the siege of Cracow to shatter Austrian
armies attempting flank movement; Russians believe German attack on
Warsaw has been checked.

Dec. 30--Germans retreat over the Bzura; Russians advance in South
Poland.

Dec. 31--Germans claim to have taken 136,000 prisoners, 100 cannon, and
300 machine guns in Poland since November; reports from Petrograd state
that the Germans lost 200,000 men at the Bzura.

Jan. 1--Russians invade Hungary; Germans in Poland move south; Austrian
Army split by Russian operations in Carpathian region.

Jan. 2--Germans commence offensive movement against Kielce; Germans
fortify captured Polish towns.

Jan. 3--Germans capture Bolimow; German advance on Kielce fails, as well
as German advance between Bzura and Rawka Rivers; Russians take
thousands of Austrian prisoners and sweep through Bukowina; Germans rush
to defend Cracow.

Jan. 4--Russians occupy Suczawa; Cracow again threatened.

Jan. 5--Russians defeat Austrians in Uzsok Pass and prepare to invade
Transylvania; Germans renew activities along the Vistula.

Jan. 6--New Russian army to take offensive against Germans at Mlawa;
rain is interfering with many field operations; Germans help Austrians
check advance against Cracow.

Jan. 7--Mud is hampering Germans.

CAMPAIGN IN WESTERN EUROPE.

Oct. 16--Germans occupy Ostend; battle line reaches the sea; Allies gain
near Lille; French are near Metz; Allies check Germans in attempt to
reach Dunkirk.

Oct. 17--Germans advancing again on Dunkirk; sharp fighting in Alsace;
British take Fromelles; Allies take Fleurbaix and claim gains on line
from Ypres Canal to the sea.

Oct. 18--Announcement that Allies' left has pushed forward thirty miles;
they retake Armentieres; battle near Nieuport; Belgians repulse German
attacks at River Yser; French repulse attack on St. Die and cut railroad
in Alsace; Germans evacuate Courtrai; German forces in Bruges move
toward French frontier.

Oct. 19--Allies advance between Nieuport and Dixmude; fighting from
Ostend to Lille.

Oct. 20--Germans gain near Lille; Allies report recapture of Bruges.

Oct. 21--Allies repulse German attacks at Nieuport, Dixmude, and La
Bassee; heavy fighting on the Yser; Germans gain near Lille.

Oct. 22--Battling on the coast; Allies helped by their fleets; cavalry
battle at Lille.

Oct. 23--German right wing reinforced and gains ground at La Bassee;
Allies gain near Armentieres; French retake Altkirch; heavy fighting
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