| Show STORMS HAMPER IBES ARMI ES OF EUROPE WINTER WEATHER PREVENTS operations ON LARGE SCALE ON WESTERN battlefield french claim slight gains in france and belgium while germans report capture of an important russian Po lon the extremely rainy winter the worst europe has experienced in years causing floods in the river valleys y of the continent as well as those 0 if england lias has prevented any operations on a large scale on the western battlefront and has seriously interfered with those in the east cast there have been heavy artillery engagements gage ments from tho the sea to the swiss borders and occasional attacks by tho the infantry of the opposing armies which when not repulsed have added a few yards to the territory in the possession of tho the attacking force but have always proved costly adventures the french have gained a little ground between albert and roye just north ot of tho the point where the line turns eastward and to tile the east cast a ot wilhelms and southwest ot of verdun where the attempts to make the german positions at st Ail litel on the mouse meuse untenable are proceeding slowly they have also made some advance in alsace but have suffered a repulse to the northwest of st Mene hould in the east the germans have captured the important russian position of but elsewhere they have been unable to make headway against the russians who as defenders ol at well fortified fortl fled positions are aided by the wet weather and muddy roads which hinder the german movements the austrians Aust rians claim to have checked the russian advance near Gor corlice lice on the south galician Gall clan railway west of pasto but apparently the battle here herd has not yet been concluded the russians on the other handy have taken the austrian positions near pass which should open another entrance for them through the Carpathia ns into hungary while the austrian retreat in bukovina Duko Buk owina lc Is described by the russians as a rout the turks have crossed the russian border in the caucasus and accord ing to their own account live hive defeated the russian garrison at al arda lian ban they are however displaying anxiety for their remaining posses in europe by feverishly fortifying the whole coast line what they tear fear Is not disclosed for it Is consid ered hardly possible for the allies tc land a sufficient force to prove a men ace to them it is possible that they anticipate in an invasion train from another source I 1 indications point to the possibility a ot f the balkan states which are nov non neutral taking a hand in tile the war |
