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Show AUSTRIANS SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED FOES Vienna, Jan. 12 The Austrian official of-ficial communication, issued tonight, says: "The enemy's attempt to force the Nida river (southern Poland) was renewed yesterday with violent artillery ar-tillery fire. On the entire front In the southern portion, in the forenoon, strong hostile forces renewed their attack, which soon collapsed under our artillery fire. Hundreds of dead and wounded were left in front of our positions. Simultaneously an artillery battle took place south of the Vistula. On this occasion one of our batteries succeeded in getting the range of a farm, and the Russians who had been there for some days were compelled to evacuate their positions. "In the Carpathians serious operations opera-tions are impeded by the unfavorable-weather. unfavorable-weather. In the upper Cng valle., the enemy has retired nearer the Uzsok pass. "The report that Przemysl sent representatives rep-resentatives to parley with the en emy January 10 is baseless. |