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LONDON. February - cit =. No
Diplomatic questions. Including the
American mote regarding foodstufs for
tho civil population OF the helljgcrcnt
countries. ana Inc possible entry OF
Italy ana Rouranla into the war. di-
vidcd attention to day with news from
Tho battlciiclds. which. in military
circles is considered OF paramount i'm
portancc Battles OF immense maCni-
tudo ar. developing along the eastern
front. ana both the Germans and Aus
TRANS claim successes at several points
while Berlin admits the Russians have
advanced slightly nearer the Ezura and
liawka Rivers Comparative calm
seems 10 again prevail on The western
front
Tn. American note. the contents OF
which remain secret hut which in gem
cral seeks to bring about an under
standing relardns the war 1ou. pre-
scrihcd hv Germany and the shipment
Of toodstums TO the civilian populations
% helliccrent countries, MAS consid-
cred n, meeting OF tho Cabinet To-
day No animation as 10 the official
attitude towards 1t has been obtained.
Press aud public however. ON the
supposi;iom that President Wilson has
suggested that Great Britain should
NOT carry out her threat to place an
embargo on tcodstufs For Germany,
and that III return. Germany should
not enforce her submarine blockade
araus, tho British Isles. already have
expressed their disapproval or accept
ance OF such a proposition
While eight British ships have been
DESTROYED in tho week that tho blockade
has been iu force +, Is pointed out
that thcy arc for tn, most part small
vessels. and that most OF them instead
OF having food for 'his country. either
we're IN ballast or carrying coal or
other freight for neutral countries.
MAY ENlsROiI GERMANY
WITH NEUTRAL. COUNTRIES
II is believed here. also. that the de-
struction OF neutral ships and cargoes
Will cmbroil Germany with neutral
countries. and that in the lonc run the
losses tho allies suffer Will he more
than Offset 10y the anger aroused on
tho part OF tho mcutrals and the posi-
BILE refusal OF countries. such as Nor
way. 70 allow goods 10 be shipped from
their ports To Germany.
Military exports are keeping their
eyes OIL operations along the eastern
front Tho Germans apparently hav-
iuc found the Russian fortress line
around the East 'russian frontier too
strong for them, are attempting 10
make their way TO Warsaw from the
northwest. and starting from Mlawa,
which has been The base OF several
previous offensive operations. have
penetrated as far rs Pr2asnys2. They
claim to nave captured there 10000
prisoners and much war material
The Germans also claim 20 have had
successes in Northern Poland. so that
they must Inc iu strong force IT, that
tcrritcrt
ON tho Hzura ana Rlwka Rivers al
rcctlv west uI Warsaw. from which
direction the Germans carly IN tho year
made such dcsporat" attempts 10 reach
that city. The Russians are on the
offensive, and. according TO IA" Ger
man reports, have mad" slight ad-
vance I'm the vicinity 81 Bolimow.
I'm Western Gulicia and along the
CarpatNIan ranges battles arc sim
hoiu- fought withou, amy slackcning.
md thence. through Eastern Galicia
and BuNowina. tho Russian and AUS
ro-Gcrm2u forces are Nght!u@ stub
hornl,
utTrIE ut,.tS >ni!n M"si
N.Y. or AHI.t CONDITIONS
Orr this "ir iTca, tive temperature re
oatns unusually fieh and the armies
arc rortcstiug every FOOT o. ground
under the mos, uufavorablr conditions,
men horses and guns sinking deep
in mud
the armies IN the ives, face the same
d'mcul,ies. and, rs far as the alllcs are
concerned they are oonhning them