Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-03
RUSSIANS LAUNCH
MOVE AGAINST FOE
IN EAST PRUSSIA
Vigorous Offensive Along Line
From TilSit to Gumhinnen
Cars Reply to New
Drive In Ga!icia.
TWO ADVANCES REPORTED
Concerted Austro- Turk
Attack Along Southern Front
Fury Of Assaults In
West Diminished.
TWO ADVANCES REPORTED

:.cnton, Jan. 50. kussia has an
sWered the new .AllStro-Gerlnan o1fen-
sive movement in Hungary and Ruko-
wilma with Il sudden resumption o' tho
attack on the erma in their own
territory. The Russian army IN i.as.
Prussia is again attempting 10 nene-
trate the German lines and an OFFICIAL
report from Petrosrad today indicates
that heavy fight : is in progress. IN
two sections of the front. IL Is stated.
the Germans We're defeated and driven
back. For several months there has
been little change i'm Fast Prussia. the
Russians having halted after penetrat-
ing nearly 20 miles beyond the German
border.
Strike at koeniesburs.
The advance of the Russian Tenth
| army into east Prussia follows virtual
ly the ines of the first march ~ Cen
eral Rennenkampff. except tine poihS
selected for the invasion is further To
the northward. This was done to
avoid a repetition of the Russian de
feat in the Mazurian lake district. Ihe
present invasion is understood 10 DE
more fully prepared and in greater
force than was the first N ana, as
| before. the aim of the army is the
German fortress of kocnigsburg, 80
miles from the present scene of battle.
From information available. ii is midi
Gated that the Germans. VIII" for many
weeks past had maintained only a
small force in this region, have rushed
| virtually the entire garrison OF
to the front as we'll aS
| dra wing upon the German forces ON
| the Warsaw ron In the endeavor TO
prevent the Russians from thanking
the Mazurian positions.
Relieve Pressure in Poland.
Russian military experts hat
| this Russian offensive movement VIII
| force the Germans tn abandon mo
lbzura river line or compel them TO
| draw forces from the western from
tier, as was lone at the time of the
first invasion of east Prussia and
which materially affected the Ger
! man advince i'm the direction of Paris.
AT present there is no n~otlccable
diminution of the almost daily attacks
! from the fortified line along the IHZura
and Rawka rivers. The Russian "c-
| cupation of pilkallen. a town between
Stalluponen and Ragnit. on the east
Prussian frontier. which skirts the
Russian border. was accomplished after
an artillery bombardment and battle
lasting all day of January "a. Many
buildings in pilllallen We're demolished
by shell fire.
Bio Battles Forming.
To the south the new Austro-Gernna1
plan of campaign is developing rapidly.
The Austrian army staff announces
that the Russians. who invaded north
ern Hungary. have been defeated and
forced to retreat. P%etrograd military
experts expect that the main attack
will be delivered on the extreme Rus
sian right wing in western
a supposition which is supported by the
concentration of Austrian and German
troops i'm Hungary.
simultaneously with tie stifferina of
l tho A INST -(seyJr,an attack the Turks
nave brought mp achievements in the
Trans-CaucaSian region and are again
on the offensive. Russian and Turkish
reports are contradictory. but it is APP
parent that severe fighting is in prog
ress.
To Head Off Rumania.
The Telton allies are being pushed
further to the south and strong out
posts placed nearer the Rninanian from
tier In order to meet any sudden move
lnent over the passes from that coun-
try. The recent fighting in the Carpa-
thians has brought no decisive engage
ment. both the Austrians and Russians
claiming local successes.
1t is believed I'm London. however.
chat the struggle may he expected soon
to enter npon a critical stage. both In
the east and west. British military OBJ
servers nave expressed the opinion
that Germany is still keeping a pre-
ponderance of her forces in the west
ern theater of he war. where the AL
lies should expect another great often
slvc movement.
Plan Blow In West?
The IMAM tactics of the last few
days ~ various points on the western
front seem To have cost them heavily
and to have brought them little gain,
judging by the official reports given
out in Paris and published prominently
In London today. 1t is thought here that
the next development may be u con-
."lttIated blow at some strategic point.
So far as news is concerned. the
Turks supposed to be advancing into
Egypt are marooned somewhat on the
sands of the desert. Not ono word has
been heard of them since the a%,lnounce-
to the eastward of FL kantara. and no
further clashes with British ouiposts
have been reported.
To Build New Railway.
From Petrosrad comes the news that
Emperor Nicholus has approved AN APP
preparation Of SIS. 80. 900 for The inlme-
| diatc construction OF a government
railroad from -Petrozavodsk, 1856 miles
northeast OF Petrograd. to the White
| sea. This wOuid make a second line of
communication with the outside world
through this region, the other being TO
Archangel.
3attalions of Chinese women are
ready at all times to aid in unfolding
the Celestial republic in Ease Of war.