The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-08
TWO EMPERORS
WATCH FIGHTING
HEADS OF GERMAN AND RUSSIAN
NATIONS WATCH STRUGGLE
FOR POLISH CAPITAL.
Nothing Made Public Regarding Battle
But u Rages With unabated
Fury-0uiet In the West.

LONDON. Feb. :. $40 u. m.-With
the German and Russian emperors as
eye witnesses. the armies OF Russia
land Germany are stnl contending for
the positions which protect the Polish
capital OF Warsaw from the invaders.
The Russian emperor has been at Rus
sian headquarters for several days.
and the German report announces that
the German emperor has Joined his
generals and has actually visited some
OF the troops In their trenches.
Nothing has been disclosed as 10
the progress OF the battle. which
When the last reports were received.
was raging with unaoated fury. The
russians, according TO Saturdays Of.
hcial statement, had strengthened
their positions on the western bank OF
the Bzura river, which they had cross-
ed near its mouth. and captured an.
other German vantage point They al
80 captured long line of German
trenches near Borjimow. which has
been the center OF the most desperate
fighting.
In East Prussia another big battle
- developing. the Germans having
sent reinforCements apparently from
their Bzura front to that region. IN
the Carpathians. while their right Is
advancing, the Russians are only able
10 report that their left has checked
the Austro-Germsn offensive
German Report Silent.
With regard to all this lighting the
German Official report simply saws:
No essential events have taken
place
The lighting In the West Is merely
repetition of that OF preceding davs.
There have been lively artillery dueIs
and few infantry attacks. in which
both sides claim 10 have gained some
ground.
No further fighting in Egypt is re-
ported. The Turkish account OF that
which has already occurred refers 10
II as an encounter Of yanguards and
adds that the battles are stiII I'm mo-
gress. This probably IS a delayed an
nouncement
The Italian report OF the return Of
Baron Burian. the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister from his visit 10 the
German Emperor. says that the Aus
trian cabinet found the results salts
factory. but were not inclined 10 give
Trentino to Italy and part Of TransyI-
yania 10 Rumanta as the price OF con
tnued neutrality on the part OF these
countries.
Turkey has az last given Italy sat
isfaction for the Hodeida incident
The British consul has been released
and the italian hag saluted
Out Of Commission.
English fugitives from Constantine.
pie declare that the former German
cruiser Gocben. now owned by Tur-
key. was 50 badly damaged by strikins
mine that % will be- impossible 10
repair her dt C0nstantinople This
virtual loss of the service Of the Goc-
ben reduces tho Turkish feet 10 a
state of inforlority a. compared with
the Russian Black sea feet. which iq
about Co be- strengthened with n new
droadnaughf constructed az Scbasto-
pol n o. believed that when this shin
Joins the neet Russia will attack the
bosphoruF and tho Black sea while
The allied fleets attempt 10 force the
Dardannllca
Pope Hcnedicra prayer Tor peace
was read ln al the Catholic churches
IN ENGLAND and France today