The Nome daily nugget., 1915-03-01
WAR SUMMARY
 FOR PAST WEEK
Compiled from the dispatches re- ceived during the week ending Feb ruary 27, 1915.

With the development or the Ger man submarine blockade of the British coast and the allied attack on the Oar danelles the attention of the war cor respondents has been largely directed to the situation on the sea with a con- sequent lessening of the reports con corning the land fighting, especially in | the west The week has been marked bv the cessation of the German offen- | sive in Western Russia after terrific fighting near and below the Nieman river. Apparently the German offen- sive north of Augustowa spent itself and was later abanodned because of renewal of the Russian offensive against the weakened German lines west of Warsaw. The Russian offen- sive apparently centered against Flock as mid-week reports indicate terrific city with steady Russian gains re ported daily X German offensive north of the Vistula centered on the city of
 Przasnvz the Germans early claiming ] the capture of the city The report was later denied but the Gerrran n claim is affirmed hy the dispatches received today. Terrific fshting has undoubted 1 ly taken place in that vicinity with the 1 favor largely on the side of the Ger
 mans.
 l Russian successes are reported along 1.-the Bzura and the Germans were re- | tillery battle at Ossowice. Terrible fighting was also indicated near Flock with almost daily reports of Russian Isuccesses The latest reports from German sources admitted that the Ger
 man lines had beer forced back upon the city which is evidently being Iactively beseiged at the present time. Considerable fighting has also taken lplace north of Lodz, and the Germans 1.-the Rawka river Apparently almost continuous fighting has taken place lalong a line commencing at Augustowa land running southwest through Praa Isnyz. Flock, Lodz and thence south feast to the region near Ossowice. l Fighting continued in Galicia with lgeneral Austrian successes during the learly part of the week but the situa- Gtion was latterly reversed by Russia l successes at Stanislaus and along the Dnnjek, west of Tarnow. the Russians making considerable advances at both ltreating from Bukowna was also re- Iported to have again assumed the of Efensive and reentercd that province. lcapturing the important city of Sada- lgora. north of Czernowitz. The last laccounts. confirmed by vienna dis patches, indicate a general renewal of Ithe Russian offensive throughout the lentire Galician province. The most lmarked feature of the week lies in the japparent cutting of the Austrian forces Unto two sections north and south of lStanislaus
 The Servian campaign was renewed by the Austrians and at last accounts Belgrade was being fiercely bombarded
 The favor, in general. seems to be
 credited to the Austrian arms although
 they are again on the defensive in lGalicia.
 Fighting of q desultory nature has lcontinued at all important points along the western front with the results credited almost entirely to the allied forces. German attacks have been fol- Flowed by sharp counter attacks from the allies which usually resulted in ldistinct gains. Desperate fighting has ltallen place near Ypres and at Verdun; in the Argonne and at several points
 in the yosges district. The German lbombardment of Reims continued I throughout the week and the city is reported as being slowly battered into
 fragments. Few distinct gains are re-
 ported but it is indicated that the Ger
 mans have been forced back a few
 miles along practically the whole west
 tern line The allied reports credit the capture of many troops and large
 quantities of munitions of war. The
 losses of both sides have undoubtedly
 been very heavy.
 The naval movements have been
 greatly extended through the week
 and the Germans have met with con
 siderable success in the English block
 ade, nearly a dozen vessels being tor
 pedoed in British waters. including two
 transports said to have had a consider 1 a 1la nIlDaba1, of