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Show KAISER'S FORCES ARE INCREASING Petrograd Military Men Maintain Main-tain Frontier Armies Regardless Re-gardless of Diverting Rumors. PetrogTad. Jan. 12. via London. 3:45 p m News reaching here of a proposed pro-posed expedition In force by the Germans Ger-mans and Austrian! against Servla, It Ix'inj; said that the Teutonic allies are contemplating the dispatch of eleven army corps to that country to avenge the recent Austrian reversos. 8 looked upon In Russian military circles cir-cles as a transparent ruse on the part of the Germans to distract Russia's attention at-tention from the Polish campaign and to divert this government from further fur-ther reinforcing the Russian armies in Poland. The Russian general staff, it Is said. 1 1 Is not being influenced by tbe reports and is continuing its campaign already al-ready initiated. Meanwhile, the iiuiu ber of German troops In Russian Poland Po-land has not diminished, but is con tinually being increased on the Bzura Bp ; and Nlemen rivers, on the latter wa- H$ terway as f;cr as Tilsit. HL" Germans Plan Offensive Campaign- HE? . The Russian general staff has as-certained, as-certained, army officers say, that the Germans are preparing for an often- 'Jggjif slvo campaigf) from the extreme wLw -i northe rn frontier down to the river Buf' Pilica! where the Austrians likewise BF have nut diminished their forces. Th Hrc supposition that the Germans are Hijl making use of dilatory tactics employ- ttmW ed In the western war theatre where Hfc ther. virtually has been no advance on either side, Is not shared by mlli- tKi tary authorities, as they maintain the LmmV. Germans must advance or fail before Hh the spring months render the roads iBBj Impassable tH From captured prisoners and other iVfit sources, the Russians are said to have HN received reliable information that the 'HS Germans intend to begin an offensive in the near future The Russians are Eu preparing effectively to meet this of- By fetish ' HBn 600 000 More Recruits. tHsl The new recruitment in 1915, within Hh sixteen da vs. as officially announced, Kg will give to Russia nearh 600,000 men. mKa The Gorman advance on tbe commu- Bl uities south of the village of Moghely EH and southeast of Socbaczew, several mBs times repulsed with great loss in the m last few days, according to Russian sHd advices, is reported to have been tin- HEbE dertaken again Likewise an Austrl- iEPl an advance towards Klelce and HnV tbe region of the Pillca river Is said to have been effectively repulsed. Hl These battles are chiefly important ftHi us showing the continued German and H Austrian offensives in spite of con- H stant losses. Hka - oo iHW |
