Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1914 — WAR NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

The German line between St. Mihiel anil Pont-a-Mousson has been pierced by the allies, the French getting across tfie German line of communications, according to an official report. The allies’ offensive movement in France and Belgium is gathering impetus. The British have taken Passchendale from the Germans and have made progress in other parts of Flanders. The Germans aTe directing their .attention to the central point of 1 pres, where the French report several attacks of a violent nature by the German infantry have been repulsed. At both ends of the long front, to the northeast of Ypres and against the railway station at Aspach, in Alsace, the failure of attempts by the Germans to advance is officially announced from Paris. In the east, the Russian General staff makes the definite declaration: **ln the Mlawa region we have brought our offensive to a successful conclusion on the whole of the front.” The occupation of a German position near Przasnysz and the retreat of the Germans toward the Fast Prussian frontier is also announced. In west Galicia the Austrians claim to have defeated the Russians at Idmanovo and to have crossed tfie Carpathians. Montenegrin troops have occupied Vishegrad, to the southeast of Sarajevo. Considerable doubt ha® been raised regarding the fate of the German cruiser Dresden, one of the German squadron in the South Atlantic defeated by the British warships recently. Germany is reported to have advised Turkey to make amends to Italy for the forcible removal of the British Consul at Ifodeida, Arabia, from the Italian Consulate, where he had taken refuge. Italy has reiterated her demand for satisfaction and for the immediate release of the consul.