The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-05
KAISER HURLS
MIGHTY FORCE
AGAINST RUSS
Huge Masses Of Artillery Are
Backing Great Armies Engag.
ed In Desperate Conflict
Slaughter At Center Of Battleline
In Poland At Present
Heaviest of War

tAssociated Press BY Federal wireless,
oNDoN, February 5,-A desperate
IL conflict, with many regiments In
volved, is now taking place along the
Bznra-Rawa Russian 'front.', the Ger
mans hurting themselves against the
slav positions in great force. Reu-
ments, hacked by huge masses Of artil-
lery, are driving forward against the
Russian trenches, apparently deter
mined to break the Russian center At
any cost. Eua
The slaughter Of the past forty-eight
hours In this section Of the Polish bat
tlefront Is reported to be the greatest
Of all the war. The Russians report
that they have lost heavily, but that
their casualties are small compared
with that inflicted upon the Germans.
" GERMANS IN DRIVE
Won Hindenburg, according 10 the
Petrograd. dispatches, has apparently
determined that only signal success
against the Russian center can relieve
the pressure that is now becoming un-
bearable in both East Prussia and In
the carpathians. For-this reason, re-
ports the Russian capital, the great
drive is now being made, IN the hope
that the concentration Of the German
attack will force the strengthening Of
the Russian line before Warsaw by re-
inforcsmsnts withdrawn from either the
' ,o rth or south sa 'rn
sLAvs MEET ATTACKS
, Tie Rlasians are meeting the attack
,e}tt great stubbCfnnsss, holding fast
| IN inc face Of an offensive which has
never yet been eQualled and which II
being carried forward with a reckless
disregard Of cost in nves: The effort
Of the Germans has now become one
of desperation, while the Russians are
satisfied TO remain on the defensive in
the center, while pushing forward the
great encircling arms through East
Prussia and Galieia.
Yesterday Gear Nicholas left Petro.
grad for the front to encourage his
men u hold firm for the success Of the
general plan Of campaign.
sHEMHE Is TAKEN
The Official bulletin issued at Pstro-
grad yesterday afternoon said that the
Russian positions In East Prussia had
been strengthened by the capture Of
Shemhe, which had been taken by
storm. In the center, the Germans have
brought up fourteen first line regiments
and large force Of heavy artillery.
To hll the gaps made by the immense
losses due to their frontal attacks
against the Russian lines, fresh troops
had been brought up and the attacks
were being persisted In.
The fighting in. the carpathians, re-
ports Petrograd, Is becoming more des-
perate, the Germans having rushed
large reinforcements to the aid Of the
defeated Austro-H Hungarians.
TERRIFIC FIGHTING
Vienna official dispatches say that
the fghting along the northern Hun
arian frontier is continuing with un-
abated violence, while on the western
front in Galicia the Russians have been
driven back a short distance, with the
loss of some hundreds Of prisoners. In
this lighting the Russians had assumed
the offensive.
Nothing Of importance is transpiring
in Poland, 4" says the Vienna, dispatch,
referring doubtless to the territory oc-
cupied by the Austro- German forces
along the stochau- Kislce line"
S.. POLISH SITUATION
OF the Polish situation the Berlin
dispatches yesterday state that Russian
attacks south Of sochczew have been
repulsed with heavy loss. The report
continues: ,.
Tho German advance near Bolinow
Is progressing. In the Carpathians the
combined German, Austrian and Hun.
garian forces, fghting shoulder to
shoulder, have achieved several sue