The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-07
RUSSIANS HAMMER
 ON GERMAN CENTER
SLAVS TRY HARD TO PUSH THE ENEMY BACK IN NORTH
 ERIN POLAND
On the West Border the French Claim Advances Which Should Soon Bring About a Big Battle

London, March 6, 10:20 p.m.-Hay- ing, as Petrograd claims, successfully countered the German attempts to outflank him in eastern Galcia and from East Prussia, Grand Duke Nich. olas, the Russian commander in chief. is said to be thrusting again at the center of tn Tentonic allies in Po. land.
 few days ago the Russians were said to have gained little ground on the Bzura and Rawka rivers. Yes. terday the reports mentioned a Rus sian attack near Skierniewica and to. lday Vienna says the Muscoyites made partial attacks east of Piotrkow.
 This is about the point where the German and Austrian armies are linked and a successful thrust here would, according 10 military authori ties, compel a general retirement iu central Poland and enable the Rus. sian generalissimo to resume his of fensive against Cracow, which always has been foremost in his plan of cam. paign.
 From all accounts received from Petrograd. which at present is tn Cnly source of information. the Aus trians have suffered a very severe defeat in eastern Galicia and now are in full retreat toward the Carpathian mountains.
 In the mountains to the westward the fighting, which has been intense Tor weeks, still is in progress.
 Both armies are contending des perately for the ridges, the posses sion of which would give an advan. tage to the holder. The To. ses in these battles are declared to have been as serious as any in the war, but despite this, neither side has con- ceded more than a few yards of the rocky slopes al a time.
 The Russians also have been at tacking along the Dunajec, in west ern Gaicia, but apparently without making any impression on the Aus. trian defense which are very strong on this river.
 In northern Poland the Russians are still striving hard to drive tha Germans back to East Prussia and prevent them from entrenehng in Russian territory as they have done south of tha lower Vistula It is said at some points this drive is meet ing vita considerable success and that at places the Germans actually are on their frontier: but at other points the Germans are declared to have succeeded in checking the i'm petuous Russian offensive.
 A little more liveliness is evident along the western front where the French continue their attacks against the Germans and where, according to Paris. the French have made prog ress in the Champagne and the Ar gonne regions The Germans, how. ever. have delivered some sharp coun- ter attacks which the Berlin report says have been successful. On the whole these tactics seemingly have not succeeded in materially chang ing the position of the two armies.
 If the French have made the prog ress in the Champagne region with which they credit themselves, mill tary observers believe it will doubt less bring about big battle, such as a similar advance did at Soissons, or a readjustment of the German front in this section.
 As the allied fleet slowly pro gresses in it's attacks on the Darda- neles, the effect is being reflected in the grain markets of England. where prices steadily are falling. In some markets today wheat dropped to fifty shillings a quarter but tAe price averaged from g to B shil- lings per quarter.