Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-03-13
Recent Hard Drives Against
Germans in Wesr We're
to Aid Russia.
WATCHING THE DARDANELLES
Bombardment by Allied Fleets to Be
Resumed as Soon as Weather
Permits - Fighting Along
Entire Russian Front.

London, Feb. 24.-Public interest is
being transferred to the military oper-
ations and the bombardment of the
Dardanelles forts by the allied fleet
1t appears from the official report
issued by the admiralty tonight that
the continuation of the operations
against the Dardanelles has been de-
layed by unfavorable weather, but
there is still no news of the effect of
Saturdays bombardment which was in
progress when the first report was
published.
On land the allies in the West have
again stayed their offensive, which
had as its object the relieving of the
pressure on Russia. The belief in mil
itary circles here is that Russia has
been able to check the Austro-German
offensive operations at either end of
the long line, and that therefore the
necessity no longer existed for the
allies to make their effort before they
were fully prepared.
Fighting Near Ypres.
There has, however, been some
fighting near the coast, at Ypres in the
Champagne district, where the French
are attempting to push the Germans
back from Rheims and relieve that city
from the bombardment which it has
again undergone, and in the Woevre
and Vosges districts. At none of these
points has battle of any dimensions
been fought. although the operations
in Alsace. taken as a whole, are con-
siderably important.
Fighting is going on along virtually
the entire Russian front, but the re-
ports of the general stats give little
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The Russians. who have been
strongly reinforced since their defeat
in Feast Prussia, have reached their
prepared positions between the fort
resses of the provinces of Kovno, Viii
ma and Grodno and are Offering strong
| resistance to the Germans. who are
| greatly hampered by the terrible con-
| ditions of the roads.
German Victory EcIipses Waterloo. =.
Berlin. Feb. 24.-The latest official
report of Field Marshal Won linden
| burgs victory in East Prussia shows
that it is far more complete than was
at first thought Enthusiasm has
broken out anew in the German CAPT
! tai, and those residents of Berlin who
had taken in their flags after the an
nouncement of the earlier phases of
the battle are flying them again, more
| profusely than last week.
Germans Make Big Claims.
London, Feb. 23.-The British news
| papers print today two conflicting YER
sions of the recent battles by which
the Germans drove the Russians back
over the East Prussian frontier, but,
| naturally, they are inclined to accept
| the Russian version that the Russians
fell back in orderly fashion, fighting
an effective rear guard action.
As against this is the German claim
of one hundred thousand prisoners and
a staggering array of captured NUM-
tions. 1t is noted, however, that Ber-
| lin says:
The pursuit has come to an end"
| and British observers say this means
| that another costly German rush has
| fallen short 1t will take the battles
now developing on Russian soil to
| demonstrate whether this view is cor
rect.
| British Sea Plan Broadens.
Almost coincident with the unoffi-
| cial reports that Austria proposes to
| follow the example of her ally by max
ing war on merchant ships in the Ad-
ratio came the announcement by Pre-
mier Asquith in the British House of
Commons today that the much dis
cussed retsliatory plan of Great Brit
| ain, though still tentative. was much
broader in scope than had been pre-
| viously suggested; in that it was a
matter for the consideration of all the
Allies and that joint note concerning
it might be expected from the Allies.
To Front From Louvain.
German achievements have been
moved up to Southwest Belgium and
| Northern France from Louvain. Many
| troops are also being sent from the
same point in southern direction.
Bombs Near London.
London, Feb. ga Braintree dis
patch to the Press Association says
that about $50 o'clock last night a
hostile aeroplane dropped missiles
supposed to be incendiary bombs. on
the fields close to Braintree, but they
did no damage