Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-02-16
Russians Withdrawn Before
TeutOnS in East Prussia and
in BukOwina.
FORCES BEING CONCENTRATED
Petrograd Apparently Views
ReverSeS Without
Misgiving.

London, Feb. 1.-two big battles,
it is believed, already have begun or
will begin soon on the Russian side
of the East Prussian frontier and on
the river Sereth in Bukowina. The
Russians have withdrawn in East
Prussia and in Bukowina in the face
of superior German and Austrian
armies, to concentrate and come in
to closer touch with their lines of
communication.
The official reports make brief
references to the operations at these
two extremes of the eastern front,
but what they do say indicates that
the Russians have reached the lines
on which Grand Duke Nicholas has
decided to give battles.
The rest of the camp ign in the
east, even the fighting in the Car
pathians, is overshadowed by these
greater events, on the result of
which both sides are stalking much.
The Germans claim big victory
in East Prussia and the Austrians
announce the Russian retirement in
Bukowina with citation, but appar-
entity Petrograd views these incl
dents without misgiving.
1 In the west there has been con-
tinuation of heavy artillery bonn
bardments, in which Rheims again
has suffered, and several infantry
attacks, in which both sides claim
success. From unofficial sources
comes the ne VS. that St. Michel, on
the Mouse. which the Germans have
held so long, has come under fire of
the French guns, which shows that
the French either have advanced in
this region or have brought up
heavier guns in an effort to dis.
lodge the Germans,
At sea the weather has been such
that naval operations are out of TIE
question. The English coast has
been washed by tremendous seas for
two days past and many ships have
been wrecked and considerable dam
age has been done at several ports.
A good deal of interest is taken in
the coming weeks proceedings of
the British parliament. for David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the eX-
chequer, will make statement on
the financial arrangements between
Great Britain and Russia, and Win
ston Spencer Churchill, first lord of
the admiralty, will review the naval
situation.
Later in the week debate will be
continued on the increased cost of
the necessaries of life, in connection
with which a number of meetings
held throughout the country Satur-
day and Sunday have urged the gov
eminent to take steps to control
food supplies and the means for
their distribution.
Military authorities. admit the
possibility of an Austro.G German at
tack on the Russian positions around
Przemysl. In the last few days the
garrison has made a number of
sorties apparently aimed at break
ing the Russian ring and forming a
junction with the Austrian main
force approaching from Lupkow and
Lutoviska. Thus far the sorties,
according to Russian sources, have
been disastrous. Renewed at
tempts at aerial reconnaissance also
have been made by the besieged
forces. In the mountain passes
where much fighting at close range
is taking place the Germans have
produced new fighting machines in
the shape of bomb throwers and
! fire. spouters. The bomb. throwers
hurl 80 pound bomb 200 yards.
The other continuance consists of a
tube through which a stream of
burning oil is forced for a distance
of eighty yards and which covers
! with flame everything it touches.