, 1915-02-11
BATTLES IN EAST
Russia Said TO Have Stayed
Advance OF AuStTlanS.
STILL STRUGGLE FOR WARSAW

Artillery DueIs In Western Wa Zone
Desperate fighting is going on in the
Carpathians between L~awoczene. in
| Galacia, and Voloctz, in Hungary. The
Russians have captured the villages
OF Uljics, Komarnik, Ccertesz and
Swidnik.
A great battle is raging in Buko
wilma between D~oronowatra and Kim
polung. The Austrians are reported
to have been driven back beyond the
Moldava river, and the Russians also
have gained some small successes al
Yablomitza.
Neutral opinion of Germany's threat
! of a submarine blockade of the British
Isles, together with possible action by
the United States, Holland and the
Scandinavian countries, is competing
with the big battle in central Poland
for first place in the public interest
in England.
The threat itself has in no way dis
turbed the sea-borne trade of the
country; m are running as
usual, insurance rates remain as they
were and ship owners declare that
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In fact the general belief in Lon
don is that Germany is not in a pc
sition to interfere to any great extent
with shipping and the possibility OF
Germany becoming involved with neu
trail countries over this action looms
large in British minds.
Lusitania Flies American Flag.
What effect the action of the captain
of the Lusitania in flying the American
flag will have on the question is yet
to be seen. The Lusitania crossed the
Irish sea, according to American pas
sengers, with American flags at its
stern and forepeak.
OF the battle in central Poland, lit.
tie news has come through from either
P~etrograd, Vienna or Berlin. 1t is be.
lieved that the fighting continues and
that it will be some days before a
final decision is reached. If the Rus.
sian success in crossing the Bzura
river is strongly supported and pushed
1t might lead to the shortening of this
engagement.
Do Not Break Through.
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great masses against the Russian lines
and, although they gained ground at
some points, the assault did not sue.
I coed in breaking through the Russians
and the latter were able to AXE the
offensive in parts of the field. With
the tremendous concentration of ar.
ttllery and rife fire and bayonet work
the losses must have been very great.
One correspondent at Petrograd places
the German losses at 10000.
In the Carpathians and in Bukowina
hard fighting is also going on The
Russians. with a strong force, are
Austrians from Dukla and other
passes; and, although the snow lies
deep in the mountains, the battles con.
tinue night and day.
Along the western front, so far as
official reports disclose, this has been
one of the quietest days for weeks.
The artillery, of course, has been
busy, but, as if by mutual consent, the
armies have refrained from infantry
attacks.
There has been no further fighting
in Egypt, but statements from Turkish
prisoners show that the Turks brought
a great number of boats across the
desert, drawn by oxen. They were
somewhat surprised to find a strong
force awaiting them, and were cont.
PEELED to surrender when troops got
behind them and hemmed them in. In
some cases the Turks we're allowed to
launch their boats before the British
opened fire and sank them.
Artillery engagements and a few
small infantry attacks make up the
sum of the operations on the western
front. There are indications, however
that the allies are preparing the way
Tor an offensive movement In the Ar.
ras region, where their artillery has
been very busy and where they have
captured some German trenches. In
the Argonne region, too. the French
claim to have improved their position
The failure of the Turks in their
preliminary attack on the Suez canal
gives a good deal of satisfaction to
England, as it is felt that the terri.
torial and Australian troops engaged
there have proved their mettle,
English Waters a War Zone.
the German admiralty issued the
following communication:
The waters around Great Britain
and Ireland, including the whole Of
the English channel, are declared a
var zone from and after Feb. Is, 1915.
Every enemy ship found in this
wal zone will be destroyed, even if 1t
is impossible to avert dangers which
threaten the crew and passengers.
Also, neutral ships in the war
zone are in danger, as in consequences
OF the misuse of neutral flags ordered
by the British government on Jan a.
and In view of the hazards of naval
warfare, it cannot be always avoided