The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-09
The Russian General Staff
Thinks Violent Attack
Is To Mask Commence
ment Of Teuton Retreat
FIERCE ARTILLERY
DRIVE ON CENTER
Big Battles Are Develop
ing In East Prussia When
Reinforcements Come
For Defenders At Inster
CAssOciatsd Press by Federal wireisss.)

(AssOciated Press by Federal wirelsss.)
hAa.ssSnAD, tepruary 7.--Such
il progress Il now being made by the
Kussian advance west Of the Bsura
River against the German flank that
the general staff here believes that the
Germans sono be forced TO make
general retirement, such as was forced
UPON them in their first attempt to
reach warsaw. \. &. . a.s-...,..3as ID
The Germans are making ferocious
attack now against the Russian center,
but this, in the opinion Of the military
experts, simply masks the plan now
being carried out Of a general falling
back ~Aa FRI 's.@ " s.s..e.
RUSSIANS SEIZE PosrTfo17s
while the Germans are huriins three
quarters Of their army against the Bus
sian positions before warsaw, the Rus
SLAMS are holding their ground, inflict-
ing terrific losses upon the passes adj
vancing In the frontal attacks. In the
meanwhile the Russians have seized
the opportunity TO cross tn, Bzura at
two points and have captured Important
fortified positions At the junction Of the
Bzura and the vistula.
The offciaf statement made Ct the
VIZ DC last night says that IN Rus
sis ? Land the front south Of thu Va
Ia is spreading, dheto the violence Of
the German artifIefy attack. While
the Russians are spreading their lines,
hey are holding back any attempts at
an advance by the German Infantry.
OFFICIAL PEFRoGRAD REPORT
Regarding the capture Of the German
i positions on the north Of the main Ger
Imam line, the ofaciaf report says:
/ s.In spite Of the German counter at
| lacks we have maintained and strength
ened our positions Oh the left bank Of
the Bzura, near ths function with the
| yistula, where We shsve captured an
important point needed by the Germans
for their support north Of Vitkovitze. "
Continuing, the oficial report says:
Near Gorjimo~ we have captured
La considerable section Of the German
entrenched line, also q portion Of their
second line Of trenches, In this fighting
capturing six Of the enemy's rapid
firers.
I'm this region the Germans made
three counter attacks, In an effort to
regain their lost ground. Each attack
was repulsed. ,... IN Il
IHARD STRUGGLE IN EAST PRussL1
''In Esst Prussia the b.ttles which
have been In progress in the Inster AMI
Szesznppe vs'leys are Increasing Ii
violence, the enemy having brought mp
1.-The reports from the neadc2ar:ers
II the army Of the Caucasus state thai
since February s there h-Ne been no
, notable actions ls-,
RUSSIANS HAVE INITIATIVE
: LONDON, February c.--den. Won
Htndenberg Is continuing his costly
3 lunRes at warsaw with German troops
Z while farther north the Russians, after
crossing the Bzura river, seriousiy
threaten TO outHank him. 4 The Issue Il
stil undecided but the Russlans main
tain that the initiative Is now theirs
!. Ealthoagh new attacks are expected.
The more complex and strateglcallJ
} important struggle in the O3rpathiani
Els dragging along indesisiyely.
BERLIN REPORT ooNfIDENT
d BERLIN, February 0-ili the Russian
f.Stacks on the East Prussian frontiel
4 and the Poland have been repuised
lPhe Germans nave ta,-en ono thousand
prisoners and SIX machine gus