN ADVANCE 1 AGAINST WARSAW IS FRUSTRATED BERLIN Dec 15 ta London 5 4a p m. A retreat of the German forces whi h attempted o strike at Warsaw f om the north was acknowledged In an offlcla communication gl en out oday at army headquarters. The statement follows The German co umn which had ad vanced from Soldau Last Prussia by way of 11 law a in the direction of Clechanow has had to reoccupy Its old positions owing to the numerical superiority of the enem Elsewhere tn Poland nothing of material importance has happened Unfavorable weather is influencing oar operations. In East Prussia there Is nothing new The French eaterday made Truit less attacks at various points Their attack on our position southeast of Tpres failed, with bea y losses to the enerav A hostile attack In the retrion northeast pf Suippes was re ( pulsed as well as an attack orth of Verdun with heavy losses to the at tack ere In the neighborhood of Aillv and ' Apremont south of St. Mihlel the 1 French tried four tiroes to etorm our positions but In vain A renewed hostile ad ance from the direction of Fllrey which Is northeast of Toul fal ed. In the Vosges the battle Is still proceeding W e took 300 prisoners, recap tur ng e Mage of Stelnbach, west pf Sennhe m. |