Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-12
German Offensive Takes Seri-
Gus Fern IN East Prussia
Where Renforcements Are
Now Rushing,
GRAND DUKES NEXT
MOVEMENT AWAITED
Austrian Resistance Is Broken
in CarpathianS, but Rus
slams Are Losing Out in Bu-
kowina Campaign,


London, Feb II (9:3O D. m Bat
lie is following battle on the eastern
front where Russia single handed Is
fighting the forces Of Germany. Aus
tria and Turkey. The Russians have
held their lines against Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg's army, which
attempted last week to break through
to Warsaw, and apparently have
checked the Austro~German offensive
In the Carpathians. They are now
called upon TO defend the positions
which they have won I'm East Prussia
and northern Poland
The Germans are transferring men
and guns BY their splendid strategic
railways and have assumed the often
sive on the East Prussian border and
on the right bank OF the lower Vis-
tula, where an advance has brought
them ih the district Of Sierpe. which
the Russians occupied short time
ago.
big Battle Expected.
1t Is impossible 20 say yet whether
the next big battle will take place In
this district or in East Prussia, as
Grand Duke Nicholas, with whom the
initiative remains has not disclosed
his intentions. He may either strike
between Tilsit and Insterburg in East
Prussia or threaten TO cut Won Him
denburs's communications with Thorn
by a movement along the lower Vis-
tula
No further change is noted in the
Carpathians but the Austrian Off
cial report. whlrh complains Of the
obstacle OF snow and of the strong
pressure oi che Russians. suggests
that their offensive has at least partly
failed.
While the Austro- German force IN
/ the eastern part of the range seems
to have been strong enough to COM
| pei the Russians to retire from Buko-
wilma, the Austrians appear after the
! free battles of Sunday last, To have
lost complete command of the middle
! and western portions of the noun
! tains.
Fighting ON West Front.
4 Except for a somewhat more severe
engagement than usual in the Ar
gonne, and another In Alsace, in which
! the Germans claim to have been sue
cessful, although the French say that
( they have fegained the ground tenn
porarily given up. the calm continues
along the western front
! In the meantime the powers en-
gagged IN the struggle are putting their
! houses in order for continuation OF
4 the war
/ The German emperor has returned
/ from the eastern front to Berlin to
confer with his generals, including
Won Moltke who WIS retired after The
! first stages of the war
/ Financial experts IN Berlin are re-
ported TO be arranging for the llo-
| tation of another internal loan of ST.
! $50, 900. 600. II is said that Russia
also contemplates floating an internal
| loan Of $3.50, 100000.
Cost of Living Higher.
+ In England the increased cost oi
( living for the moment occupies the
attention Of the government and while
| Premier Asquith has declined TO rs.
sent to the fixing Of maximum prices
steps are being taken to improve tht
situation. The government. too, Is
4 considering means TO carry on a NOR,
stringent campaign against German
I trade
A German submarine has agair
made its appearance off the coast ol
Holland where 1t attempted to tor
/ pedo the British steamer Laertes
which when ordered to stop, holstec
the Dutch flag for the protection oi
her neutral crew A torpedo fired hJ
the submarine, according 70 one re-
port passed along the steamers sidt
as she slipped away at full speed, and
the submarine sent a shell after her