The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-11
HARD FIGHTING
In CARPATHIANS
RUSSIANS AND AUsTRo.oERmANs
IN DEATH GRAPPIE FOR
MOUNTAIN PASSES.
Fighting Said to Favor Russians But
Losses on Both Sides are Ap-
palling-Allies Progressing.

| LONDON. Feb. 10. lO.40 p. m
Under mid-winter conditions the Rus.
sian and AustrO-Germah armies are
hghting another series OF battles for
possession Of the Curpa Than passe,
which will decide whether the Russian
troops will commence another invas-
ion OF Hungary or be compelled to
ievacuate part Of Galicia as they have
done Bukowina.
= The Russians have issued two Off
cial reports of the operations accord.
! ing TO which they have thas far had
all the better of the lighting Their
right wing. at any rate has succeeded
I In crossing the mountains, for IL has
been engaged in battl, near Bart
/ field and Syidnik. which are on the
I Hungarian side of the Carpathians
and on the edge Of the plains which
/ sweep down to Budapest
This army. too. threatens the rear
I OF the Austro-Gcrmans. who having
entered Lupkow pass to the east. have
suffered severe losses in q battle with
another Russian force which was wait
4 ing for them there.
{ The hardest lighting however. has
/ occurred on the Galician side Of Tux
I holka pass, where on Sunday the Aus
( tro-Germans captured the heights in
I the region of Koziouwka. only to be
driven from them after a bayonet
night which the Russian report de-
/ scribes as being without precedent in
/ history"
Battle Terrific.
/ This battle Is said by correspond %
ents TO have been terrific The Ger.
mans brought up their best reinforce
ments TO aid the Austrian army ana
themselves led the attack Backed bv
the heavy artillery they assaulted the
Russian position on the heights OF
koziouwka. but found themselves un-
der an enhlading fire from the Rus
slams on parallel hills and were cut
on from the main German column.
9 They were then attacked by the Rus
sian infantry. who drove them back at
the point Of the bayonet.
/ Attack followed counter attack un-
ul the Russians had rePained their
old positions. leaving the slopes. ac-
cordlng TO their report, Uttered with
bodies OF dead Germans"
The lighting here seems TO bay,
been as desperate and sanCuinary as
that which has occurred before the
warsaw lines during the last week
ana unofficial reports has been lust
as unsuccessful for the Germans
The latter have now assumed the of.
fensive on Che southern border OF
East Prussia. and as result another
important battle Is developing in that
region or the battle In the northern
par or East Prussia, neither official
communication speaks.
Russians Falling Back.
I AZ the other extreme end OF the line
/ in Bukowina-the Russians are fall
, lng back before superior Austrian
I forces. but still hold tine greater psrt
OF that province
I IRON Rome. comes the report that
the Russians have reached WlocIawek.
on the lower Nistula. thirty-fve niles
D sOutheast OF Thorn. III this Is correct.
/ II suggests that the Russians who
We're last reported at Sierpec. have
made move which may enable them
I 10 interfere with the transfer OF troorss
/ from Poland 20 East Prussia as
P Wloclawek Is on the railway from
Lowicz 10 Thorn.
There has been little or no fighting
I IN Flanders. France or Alsace. al
Z though the artillery and airmcn con-
I tinue active
II Is believed that the Germans are
preparing for another attack on the
I British line near La Bassoe. which IL
| successful. would open the door to the
I French coast from which the Germans
Z hope 90 threaten England
Slow Progress.
Meanwhile. the allies are reported
I To BE- making slow progress along the
I coast Of Belgium. the capture Of the
Great Dune being of considerable ad.
vantage. as from 30 almost jhe entire
/ coast a. far Hs Ostond can be con.
I tf0Iled by artillery
The speeches in the Russian BgmH
/ in which the possession Of Constant.
Lople was spoken OF as the ambition
oi the Russian people have caused
little or no discussion here. whereas.
few years ago such an infimafion
would have been considered In q dir
fUronf lirht
While the German loan fu UuIearfa
d. discussed in the German press as
though 90 assured Bulearia's continued
sympathy with tho Teutonip allies. DO
is pointed ouf in Sofia that The loan
was arranged before the war. af "a
time when there was no p1urrfrffan
that BulEaria would throw Iu hgr lot
With the triple entente The defeats
winch Turkey has suffered according
t0 the viewpoint here. were sufficient
io Induce Bulgaria f0 maintain her