The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-01-31
Up 0VT OF THE SEA. ARISES
A NEW TERROR TO ENGLAND
GERMANY

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limited Press Leased Wire Servtce.l
BERLIN, Jan. 80. {via wireIess.)-
The government today issued de-
cree prohibiting the expectation Of
potash and potash products. Up to
the present, small expectations have
been permitted through neutral terri
TORY. but this trade will now be cut
entirely off.
The official press bureau announces
that the socialis. members of the dun1a
have been arrested. All socialist and
labor organizations in Russia are now
being suppressed by the police, Il 10
asserted, because the socialists pro-
tested against the governmental war
credits. In addition, according to the
rress bureau, because the Jews are
believed to oppose further carrying on
Of the war, pogroms against them have
been organized in several Jewish CEN
ters. AS result, revolutionary
in Russia may soon be ex-
pected.
The government denies that Walk
er. the British vice consul at Lille,
was brutaily treated by German SOL
diers and his arm broken following his
arrest.
KAISER BACK IN CAPITAL.
BERLIN, Jan. 80. Via the Haeue.)-
The emperor returned to the capitol
tonight from the field. It Is expected
he will hold conference with mem.
bers Of his staff tomorrow and pro-
ceed to the eastern battle front early
next week.
RUSSIA DEFEATED.
by Karl n. Won Weigand, United
Press STAFF correspondent.l
BERLIN, Jan. 80. (via wireless, -
TIE Russian offensive has completely
broken down. This is the position
taken tonight by the general staff.
DESPITE the attempted invasion Of
east Prussia from the Niemen river
with koniesburg as the objective, Of
ficiaIs point out tnat not only is Field
Marshal Won Hindenbura master Of
the situation. but that once more the
utter impossibiIity Of the Russians
sweeping offensive has
been demonstrated.
While it is impossible to reveal the
dispositions, general staff
official, in complete touch with the
situatlon, pointed out the following
conditions tonight as prevaiIing:
"The 'on to Berlin cry at Petrograd
has entirely disappeared.
"The Russian offensive against
Thorn, against cracow and against
Budapest has now completely broken
down. The Austrian stronghold Of
Przemysi holds out, despite every ef-
fort Of the Russians to overwheIm the
garrison. Occasional sorties are re-
ported in which the Austrtans are in
ficting heavy damage on the besiegina
army. The Austrians are on the Of
fensive and are directing their atten-
tion towards the Russians in the Car
pathian region, both at Uzsok and
Vereczke passes. They have driven
the Russians back along the lines of
the state railways running into west
ealica. The only position where the
Russians threaten, Is at Duk,a pass,
where they have been repuIsed In an
attempt to overwheIm the Austrian
left flank.
Hungary is practically clear of the
Russians and this has relieved the |
general situation, because it has quiet
I'd the fears Of the Hursarians that
heir land was to be overrun by the
army. II the Russian offensive had
oeen concentrated, it would have been |
oossble for the Russian cossacks and !
heir mounted infantry to have swept |
'ver the Hungarian plains and It would |
1ave required the utilization Of a I!
,ery large Austro-German force to
1ave checked them. But this oppor- |
unity was lost when the Russians |
1alted, for no reason that can now be !
'eveaIed. and remained aimiessIy in
he neiehborhood of the carpathians,
where they were eventually forced to
AXE the offensive.
"Checking the drive against Hun /
Jary has naturally had its effect on
7oumania.
"Much is being made Of the move
nent into east Prussia, yet Russia can
Jain little here.
"As matter Of fact. If the fortress
# PrzemysI can hold out against the
,est efforts of the Russians, with their
,est communications absolutely per-
ect, how can they expect to overcome !;
he obstacles on the road to konigs-
,erg and capture that fortress, one Of !
sermany's strongest positions?
"But concedng the impossible, for
sake. even though they
:ould capture and hold all of the
northern part Of east Prussia, what
would they gain? Their boast of 'on
o Berlin called for a straight march
o that city. konigsberg is far from
hat straight path.
"The Russian first line Iosse- have