The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1915-02-06
AUSTRIA LOSES TOWN TARNO
Repulse Of Turks at the Suez Canal is
Regarded as Only Forerunner of Big
Battle That is Shortly to Follow.
Russians Cross Bzura River.

London, Feb 5.-Coinctent with
the arrival at the front of Emperor
Nicholas the Russians have assumed
the offensive directly west OF War
saw and, according TO a Russian Off
cial statement, have crossed the
B2ura river and taken some German
positions.
This, in the opinion of military ex-
perts, will, if the Russians have sui
ficient forces at their disposal, break
the deadlock which has existed in the
battle in central Poland for many
weeks, since it threatens the flank of
General Won Hindenburg's army
which is engaged in the violent strug-
gle Immediately to the southwest in
an effort TO break down the Russian
defensive in the region of Borjmow.
The Russians appear, according to
reports from Petrograd, to have
crossed the Bzura near its junction
with the Yistula and, working south
ward, to have taken part of the Ger
man position near Dakhova south OF
Sochaczew, which was the point at
which the Germans made their Origi-
nal attempt TO break the Warsaw line.
This new offensive on the part of
the Russians explains their anxiety to
clear the right bank OF the lower Wis
tula Of the Germans for. having ac-
complished this they are free of
threats of an outflanking movement
from that direction.
Still there has been no slackealng
in the desperate fighting which has
been proceeding for some days in the
woods and roads along the right bank
of the Rawka river from Boriimow to
the SNerniewice-Na arsaW road. Here
attacks of the Germans alternate with
those of the Russians under artillery
fire whose violence has never been
eXceeled.
In the meantime the Eussans are
making slow progress in East Prussia
and are withstandng tie attempts of
the AustrOGerman forces to take the
offensive Oh the river Nida in South
ern Poland and on the Dunajec river
in Gaicia The AuStria1s admit the
loss Of Tarnow. Galicia, an important
Russians insures the main line OF
communications i'm western Galicia
In the midst of the SHOWS OF the
Carpathials the two armies still are
contendlng for the passes which lead
into Hungary. The Austro-German
forces drove the Russians back from
the passes which they had occupied
on their extreme right to the west of
Dukla pass, but elsewhere the Rus.
slams claim to he making progress or
at any rate to be holding their own
Artillery engagements and a few
small infantry attacks make up the
sum of the operations on the western
front There are indications, how
ever, that the allies are preparing the
way for an offensive movement in the
Arras region where their artillery has
been very busy and where they have
captured some German trenches. In
the Argonne region, too, the French
claim to have improved their position.
The failure of the Turks in their
preliminary attacks on the Suez canal
gives a good deal of satisfaction to
England, as it is felt that the terri
torial and Australasian troops en-
gagged there have proved their mettle.
military men express the belief that
the Turkish attack was only in the
nature of a feeler and that an organ
lied assault will be delivered by the
Ottoman army when it is able to col
lect it's main strength within striking
distance. Correspondents at Cairo
say that very warm reception
awaits it from the ships and troops.
Germaay's threatened submarine
blockade OF England and Ireland still
occupies the public both here and III
neutral countries such as Holland ana
Scandinavia. which have important
shipping interests. 1t is being taken
very calmly by ship owners, who are
promised that the admiralty will take
steps to counteract il and are re-
minded that if it were possible the
Germans before this would have sunk
transports taking troops to France.
Germany to Make Another War Loan.
Berlin, Feb Cry Wireless TO
Sayville.- According to the Overseas
News Agency. second German war
loan prohahly will he issued AT the