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Show RUSSIANS GAIN MORE VICTORIES Successes Upset the Plans of Central Powers in Serbia and Egypt. London, Jan. 6, 10.15 p. m. The area of Russian successes over the Austro-German forces In the east continues con-tinues to widen. Although the situation situa-tion around Czernowitz has not yet been cleared up officially, it appears, from advices from Russian sources that the Austrians are hard pressed over a long lino defense and are throwing hugo reinforcements into the district. The Russians here are expected to strike at the Kalomea-Stanislaus-Halllcz lino where powerful power-ful defensive works have tbeen in preparation prep-aration for some time by the Austro-Gormans. Meanwhile the Russian position 251 miles further north on the middle Styr river has been greatly strength ened by successful operations In th region of the great marches where the Russians are beginlng to emerge with prospects of being ablo to use tho roads leading either northwest west or southwest. Their advance hero has not been the result of ar Isolated battlo, but a series of en gagements lasting over a considerable period. In tho capitals of tho en tente allies the opinion is expressed that the Russian offensivo has completely com-pletely upset the plans of the central powers for an invasion of Saloniki and Egypt. In connection with yesterday's announcement an-nouncement of a defeat of a German war vessel on Lake Tanganyika, In oast central Africa, a half mile above sea level, it is announced that the British ships which accomplished the surrender of the German vessel were especially constructed in England and transported to tho heart of Africa. Until the arrival of these vessels, the Germans dominated Lake Tanganyika, which is the center of a large and important territory. The presence of British armed vessels on the lake will completely reverse the situation there. This Is considered here as most opportune op-portune in view of the forthcoming campaign in East Africa. The interest in the fate of Serbia's refugee army was shown by the questions ques-tions asked in the house of commons today, "Whether a considerable part of tho Serbian army is in distress at Scutari, after having suffered great privations in the retreat through the mountains and whether his majesty's government will offer the Serbian army some suitablo locality in the AToH M Ormtl AAV. nlknf. Vl rest and recuperate." In reply, Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary for foreign affairs, said that there was a considerable body of the Serbian army at Scutari, w'here at first the men had been in great distress. dis-tress. But the situation, he added, had now been largely relieved The entente allies, the secretary said, had considered the matter raised in the latter part of the question, but he was unwilling to make any announcement concerning it. Telegrams from Athens sav that the number of Serbian refugees in Greek territory is now 40,000, of whom six thousand are at Saloniki. nrv |