Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-19
RUSS DRIVEN
FROM bUK0W|NA
Austrians Apparently Vic
torious in Bgttle in
Galicia.
TERRITORY IN EAST
PRUSSIA DESOLATEDI
Part Of Province Converted Into a
Present-Day Belgium and Germans
Order Refugees Not to Return =
Fighting in Western Theater Of War
Appears to Favor Alles-ZeppeIins
Watch Shipping.


Watch Shipping.
London, Feb. 19.-All reports agree
that the Austrians at least have flung
the Russians out of Bukowina. The
Russians claim that they retired in
good order but they do not seek to
deny their retreat. Several weeks ago
the occupation of Bukowina by the
Russians was hailed as a situation
which should justify the entrance Of
Roumania into the war on the side of
the allies, but today with Bukowina
once more in Austrian hands, the stu
alton again grows interesting. Corre-
spondents have ceased predicting when
Roumanian takes up arms.
The situation in the northern extrem-
ity of the eastern battle line is not so
clear as it was a few days ago. Ter
ritory on both sides of the East Prus-
sian frontier has been desolated and
both in Russia and East Prussia
have been converted into sort Of
present-day Belgium, Petrograd speaks
OF the flight of the Russian population
before the German advance, when
Emperor William, eulogizing the VIC
tory of Won Hindenburg, laments the
depredations of the retreating Rus
SLAMS.
No Great Battle Since Retreat.
Apparently no great battle has been
fought since the Russians began their
retreat toward the Nieman river.
Petrograd insists that engagements
since have been outpost affairs, which
would <0 <n
mans have not advanced across the
fifty mile trip Of territory lying between
the Nieman line and the East Prussian
frontier.
On the other hand the Germans claim
a notable victory over the Russians in
East Prussia, including the taking of
no fewer than $4,000 prisoners.
The fighting In the western war
theater would seem to have been in
favor of the allies. The Germans have
been counter attacking violently but
they appear to have had heavy losses.
Th attacks have been timed to keep the
Germans busy to prevent the sending
of reinforcements to the eastern line as
was done in December.
Urges Refugees Not to Return.
Official warning has been issued at
Berlin against over hasty return to
their homes of fugitivess from East
Prussia. says an Amsterdam dispatch
to Reuters Telegram Company. Altho
housing Accommodations and food sup
ply are not fully guaranteed to make
it advisable state officials are urging
the return Of former residents who are
without families.
ZeppeIins Continue Active.
The activity of Zeppelin airships
over the North sea continues tele-
graphs the correspondent at Copen-
hagen of the London STAR and this in
spite Of the fact that two airships re-
Gently have been lost. Gaps in the
fleet caused by the disaster are being
filled by Zeppelins.
A dispatch from Copenhagen last
night described the loss Of two German
airships in the North sea. The Yep
pelin LIS exploded on Fance leland
Wednesday and another airship. COM
manded by Count Platan. sank ten
miles north of Jutland yesterday
1t has been asserted that the entire
Zeppelin fleet is patroling the North
sea. Zeppelin No. 2 is believed to be
the flagship.
Another dispatch from Rotterdam
says the Dutch steamer Helena was
overhauled in the North sea last Tues
day by Zeppelin LIS. which trained her
guns on the steamer and ordered her to
heave to. When. satisfied as to the
Helen's identity. the captain of the
Zeppelin apologized.
On the West Front.
A report on the progress of the fight
ing on the continent was given out Of
fcially in Londan today It is the
cecond bi-weekly communication on
the operation of the British army in
France, and it reads as follows:
The enemy has displayed consider
able activity during the last few days
southeast of Ypres. The fighting here
at times has been severe. At one tor
two points the enemy succeeded in
occupying some Of our trenches, but
they were driven out by counter at
tacks. One of the enemy's trenches
was blown up. Our troops showed
great gallantry in spite OF the difficul-
ties entailed from the water-logged
conditions in the trenches.
Allies Hold Ground Gained.
"On the night Of Feb. 1915 an attack
was made on our line north Of the
Ypres canal and on the following night
a similar attack was made near Neuve
Chapelle. Both were easily driven of
with loss to the enemy. All the ground
recently gained by us has been
strengthened and held without diff
Guilty.
South Of the river Lys our guns
dealt effectively with the enemy's artil-
lery, the fire Of which has increased
somewhat Of late.
"Our air craft has carried our yalu-
able .reconnoissances and they also
have successfully engaged aeroplanes
of the enemy. One Of our aviators re-
Gently attacked two German machines
in succession. He drove on the nrst
and left the second to our artillery
which brought it to the ground In hos
tile lines" :. q y
Russian Defeat Sewers.
Berlin, by wireless to Sayville, Feb
19.- Further reports concerning the
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