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Show T GERMAN ATTACK ON ALLIES EAST OF YPRES GIVEN SHARP SETBACK Three Hundred, Including Company Commander, Left Dead W on Field Five Attacks Made Against British Line Re- 'Wl pulsed and Numerous Dead Left Behind Sixty nS Prisoners and Two Officers Taken Germans 1 1 Report Two Important English Posi- , tions Captured. FIGHTING PROGRESSING NEAR CRAONNe! German Mine Throwers Working Against French Positions in Alsace Russians Penetrate Hungary Reinforcements for Czar's Troops Constantly Arriving in Bukowina Turkish Black Sea Flank in Dangerous Plight Government Confiscation of Entire En-tire Grain Crop of Germany Arousing Arous-ing Interest in London. Malmoe, Sweden, Jan. 26, via London, 4:35 p. m. It is persistently asserted here that the German protected cruiser Gazelle was torpedoed yesterday by a submarine of unknown nationality, at a point in the Baltic, near the island of Ruegen, which is off the coast of Prussia. Although the Gazelle was "damaged, she was able to return to the port of Sassnitz. The 'fct German cruiser Gazelle, a sister ship to the Niobe, has a dis-$ dis-$ placement of 2,645 tons, a complement of 264 men and is p 328 feet long. She was built by the Krupps in I 898 and her ' armament consists of ten 4. 1 inch, fourteen one-pounders, four machine guns and three torpedo tubes. Amsterdam, via London, Jan. 26, 5:23 p. m. Reports reached Amsterdam today to the effect that the Germans in Belgium are preparing a big military venture for tomorrow, Emperor William's birthday. Details of the expected coup have not been revealed but all the railroads of Belgium are i being used exclusively for military purposes. Great quantities of war material are being sent to the front. i London, Jan. 26, 7:15 p. m. The official press bureau this evening gave out the following statement dealing with the fighting between British and German troops yesterday in the region of LaBassee, in France: "Yesterday, in the neighborhood of La Bassee, the enemy delivered several violent attacks against the first division. They were repulsed with severe losses. In one place alone on the LaBassee road 300 Germans were killed. Fifty-five prisoners, pris-oners, included two officers, were captured. ! . . .. "An attack made on the French lines opposite Ypres also j was repulsed with great loss." Paris, Jan 26, 2.50 p. in. The l JT French war office this afternoon gave out an official report on the progress j of the war reading as follows. "On the Yser front Belgian troops have made progress in the vicinity v. Pervyse "At daybreak yesterday the Germans, Ger-mans, one battalion strong, delivered an attack against our trenches to the east of Ypres. "This movement was arrested sharply. Three hundred dead, including in-cluding the commandant of the com-pauv com-pauv at the head of the German advance, ad-vance, were left on the field of battle. bat-tle. The attack was to have been supported by certain companies from the German second line, but these men under the very exact fire of our artllierv, found it impossible to come out from behind their sheltera. "Not far from LaBassee, at Given-t Given-t hy and Guinchy, the enemy delivered five attacks against the British line After having made some slight progress prog-ress the Germans were repulsed and I left'on the field numerous dead and . sixty prisoners, including two officers This attack was accompanied by endeavors en-deavors at diversion at several points on our front. Between the road from Bethune to La Bassee and Aix on-lPtte on-lPtte a detachment of tho enemy, which endeavored to come out from its trenches, was at once stooped by. the fire of our Infantry and of our s J 2Sl5 On the rest of t front between the Lys and the Oise, yesterday yes-terday saw artillery duels. 1 Violent Attacks of Germans. T "To the west of Craonne, the en- cmv delivered two successive attacks, e?cb of great violence. The first was rtpuKed but the second penetrated on? trenches. By an energetic counter coun-ter attack, however, our troops sue ceeded In regaining almost aU I pfttte ground lost by them. At thi point the fighting is still going oa around that part of the trench which is oc cupied by the Germans. "In Champagne tho artillery of the enemy yesterday showed less activity then on preceding days, while our bat teries delivered an effective lire against the German positions. "In the Argonne,. in the vicinity of St. Hubert, wo checked wltn our ar-tillery ar-tillery fire an attempt of the Germans to deliver an attack. -In Alsace the enemy was active in the employ of his mine throwers against our positions as Hartmann-Weilerkopf; Hartmann-Weilerkopf; at this point yesterday there was no fresh fighting. TM Germans yesterday bombarded Thann, Lanbach and Senaheim." j German War Office Report. I Berlin. Jan. 26 (by wireless to Lon- L don, 3:26 p. m.). The Gorman war I office, in Its statement riven out this M afternoon, says that two strong points of support in the possession of the English were captured by German ' troops yesterday In a general assault on the English TKsitlons near La Bassee. The text of the communication reads. If i "In the western theatre the enemy, followlug his custom, placed Mlddel-kerke Mlddel-kerke and Westende (in Belgium) under fire yesterday. A large number num-ber of the inhabitants were killed or injured by this fire, they including includ-ing the burgomaster of Middelkerke English Positions Captured, "Our losses yesterday were small Our troops attacked the positions of .the English on both sides of the La Bassee canal While the attack to the north of the canal between Glvenchy and the canal did not lead to the capture of any English positions, posi-tions, on account of a strong flanking movement, an attack of the troops from Baden, to the south of the canal, ca-nal, met with complete success. In this region English positions extending extend-ing for over a width of over 1100 metres, me-tres, were taken by storm and two strong points of support were captured. cap-tured. Three officers and 110 men were taken prisoners and one cannon and three machine guns were captured cap-tured . "The English attempted In vain to recapture the positions which bad been immediately employed for our own purposes, but they were beaten back with heavy losses. Our losses were comparatively 6mall, French Repelled In Argonne. "Battles successful for our troops took plate on the heights of Craonne to the southeast of Laon. All the attacks of the French in the southern part of the Argonne were repelled. More than fifty prisoners fell into our hands." In the eastern theatre: The Russians Rus-sians attacked positions of our cavalry cav-alry to the northeast of Gumblnnen (in East Prussia) without success. Fierce artillery duels took place on the remainder of the front In East Prussia "Less important engagements to tho northeast of Wloclawek (on the lower Vistula, forty miles southeast of Thorn) were successful for us. "Nothing of importance has happened hap-pened in Poland to the west of the Vistula river or to the east of the Pllica river. Fighting In the Caucasus. Petrograd, Jan. 26. The general staff of the army in the Caucasus has issued the following communication: communica-tion: "Our offensive in the region or Trans-Choruk continues despite an obstinate ob-stinate defensive on the part of the Turks "In the region of Olti some Isolated fighting occurred with Turkish detachments. de-tachments. "Along other sections of the front the usual cannonading continues." London, Jan. 26 The sweeping regulations reg-ulations for the conservation of the food supply of Germany, including the confiscation of tho entire grain crop. Is regarded in Loudon as the most significant item of news received today to-day from the countries at war. Perlin announces officially that this step cuts deeper into the economic life of the German people than any 1 other measure adopted sinco the outbreak out-break of hostilities and the government govern-ment defends the regulation on the ground that, in order to upset the plans-of Germany's enemies to starre tho empire. It is necessary to make certain of a regular supply of foodstuffs food-stuffs until the next harvest Russians Invading Hungary. In the war area, the reported Russian Rus-sian invasion of Hungary by way of Bukowina is attracting attention in London. A special news dispatch from Budapest sets forth that, after a temporary check, the Muscovites actually ac-tually had penetrated Hungary, where they hold the key to Josofalva, an important im-portant strategic position. Russian reinforcements aro reported as con stantly arriving in Bukowina, a fact which clearly indicates. In the opinion opin-ion of British observers, the inten tion of Russia to Invade Transylva-j Transylva-j nia in force. Petrograd asserts that as a counter to this Russian move against Transylvania Tran-sylvania the German army, which was sent ostensibly to operate against Serbia Ser-bia is now being directed to the defense de-fense of the Carpathian passes in conjunction with the forces of Hungary. Hung-ary. Turks In Dangerous Plight. Petrograd reports also that the Russian Rus-sian Caucasion army Is closing in on the Turkish Black sea flank, where the Ottoman troops are described as In a dangerous plight. From the same Bource comes a report that the British Brit-ish army in Mesopotamia has met some success while advancing on Bagdad. Bag-dad. On the sea the presence of submarines near the island of Ruegen off the coast of Prussia in the Baltic has caused the German mall boat to put back to Trelloborg, Sweden, when only a few hours out on her regular run to Sassnitz. Berlin now claims that In Sunday' naval light in the North sea the Germans Ger-mans sunk two British torpedo boat destroyers as well as a cruiser. The British admiralty continues to ignore these claims, but it has not as yet issued any report giving details of the pari played in this action by the British Brit-ish light cruiser and destroyer squadrons squa-drons Report from Vienna. Vienna assumes that Rumania will now hesitate to Join Russia in the war and that danger of the invasion of Transylvania is over, at least for the immediate future. In Poland heavy fighting is under way once more, and a degree of success for the Germans is admitted In Petrograd. Berlin hears that the Teutonic allies have occupied Kielce. In the war with Turkey also. Russia is encountering severe opposition. |