The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-02-11
KAISER AND GAR
! ON BATTLE FRONT
Rulers Visit Troops in Poland
While Battles Rage.
RESULT is STILL IN DOUBT
Terrific Fighting Continues In the Car
pathians and In Rukowlna-Pe-
troerad Claims Galn--Losses
Are Appalling.

Berlin (wireless via London. Feb.
Sit is officially announced at head.
quarters of the general stan that EN-
peror Wilhelm on Saturday visited
the Silesian landwehr in their
trenches near Grezczyn, east OF
Wloszczowe.
The following official statement
was issued from headquarters of the
general staff: "
in the Carpathians and in Blu.
kowina battles continue along the en-
tire front. In Poland and in West
Galicia the situation is unchanged.
a Russian night attack at Typeudno
was repulsed. e..
I'm the western theater to the
southeast of Ypres the Germans took
French trench and captured two
English machine guns. South of the
La Bassee canal the enemy penetrats
ed our line and took one German
trench. The battle is still raging
there.
ION this as we'll as the eastern
front there is nothing further to re-
port except scattered artillery duels"
Big Battle In cafpathians.
/ Petrograd; Feb. S.-The following
official statement was issued at head.
quarters Of the Russian general staff:
Demonstrations by the enemy in
the region between Madagascar and
Abentziny, as well as in the upper
Vistula region, have been repulsed
without difficulty. -. = ..
In the Carpathians a desperate
battle is in progress north Of the
Fboro- Fbroko line, where we are con-
tinuing to make gains.
in the region of the Reskid pass
an offensive maneuver by the enemy
has been checked. Our forces on the
roads toward Madonna have repulsed
all the attacks of the enemy. .-,.,. .,
"In the Carpathians we have taken
1000 prisoners" Co.," Cd.
Losses Are Appalling. ..
. Petrograd, Feb. Site latest re-
ports from the front in Russian Poland
bring some brief details of the impor-
tant Russian victory on the Bzura
river. -. g..
Gear Nicholas and Kaiser Wilhelm
are with their armies in Poland; en-
couraging their troops. 49,. 90
While the Germans, with three-quar.
tiers of their forces along the Bzura
continued to hammer at the Russian
line, the Russians seized this oppor.
tunity to throw their forces across the
Bzura at Kamion, near the junction of
the Bzura with the Vistula, and cap
tured the German fortified position at
this place. At the same time they
drove the Germans across the BZura
at DakhoVa, which is close to Socha-
crew. The loss of life Is appalling
At Kamion the Russians captured q
quantity of steel bulletproof shields
which they Immediately utilized In the
succeeding fighting. They also took q
of quick-firing guns from the
enemy, and in this district and also
on the upper Rawka river they were
in capturing a good many
German outposts. ".' ., .'n d.
Rout Armored Motors.
Near Bolimow the Germans were
III their attack and the
Russians countered with equal feroc.
ity. The German forces repeatedly
made use of armored motor cars on
which machine guns and quick-frers
had been set up. A hail OF shrapnel
from the Russian lines, however,
forced them to retire. 800 "-
From Skiernfewice southwark to
Radon and Kielce there have been
artillery engagements. Far.
Their south Of this line Austro- German
forces have attempted to take the Of
'ensive at Shernike, which Is 16 miles
10 the southwest Of Kielce, and also
1t point near Rembov, which is IL
miles farther south on the River Nida.
Wreck Nida Bridge. .
At Shernike the Russians, anticipa.
ing an attack, destroyed the bridge
,ver the Nida and shelled the enemy
rom the opposite bank, forcing him
o retire. At Rembov also the Russians |
OpOAI q fiSbOAJ.
At Shabno, which is Just to the north |
If Tarnow, in Galicia, the Austrfans |
made an attempt upon the Russian
civilizations on the left bank OF the |
)unajec. They endeavored to APP
roach by means Of an elaborate sys-
EN- of trenches, but they were driven
nut from these shelters at the point
# the bayonet. I'D ~ - r$#j
In the Carpathians, from Dukla pass
o Uszok and thence SO miles directly
outh of Przetnysl, the Russians re-
,ort a continued advance In which
hey are pushing the enemy to the
outh. Three thousand prisoners are
eported to have been taken in the
ctions of the last three days.