The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-02-15
GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l /
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 15.-kaiser Viii |
helm will give his blessing to German
submarines az they take to sea on
their mission Of Starving out" Eng
land. The kaiser will 90 to Cuxhaven,
the German naval base, on Thursday,
February 1s, when Won Tirpitz's new
policy Of raiding British merchant
traffic 10 formally launched and Will
urge his under-sea terrors to wipe
English merchantmen from the seas.
Dispatches from Berlin today de-
clared this announcement had created
Wild enthusiasm whom the Berlin press
spoke Of the "e1rIstening" of Ger
many's newest and most powerful sub
marines by the emperor and express-
ed the hope that their crews would tell
they are embarking upon most right
eous crusade In defense Of the father
land. The kaiser will leave the east
ern battle front on Wednesday for
Cuxhaven. It is possible he will not
see American Ambassador Gerard un-
til he has wished the submarines God
speed. elaborate plans are made for
the reception Of the emperor at cux-I
haven, according to Berlin dispatches.
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GREAT BATTLES IMPENDING.
BERLIN, Feb 15.-Great battles
are impending all along the long battle
line extending from near Tilsit, In
east Prussia, to the Austrian province
Of Bukowina. Tho Russian retreat
continues. but dispatches from doz-
en- points today indicated that the
cars forces are now reorganizing
their lines and preparing for stub
born resistance.
sterburg and the river Sereth In the
region in Bukowina, the most impor-
tant engagements Of the next fort
night, it was confidently predicted,
will be fought out with decisive re-
suits.
Won Hindenburg's army has encoun-
tered more desperate resistance than
the Russians first offered. The rear
guard Of the enemy 10 attempting to
check the Germans by infantry
charges.
Vienna dispatches today reported
the arrival Of relnforcements to the
Russian army Of General Ivanoff.
which are being slowly rolled back
out Of Bukowina. The reinforcements,
II 10 reported, were hurled at the Aus
tro-German forces, In series OF at
4 iisauxs yesterday. but Were aunsueee:s-
ilfuI In CHECKING the advance Of the
combined German and Austrian arm
/ les. It 10 rusnored In Vienna that a
Russian general and his staff had been
taken prisoners in BukoWina and that
the general had shot himself.
! EPIDEMIC OF TYPHOID.
! LONDON. Feb. ia terrible ty-
phoId epidemic 10 sweeping Polish vii
| laaes held by the Germans arouno
| Lodz, the Amsterdam correspondents
Of the Exchange Telegraph wired hers
today. Emperor William, now at the
! eastern battle front, has abandoned
his proposed visit to Lodz.
| American Red Cross doctors are
MAKING heroic efforts to check the
| epidemic, the dispatch said. Practic-
aiiv all the German doctors are at the
battle front and little group Of
| American physicians is carrying out
the fight almost alone.
In the Polish villages thousands OF
starving peasants wait in their cot
tages. praying speedy deaths, the dis
patch said.
BERLIN, Feb. IS. (via wireless te
SayviIie, 1. I.)-Important gains fo'
the Germans south Of Ypres and in the
fiqhtina northwest Of Mulhausen, were
! claimed In the official statement fror
the war office this afternoon. officia
dispatches also announced fresh vic
tories over the Russians, who are
everywhere retreating from east Prus
sia.
I German infantry onsIaushts. follow
ina a successful bombardment Of the
| allied trenches, forced the enemy tc
evacuate more than half a mile oi
trenches near saint Eloi, south Of
Yrres. French and British regiments
counter-attacked, but were beaten of
and many prisoners were taken b,
the Germans. West Of Labassee, ar
J attack by combined French and Brit
ish forces was repulsed, with the en-
envy suffering heavy losses.
! The fighting around Sudeikopf
northwest Of Mulhausen, has again be
como violent in character. The Ger
mans have retaken trench captured
by the French last Friday and have
driven the enemy out Of the valley ir
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