Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-27
kaiser's Troops Rushed from
Warsaw Front to Head
Off SIav Army.
PERIOD OF CALM IN WEST ZONE
Only Small Engagements Along Mar
row Fronts Reported in France
and Reigium-LittIe Informa-
ton from Carpathians.


London, Feb. 10--The chief interest
OF the war lies in the fighting in the
Eastern zone, the operations in the
West having lapsed into period OF
calm, with only a few small engage
ments on narrow fronts.
In the East the Germans having
been checked in their efforts toA break
the Russian lines before Warsaw,
have transferred many of their troops
to East Prussia to meet the Russian
offensive in that region. This often
sive has commenced to be real dan
ger to the Germans, as it threatened
to drive a wedge between Tilsit and
Insterburg, and so to turn the fortified
position in the extremely difficult
country of the Mazurian Lakes
If this movement succeeded, the
Russians would overrun a consider
able part of East Prussia and would
again be on their way to Koenigsburg
and Danzig.
The campaign in the Carpathians
and in Galicia is not so easy to fol
low, as the official reports are exceed
ingly sparing in information. 1t is
evident, however, that while the Rus
sian offensive in the western passes of
the mountains is being pushed with
strength and has proved partly sue
cessful, it has been met by stronger
opposition in the eastern passes, with
the result that the Russians have been
compelled to fall back in Bukowina.
German Shells to Swiss Soil.
Berne, Feb. lot is learned that
in the bombardment of the French po-
sitions near Pfetterhausen, Alsace, by
the German heavy artillery, eleven
shells fell on Swiss soil near the Beur-
nevesin custom house, owing, it is
supposed. to the defective aim of the
gunners. The Swiss military authori-
ties are inquiring into the incident
The French Sprang a Trap.
Paris. Feb. 1O.-The following Off
cial communication was issued to-
night:
During the afternoon OF Monday
February s, we blew up in front of
Fay, southeast of Peronne, mine gal
lery in which the enemy's soldiers
were at work.
Hit British Cruiser on Suez.
Berlin, Feb 10.-Among the items
given out for publication today by the
Overseas News Agency were the fol-
lowing:
"A British cruiser, according to
Turkish headquarters, was badly dam
aged in the Turkish operations on the
Suez Canal
Fight Hard on Vistula.
Petragrad, Feb. 9-The following
communication from the general head
quarters staff was issued last night:
On the right bank of the Vistula, in
tl1n Of
ments have assumed character of
increased violence. Vanguard encoun-
tiers are also reported on the Khor-
| jele- etz-Johannesbourg line.
The attempt to pierce the font in
the region of Borjimow and VIOLA
Szydlowiecka, which began January
81, was stopped February il spite of
| important forces which were brought
into the action We owe this success
to the gallantry of our troops In that
particular encounter the Germans
made extensive use of explosive bull
| let's
In the Carpathians our offensive is
proceeding. On the Nicola borcz-Lu-
towisko front we captured several
strongly fortified position and about
sixty officers, more than $500 men
and eleven machine guns.
Austrians Claim Success
Vienna, Feb. 9.-It was officially an
nounced today that the situation IN
| Western Poland and Galicia remained
| unchanged.
| Cur heavy artillery" says the state
hent, has successfully bombarded the
region around Tarnow and has also
made good practice against the Rus
sian troops.
During our further progress in
Bukowina our columns reached the up
per Suczawa Valley and captured four
| hundred prisoners
The Turkish Army in Rout.
London. Feb. 9.-The official press
| bureau has made public an official dis
patch received from Cairo which
states that the Turkish army is in full
| retreat eastward. There are no enemy
forces within twenty miles of the Suez
Canal, the dispatch says, except small
retiring rearguards.
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