The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-02-02
Will Try To Destroy EngIand's
Maritime Commerce With
Submarines.
SOME SAILlNGS SUSPENDED
Two British Merchant Vessels
Have Already Fallen Victims
!. fo, Tofpedo does--Russian Troops
Occupy Tahriz. Persia

= LONDON sfsell. u 81 Once again Brit
,ish Interest," IN military activities On
the coptirent has been -overshadowed
'momentarily nv the fact thar Ger
many has brought the combat to Great
SBritain's front door What is regard
led here, as sthe new Germansp policy of
a submarine blockade of British hofts
is. temporarily effectual, at least in
the case of Belfast, where sailings
have been suspended. Liverpool an
thorities. however announce that no
interruption in the trade of that port
is contemplated s
= s. TWO Vessels Torpedoed.
The two British merchant vessels
storpedoed, by Germans off Hayre are
sthe largest commercial Vessels that
have as yet fallen victims to German
submarines; the three ships sunk in
the Irish Sea were small coasters.
Leinster. Falls Victim.
Belief expressed yesteray that the
raid could not remain for more than
a few hours in waters so far removed
from its base has Seen exploded by
news that the mail steamer Leihster
encountered u German submarine off
Dublin on Saturday, "a hours after
the sinking of the three coasters.
Therefore, II would seem probable
that the raider renewed his supplies
of food and fuel from the coaster
Linda Blanche before sending her to
the bottom.
Reports of Russian operations over
vast. area continue to come from
the continent The Russian occupa-
tion of Tabriz, in Persia, has been
confirmed and the Russian army
which pushed the Turks out of this
provincial capital Of Persia after their
brief stay there is sweeping to the
south and to the west on the heels of
the retreating Turks
Sharp Fighting.
In the Carpathians sharp fighting
took place in the forests where the
Russians are striving to retain COM
mand Of the passes which keep the
way open behind them. Berlin says
that the situation In all parts Of the
Carpathian theater OF the war is
favorable.
Vienna reports the resumption of
hoBitilities in Eastern Servia after a
perio of quiet enforced by flood. In
France and Flanders the situation
shows no striking change, although
hard fighting has continued for "a
hours near LaBassee and in the
Argonne.
Reinforce Allies.
The allied armies will be largely re-
inforced with new troops in the next
fortnight.
The resignation Of George Ledebour.
member OF the reichstag and Social
Democratic leader, from the executive
committee OF the Socialist faction In
the reichstag, has given rise to
rumors Of split In the German So
'cialist party.
Heavy fighting has been resumed
along the Warsaw front in Poland,
after long period Of comparative in
activity. An official communication
from Petrograd describes battles
along the yistula near Borjimow.
where It is said the Germans were
disiodged with bayonets from trenches
they had captured, two companies
Of their soldiers being almost annihi-
lated The Germans later undertook
an attack upon the Russian advance
trenches and succeeded In gainging one
position.
A dispatch from Athens states
Greece is engaged actively in military
preparations and that she will assist
Serbia in case Of invasion by Austro.
Hungary.