Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-02-17
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.

Saturday, Feb. 6.-Great forward
mcvements in East Prussia and Hun
gary and victories west of Warsaw
are specifically announced by the Rus
sian general staff. Upon a front of
seven miles with Borjimow and Gou-
mine as centers of attack, the Ger
mans concentrated seven divisions
and hurled more than 100000 of their
finest infantry against the Russian
line.
The Berlin war office says the Rus
san attacks on the East Prussian
frontier to the south of the Memel
river were repulsed as were attacks
against positions recently taken By
tn Germans to the east of Bolimow.
The French report asserts that its
troops in the Champagne have made
further advances toward the east and
west railways which feed the whole
German line.
The German government says of the
situation in western Europe that ar
tillery duels on the whole front were
varied only by an unsuccessful French
attack against German positions near
Perthes in the Champagne country.
Sunday, Feb. 7-According to dis
patch from Petrograd, the Russians
have made further advances along the
Bzura and have crumpled the German
center by fierce attacks on the Rawak,
south of the Bzura line. In the Car
pathians a desperate battle is in prog.
ress north of the Eboro-Fbroko line
The German general staff announces
the capture of a French trench so tn.
east of Ypres and admits that south
of the canal of La Bassee the French
penetrated one of the German trenches
where a severe battle is raging.
The French official communique re-
ports the capture of German posi-.
tior. near Gunchi and advantage in the
artillery fighting from Arras OF
Rheims.
Monday, Feb. 8.-Petrograd claims
the Russians have successfully re-
pulsed the Austrian advance in the
neighborhood of Dukla and have taken
Rakotz on the frontier. Between Sa-
nok and Gumenuo the Austrian line
has been pierced and Mezolaborez
taken by the Russ.
According to the same advices re-
peated German and Austro-Hungarian
assaults along the Hungarian frontier
have been repulsed by the use of bay
onets, and the Russians have captured
the villages of Ulics, Kemarnik, o.
tertesz and Swidnik.
According to a dispatch from Nish,
Servia, a body of Austrian troops
crossed the Roumanian boundary near
Turn SEVERN against the opposition of
the frontier guards and pushed on
toward the town. After three-hour
engagement the Austrians were push
Ell back across the border into their
own country.
Tuesday, Feb. 9.-East Prussia and
the Carpathians are now witnessing
engagements which are growing in in
tensity every minute. The Germans
have suddenly shifted some 100000
men to the north of the Koenigsberg
line and have brought up reserves to
REINFORCE the Austrians holding the
passes Of the mountains on the Hun
garian border. The fighting line to
the north of East Prussia is practically
continuous.
Late reports from the front say the
Russians have taken the offensive at
Korosmezo, Hungary, and that they
have inflicted severe losses upon the
Austrians here and advanced five
miles in the direction Of Borkut. Fresh
particulars from the Bukowina from
tier indicate the Russ have COM
menced the evacuation of that prov
ince under pressure from the Austro.
German armies.
In the western theater isolated con.
f1;cts at half a dozen points on the
long battle line from the sea to the
Swiss frontier are being fought with
utmost desperation. Apparently no
material advantage has been gained
by either side.