Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-18
Kaiser Witnesses Retreat of
Enemy. Following Smashing
Blows Dealt BY General
Won Hindenburg's Army.
NATION is CELEBRATING
Believed That Sweeping Victory
Has Been Won In Mazurian
Lake Region-DetaiIs
Are Lacking.
PETROGRAD ADMITS BLOW
Austro-G German Advance Said
to Have Been Halted In Bu-
koWina-Arti|Iery Due|s
Continue In West.
PETROGRAD ADMITS BLOW

London. Feb. 15.-Emperor Will
liam received Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg OF the eastern battle
front on Friday and it was decld-
ed to make 81 renewed dash for
Warsaw next week. according to a
dispatch from Amsterdam to the
Exchange Telegraph company.
The German emperor, the message
adds is said TO be anxious that the
Polish capital be taken before the
next meeting of the reichstag. in or
der to Undue he house to vote a
new war loan without opposition.
London. Feb 13.-The event of inn
mediate Importance In the east is the
German victory in east Prussia, which
according to Berlin reports, was an I'M
posing one. 1t Is ssumed in Germany
that danger Of Russian invasion in that
| region is ended, but 1t is not yet clear
to what extent the conduct of the cam
paign will be affected.
In the Carpathians the battles for
possession of the passes are still UNI
decided. A Geneva dispatch states ti.tt
the Austrians ave suffered heavily
from Russian bayonct attacks In Dukla
pass.
100000 Reinforcements.
The army which the Germans flung
SO suddenly into east Prussia Is be-
lieved to have numbered 100000 men
and to have been made up of soldiers
who have been fighting on the Rzura
and western fronts. and of units of
the new army which has just completed
training in central Germany.
The Following official communication
from the Russian general staff vas
made public last night;
'On the front between the Nicnlen
and the lower Nistuln separate actions
have taken place at five points-west
of Marggrabowa, near Lyck, midway
between Ostrotenko and Myszyniec,
west of Myszyniec, and in the region
of Sierpec.
TN the Carpathians we have re-
pulsed attacks on the enemy in the
region of Svidnik. near Wyszkow and
Porogui. in the vicinity of Ftostoka
near the Bukowina frontier.
Claims Conflicting.
AS in other important encounters in
the eastern arena of the war, the
claims of the opponents disagree AS to
the strategic Importance of the Ger
man advance into EAST Prussia. The
Germans are hailing il as Il great vic
tory and Berlin is decorated with flags,
while Petrograd declares that the Rus
slams are deliberately r%ealigning their
forces ol their own territory support
ed by their WI forts and that the de-
cisive conflict is yet TO come.
The battling in the Carpathians is
going IN in the snow. but the informa-
ton from this field of activities is most
scant and the indications reaching
London are that it is a see-saw affair
with both sides sustaining enormous
losses. Further to the south, the Aus
TRANS contend that they are contin-
uing their advance into Bukowina.
Military experts in London are of the
opinion that the Carpathian front still
remains an area of prime Importance
in the east, whore a decisive victory by
either side would force the abandon
ment by the other of territory In East
Prussia or Poland.
Emperor William Is still on the
East PruSsian frontier. according to
the latest advices reaching London, but
Emperor Nicholas has just made a visit
to Sebastopol, where he inspected the
Russian warshiDs in port and mad an
address to the assembled sailors.
Berlin. Feb. IS, (via London).-The
morning papers hail the victory in east
Prussia particularly as removing fur
Their danger Of an invasion of that
province. The point to the Russian
report of the battle as an indication Of
the completeness of the defeat. as it
admits that the Russians are falling
back to the protection of their chain of
fortresses. Emperor William witnessed
the fighting.
Inc victory u especially pf1ZGU be-
cause OF the Illustration of plans for a
strong offensive which the Russians
are believed to have beer preparing in
this region.
The capture of 5000 prisoners. re-
ported in the German official commune
cation. means that practically an ell
tire aI!a. corps has beer aat-a::t 81
the fighting, The fact that the number
Of guns captured IS comparatively
small is commented on in some quar-
tiers as indicating hat the Russians.
who are said already to have lost d
third Of their artillery through capture,
are now insufficiently equipped In this
arm of the service.
The Loka! Anzeiger's military con
tributor avs In commenting on the re-
suits In East Prussia:
w believe that the Russian general
staff is not far astray when it assumes
thai our troops in East Prussia have
been reinforced"
The press expresses hopes for further
good news from the battle still pro-
ceeding In some parts of the eastern
line.
The children in the schools We're Civ
en- a holiday today and flags are fly
ing all over the city in honor Of the
victory.
The news that the Russians were be-
ing driven from the Mazuriall lakes
district carne as a big surprise to the
people Of Berlin. their attention having
heen long concentrated on the Warsaw
front. Persons in the confidence OF high
military officers knew, however, tina,
Won Hindenburg had quietly gathered
a strong force for an offensive move
ment in East Prussia. In unofficial
quarters it has been said that eight ar
my corps were ga theried for this pur-
pose.
HEAVY FIGHTING RESUMED