Show REP 0 HT as BE FEAT INVADERS ARE LOSING DECLARE FY F Y ASSERT TH THEY WHILE GERMANS ARE ADVANCING sea of mud in prance france prevent exten give operation operations botn boin side sides claiming the advantage in des struggle tc the russians are calming lal ming decided in their cru with ith the from german source sources G germans hinaus cornea comes the news that the germans are making substantial gains in their at tack upon the russians the highest importance is 13 attached by the russian milt military iary author authorities itle 8 to the alleged C german lerman defeat at lysz it la is asserted by the russian staff officer officers that the germans hope of 0 f success during their operations of the last fortnight along the northern front was as based upon their confidence in breaking the russian line at nysa thie this attempt by the german germans to strengthen the position of their left wing which as was an important part of their plan for a gigantic encompassing encamp assing movement extending from hugus tosco to eastern galicia Gall cia Is said by the russian leaders to have failed bitely the russians assert that the retire meni meat of the germans la in the north Is more precipitate and disorderly than any previous retreat in this theater ot or the war they state that the germans have abandoned large numbers of 0 heavy and light guns uns ia u have even left behind wounded a edleda adlers in an effort to execute a hasty rt treat this condition of affairs according to the russian viewpoint as bumes added significance from the fact that the germans are said to bave have employed some of their best troops in this fighting there are many indications that the germans were entirely conil confident dent of success As to the situation in france the reports from german sources are that the attacks on their front have been carried out by two to french army corps and that the enemy everywhere every ft here haa has been repulsed the allies claim that heavy beavy losses were inflicted on the germans in all of this fighting french success to the north of mesnil was reported by the french commander command pr when german counterattacks on this front were ere repelled and the french maintained all their galas gains of the p evious days whether the germans will ill be able to profit by the temporary cessation of hostilities to reff a their defensive Is problematical the country already Is a sea of mud and the same condl alons that prevent the french from continuing their offensive it Is be ildved also will block any german plans tor for reconstruction with ith a view to adequate preparation to withstand renewed assaults when the weather conditions shall permit farther to the east I 1 9 the meuse valley and in the operation operations of somo some importance continue at pont ponta a Mousa ons the french cl claim a ini to have taken more grousd a blockhouse has been captured in the L la woods a german night falack on Sul zero zern in tha mountains to the west eat of munster hag has been repelled and a number of prisoners taken and the gains lade at Hartmann kopf maintained |