The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-31
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

London, Jan. 30.--The end of the
sixth month of the European war
finds the belligerent armies complet-
ing preparations for or actually en-
gagged in operations Of an extent hard
ly anticipated when the declarations
Of hostilities We're announced.
In Flanders, France, the Central Po-
land deadlock still exists.
Largely because of Russia's trem-
endous resources and Turkeys action,
the sphere of operations has been
widely extended. Russia is engaged
in fighting the sphere of armies
along distance of fifteen hundred
miles. The Russian outflanking
movement in the northern and east
Prussia is said to be gaining mo-
mentum.
portant campaign is developing in the
about BY the Austro- German often
sive to drive the Russians from Cali
cha and Bukowina.
The Austro- German allies are said
to have concentrated twenty eight
army corps for this venture.
The battles in the west are still
consist local engagements, although
the Germans are preparing for an ex-
tensive offensive before the allies get
their full strength into the field and
occasionally deliver more serious at
tacks. These are scattered along a
front from the sea to the Swiss FROM
ties.
There has been more outpost fight
ing in the vicinity of the Suez Canal.
Latest reports say the Turks are
withdrawing their advance posts.
Argonnes has been the scene of an
other attack. The Germans clalm
to have taken seven hundred prison
ers, and counted about five hundred
dead
BRITISH COMMENT.
Two conditions call particularly for
comment today by British observers
of the war: The Austro- German con-
centration in the Carpathians, which
Is regarded as a menace to Russian
armies in Bukowina, and Russian &C
tivities in East PRUSSIA, which have
been characterized as a threat to
German forces in that territory. Thus
at the extreme end of the immense
eastern front military operations of
the greatest Importance are develop
ing.
Another big battle near Scissors In
the West is confidently expected as is
a bitter conflict near Ia BasseeI
where the Germans have been piling
up reinforcements.
Russia's new invasion of East
Prussia is becoming we'll defined in
British eyes as an outflanking move
ment. For some time that frontier
district has been in Russian hands,
without attracting much attention,
but now the invaders have begun al
series of slight western advances
along the fifty mile front from TiIsit
southwark almost as far as Anger
burg. This front is only about fifty
miles to the east of the Prussian for
tress of Koenigsberg.
Many miles to the south the COM
bined Austro- German armies and the
forces Of Prussia are battling in the
snow in the Carpathian mountain
passes but as Is usual with mountain
fighting the situation is confused,
each side maintaining that the tide of
battle Is running In its favor. 1t will
be difficult to form a clear picture of
the situation either until the Russians
emerge in force from the Hungarian
plains or the Austro-G Germans ham
mer them back to the mountain passes
perhaps causing at the same time d
Russian retreat in Bukowina. One eff
feet OF this struggle has been to bring
the Austro German troops so near the
Rumanian frontier as to fan the war
flame in that country, which may have
an important bearing on deciding
when Roumania will enter the con-
flict.
Little reliable information has come
to hand concerning the fight in the
Caucasus. A roundabout rumor cred
It's Russia with the reoccupation OF
Tabriz The London newspapers
which hailed the fighting to the east
Of El Kantara as the real beginning OF
the Turkish invasion of Egypt now
seem inclined to qualify that asser-
ton. While there has been more un-
important slxirmishing east of the
Suez. there is little proof that the
Turks are advancing in forces.