The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-02-20
zEPPELlNS ARE
ACTIVE AGAIN
They Are Seen in North Sea,
One Being Lost, but Two
Still on Duty.
For the Past Several Days Fight
ing in the West Seems to
Have Been in Their Favor--No
Big Battle Recently.

LONDON. Feb. Although no re-
ports have reached London of Ger
man submarine activity during the
first "a hours after the war zone de-
cree became effective there are in
creasing signs that Germany is bend
ing every effort to make good her
threats against British shipping.
Zeppelin airships suddenly have
become active in the North Sea. Two
OF these air vessels have been lost.
but fleet of them is reported to be
continuing to patrol. Empror Will
liam and Admiral Won Tripitz have
gone to Wilhelmshaven. where il is
said they hope to give impetus to the
machinery designed to clear the
waters surrounding the United King
dom of all merchant shipping.
The Zeppelin airships presumably
are watching for food-laden craft
moving toward England. The hating
of the Dutch steamer Helena by a
Zeppelin gives new role to drigible
air craft
The Austrians at last have flung.
NV ibhHPihho Clltlltll Oul VI bUkO~
wina but the invaders claim they re-
tired in good order Occupation OF
Iukowina by the Russians several
weeks ago and presence Of the Aus.
trians near the Roumanian frontier
was hailed as IL situation which
should justify Roumania's entry into
the war on the side of the allies: and
t,1
Austrian hands, the situation again
grows interesting. Newspaper corre-
spOndents have ceased predicting
when Roumania will take up arms,
but sympathizers with the allies have
not given up the expectation that she
ultimately will take that step.
The situation in the northern ex-
tremity of the eastern battle line s
| not 81 clear as Il Was "a few days air.
/ Territory on both sides OF the East
Prussian frontier has been desolated
and areas both in Russia and in East
Prussia have been converted into a
sort of present-day Belgium Petro-
grad speaks of the flight of the
Russian population before the Ger
man advance, while Emperor VIII
liam, enlogizing the victory of Field
Marshal Hindenburg laments the dep.
relations of the retreating Russians.
Apparently no great battle has
been fought since the Russians be-
gan their retreat toward the Niemen.
Petrograd insists that engagements
since have been outpost affairs, which
would seem to Indicate that the Ger
mans have not advanced across the
| so mile strip of territory lying be-
tween the Niemen line and the East
Prussian frontier.
On the other hand the Germans
claim and are celebrating a notable
victory over the Russians in East
Prussia, including the taking of 64.-
600 prisoners.
The German note to the United
States still is occupying the atten-
tion of British, Dutch and Scandina-
Wan newspapers, while German news.
papers continue to assert that in the
face of starvation Germany must en-
force a sea blockade regardless of
consequences.
For several days the fighting in
the east would seem to have been in
| favor of the allies. The Germans
] have been counterattacking violently,
but they appear to have had heavy
losses. The pressure of the allies
has no doubt been timed to keep the
Germans busy during developments
in the east and to prevent the with
drawal of forces for relief of the east
ern line as was done in December.