Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-05
German Chief Is Hurting
Thousands of Troops
Against Russians
LOSSES ARE ENORMOUS
Won Hindenburg in Third At
tempt to Batter Through
Enemy'S Positions.

London, Feb. 5.-one Of the most
furious battles OF the war is at it's
height along the Russo-German front,
west Of Warsaw. Large bodies OF
German troops have been brought up
for Won Hindenburg's third desperate
attempt to batter way through the
Russian line. The attack is centered
near the Polish village OF Borjimow.
Judging from the nature Of the fight
ing losses must be enormous.
\ communication from the Russian
war Office today says along a front
about six miles long. the Germans
have brought up no less than eighty
four thousand men. supported by
hundred batteries OF artillery. In com
pact masses these troops have been
hurled against the Russian positions.
Petrograd asserts these attacks have
been broken up and that the Rus
slams, assuming the offensive in turn,
have captured German trenches and
occupied two villages. In the Car
pathians the fighting Is hardly less Sc
we're. Petrograd aGInits the Russians
retreated on one section of the front,
after fighting ten successive engage.
ments with bayonets. Elsewhere Rus
sian successes are claimed. including
capture of 1000 prisoners and 10 ma
chine guns.
An official statement from Berlin
does not support the claim OF Russian
successes on the Warsaw front, stat
ing their attacks have been repulsed.
There were no important engagements
on the western front yesterday. Ger
man aviators in Belgium showed great
activity yesterday, according to Paris.
Whole Companies Extern1inated.
Peuograd. Feb. Probably never
before in the eastern theatre of war
have the Germans concentrated such
force as that which yesterday al
tempted to break through the Russian
lines near Borlimow 1t is estimated
in a distance Of six miles there were
80 600 men to the mile in ten or
twelve lines like waves OF sea Ger
man infantry and cavalry were sup
ported by 500 guns. The battle field is
a fiat plain, unobstructed. At some
places trenches were only a few hun
dred yards apart The bayonet was
much in evidence. Whole companies
we're exterminated The division that
led the undertaking was dubbed the
division of death" according to Ger
conclusion none would return. This
battle is continuing today.
Cairo. Feb. 5.-Reports that 1900
Turks engaged in yesterdays fighting
IS confirmed by an official statement.
The troop ship Harding was struck Dy
wo Turkish shells which wounded 10
men, making total British casualties
or the day Is killed and % wounded.
Official statements Yesterday re-
.ounted repulse OF Turkish force
which attacked Suez canal at Tous-
'cum, 35 miles south Of Suez. Another
orce was driven back at FL Kantara,
% miles south Of Port Said
Montairo Foreign Minister.
Lisbon. Feb. 5.-Jose Rodigues Mon
afro. "A colonel OF artillery, has been
.ppointed foreign minister OF Portu-
al.
Spain Orders Submarines.
Madrid. Feb. Parliament has au-
aorized the government 10 purchase
our submarine from a builder IN the
'nired States
Venice, FEB. 5-Thirty thousand
-erman troops have arrived in Hun.
airy on their way 10 Korosmezo. IN
be Carpathians. to assist the ANS
'ians II was stated an Austrian ad-
ance guard will be annihilated in
SICK pass Confirmation was given
report that 100000 German troops
re being sent from Poland to assist
] attempting the relief OF Przemysi.