ssians claim that they have 750,000 Austrian and
German prisoners in Russia.
Dec. 10--Servians capture many Austrians and large stores of supplies.
Dec. 11--Three German columns repulsed in Poland; Austrians defeated
north of Kesmaj and Parovnitza.
Dec. 12--Servians repulse Austrians at Kosmai; Germans occupy Przanysz,
but their front line is pierced; Lodz has been evacuated by the
Russians.
Dec. 13--Germans are defeated in Mlawa region; Posen prepares for a
siege; Austrian right wing, driven into Bosnia by the Servians, is
attacked by Montenegrins.
Dec. 14--Servians reoccupy Belgrade; Austrians reoccupy Dukla in the
Carpathians and capture 9,000 Russians; Germans gain in Northern Poland.
Dec. 15--Austrians abandon Belgrade without a battle; Germans rush fresh
troops to the Vistula; Austrians recross Carpathians into Galicia and
drive Russian left back toward the San River.
Dec. 16--King Peter enters Belgrade at head of an army; Servian General
Staff announces that country is free of invaders; Russians have new army
in Warsaw.
Dec. 17--Germans report Russian offensive against Silesia and Posen to
be completely broken; battle at Sochaczew; Austrians have success in
West Galicia.
Dec. 18--Russians admit falling back and shifting battle lines, but they
deny defeat; Russians win in Galicia between Sanok and Lisko; Austrians
announce capture of Piotrkow and Przedborz.
Dec. 19--Germans capture Lowicz; battle on the Bzura; fighting in
Galicia; Russians hold lines on Dunajec River against spirited attacks;
Austria claims to hold all West Galicia.
Dec. 20--Von Hindenburg follows up his success at Lowicz; German wedge
driven further toward Warsaw; Russians cross the Bzura and destroy
bridges behind them; Death's Head Hussars reported as having been caught
in a Russian trap and almost annihilated; Servians and Montenegrins
again invade Bosnia.
Dec. 21--Russians claim that Germans are being pursued into German
territory; both sides claim advantages in Poland.
Dec. 22--Russian Army menaces Thorn-Allenstein-Insterburg Railroad;
Germans re-form to protect it; von Hindenburg's left threatened by a new
invasion of Germany; Germans cross branches of Bzura and Rawka Rivers;
Austrians are defeated in the Carpathians.
Dec. 23--Austrians defeated in Carpathians and Southern Galicia.
Dec. 25--Movement of civilians to interior of East Prussia.
Dec. 26--Russians gain in South.
Dec. 28--Russians have raised
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